Interações medicamentosas
Amitriptyline + Benztropine
Gravidade: Moderada
Amitriptyline and Benztropine: moderate interaction.
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Resumo
Both drugs are strongly anticholinergic, so combined use can cause marked dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, blurred vision, confusion and tachycardia. Elderly patients are at risk of delirium, paralytic ileus and heat intolerance.
O que esta interação significa em palavras simples
Amitriptyline and Benztropine 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.
Amitriptyline belongs to Central Nervous System; Benztropine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Por que acontece
Additive blockade of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
O que fazer
Monitor for anticholinergic toxicity, especially cognitive effects, urinary retention and constipation. Use the lowest effective doses and review whether benztropine is still needed.
O que perguntar ao farmacêutico
- 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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Perguntas frequentes
Can I take Amitriptyline with Benztropine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amitriptyline and Benztropine 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 drugs are strongly anticholinergic, so combined use can cause marked dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, blurred vision, confusion and tachycardia. Elderly patients are at risk of delirium, paralytic ileus and heat intolerance.
How serious is the interaction between Amitriptyline and Benztropine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor for anticholinergic toxicity, especially cognitive effects, urinary retention and constipation. Use the lowest effective doses and review whether benztropine is still needed.
What other medicines interact with Amitriptyline?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amitriptyline with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Methylene blue, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Amitriptyline page.
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