Posted by Larry Hoover on May 27, 2003, at 7:59:07
In reply to Pharmacists and Med Mixes...., posted by Simcha on May 27, 2003, at 6:34:55
> My current pharmicist at Walgreens asks me about being on 40mg of Celexa and 200mg of WellbutrinSR. She asks me about it every time I get a refill. I always try to explain to her that each medicine does different things. I try to explain to her that Celexa is a very selective SSRI and Wellbutrin will do things to elevate norepinephrine in small doses and it will increase dopamine in higher doses aswell.
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> This last time she said that she was looking up the metabolism of Celexa and that she was concerned that my doctor was doing blood and liver tests seeing that I take the Wellbutrin too.
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> Geez! I believe that my doctors know more than this pharmacist does. I keep telling her that I've been on both drugs for almost two years now without a problem. I keep trying to tell her that this is a common combination.
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> *Shrugs* I guess she'll ask again next time... It just gets so very annoying.
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> SimchaI hope you can take a step back from the situation, and be very grateful that you have a pharmacist of this caliber watching over you. Doctors make mistakes, and can be uninformed (especially about interactions).
Lar
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