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Posted by BIGDaddyachmed69 on May 7, 2005, at 2:23:59
Last sunday I took some cough medicine that had dextromethorphan in it...I have an appointment with my psychiatrist next wednesday, and he's planning on starting me on Nardil soon afterwards. I took my last dose of Paxil the same day. Do I have to wait longer than the standard recommendation of "at least two weeks" because of the dextromethorphan?
Posted by Chairman_MAO on May 7, 2005, at 13:30:30
In reply to Dextromethorphan to Nardil...how long?, posted by BIGDaddyachmed69 on May 7, 2005, at 2:23:59
You may wish to consult a doctor about this, but my opinion, FWIW, is that you probably wouldn't even have to wait the two weeks given you were taking paxil (halflife on the shorter side). I definitely don't think that one day of dextromethorphan in the middle would matter. But since the reaction to DXM can be so life-threatening, I'd ask a doc.
Posted by BIGDaddyachmed69 on May 7, 2005, at 14:41:48
In reply to Re: Dextromethorphan to Nardil...how long? » BIGDaddyachmed69, posted by Chairman_MAO on May 7, 2005, at 13:30:30
> You may wish to consult a doctor about this, but my opinion, FWIW, is that you probably wouldn't even have to wait the two weeks given you were taking paxil (halflife on the shorter side). I definitely don't think that one day of dextromethorphan in the middle would matter. But since the reaction to DXM can be so life-threatening, I'd ask a doc.
Thanks. I was planning on mentioning it...it's too big of a risk.
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