Drug interactions
Nefazodone + Torsemide
Severity: Moderate
Nefazodone and Torsemide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both diuretics and serotonergic antidepressants can cause hyponatremia, and the risk may be additive, especially in older patients. Symptoms can include confusion, nausea and falls.
What this interaction means in plain words
Nefazodone and Torsemide can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Why it happens
Diuretic-induced sodium loss combined with antidepressant-associated inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion.
What to do
Check serum sodium at baseline and after starting the combination, particularly in the elderly. Change therapy if clinically significant hyponatremia occurs.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Nefazodone with Torsemide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Nefazodone and Torsemide can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Both diuretics and serotonergic antidepressants can cause hyponatremia, and the risk may be additive, especially in older patients. Symptoms can include confusion, nausea and falls.
How serious is the interaction between Nefazodone and Torsemide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Check serum sodium at baseline and after starting the combination, particularly in the elderly. Change therapy if clinically significant hyponatremia occurs.
What other medicines interact with Torsemide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Torsemide with, for example, Amikacin, Amiodarone, Carbenoxolone. The full list is on the Torsemide page.
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