Posted by SLS on April 16, 2004, at 7:36:21
In reply to For Ames Sans Vie--or other pharmacol. expert!, posted by cubbybear on April 16, 2004, at 4:22:39
> I asked this question last week but maybe it got lost amid my long-winded post. Simply put:
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> *** Is an anti-cholinergic drug such as an anti-spasmodic safe to take with an MAOI?***
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> I haven't seen any word about contraindications, but this seems strange since it appears that anti-cholinergics affect dopamine and acetylcholine. Are there *any* possible problems from taking the two together?
I don't think there are any severely adverse reactions that emerge from combining these drugs. I have been on high dosages of Parnate and imipramine at the same time. Imipramine is a fairly potent anticholinergic drug. It is worth recognizing that an anticholinergic drug can make worse some of the side effects of the MAOIs, particularly with Nardil.
- Scott
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