Know what active ingredients are in your medicine. An active ingredient is the chemical compound in the medicine that works with your body to bring relief to your symptoms.

An example:

Over-the-counter pain relievers commonly contain one or more of four different active pain relief ingredients:

Acetaminophen

Ibuprofen

Naproxen Sodium

Aspirin


Many prescription and OTC multi-symptom medicines (e.g., cold and flu preparations) also include these pain relievers as active ingredients.


Don™t combine pain relievers, prescriptions or multi-symptom medicines with the same active pain relief ingredient. This could result in your taking too much of that ingredient, and too much of any one ingredient can lead to serious health problems.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for alternative medicines.
 



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IMHO, You should not take these below while on certain antidepressants, especially on an MAOI or SSRI, which could rarely, but possibly, cause a serotonin syndrome reaction.


Avoid  the ingredients: Pseudoephedrine - and
Dextromethorphan -   found in many cold and cough medications, especially any drug with DM or Tuss in its name.  

Drug Interaction Warning

The November/December 1995 NAMI Advocate warned of a potentially fatal drug interaction. It involves selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil and Luvox, (SSRI's in general). Apparently, a drug interaction between these antidepressants and dextromethorphan and/or pseudoephedrine, found in over-the-counter cold remedies, can cause excessive serotonergic activity. Signs of this "serotonin syndrome" include changes in mental status, hypertension, restlessness, myoclonus (sudden muscle contraction), hyperreflexia (accentuated reflexes), diaphoresis (profuse perspiration), shivering and tremor.

Please check with your physician and check the labels of your cold, cough and sinus meds.  
I found plain (no combinations) Benadryl to be effective when I was on Celexa and Wellbutrin and had a cold and never had a problem taking NSAIDs, but we are all so different with different body chemistries and reactions and IMO, just stay away from the ingredients Pseudoephedrine - and Dextromethorphan and of course, consult with your Dr.  :;):

Description: Taking CITALOPRAM and ETHANOL may make you more tired than usual.
If you take citalopram and also drink alcohol or take medicines with alcohol in them, you may have more side effects. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including vitamins and herbs. Tell your doctor about the alcohol that you drink. Call your doctor right away for any of the following problems. 1. You feel very drowsy. 2. You feel weak 3. You have trouble standing or walking 4. You have problems with thinking. 5. You have any problems breathing. 6. You feel tired all the time and sleep more than usual

7.  And as we all know, alcohol is in itself a depressant.

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NASIDs and Antidepressants

Avoid cold remedies that contain alcohol while on an antidepressant and  I hope everyone is safe from cold and flu this season and as with any information that you may read about on Depressionforums.org,  please seek the advice of your health care provider..

~Lindsay, FA

You might try to google paxil and see if any information is available there.

Hello everyone,
This is steven. I think People experiencing depression feel hopeless. They may have feelings of worthlessness and experience a loss of interest in every-day activities such as work, hobbies or physical intimacy. Any way thank you for giving topic is really useful to the peoples.

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