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Can Clonadine Be Taken With Flecanide,Maxide And Prednisone?

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Posted on Fri, 20 Jun 2014
Question: I have atrill fib and take flecanide and maxide for fluid. I also take prednisone for COPD. Will Clonadine react badly to these meds? Also will I be confused? I have severe sciatic pain and an arthritic lumbar that prevents me from sleeping. I don't intend to use during the day.
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Answered by Dr. Lohit K (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
no significant known interactions. mental depressi

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I went through the query and understood your concern.

There are no significant interactions between these drugs but each drugs are known to produce its own side effects.

Clonidine can cause sedation, depression, disturbed sleep, constipation and dryness due to decreased secretion of saliva, ocular and nasal secretion. If the dose is missed for 1-2 days then sudden raise in BP, tachycardia, head ache and vomiting can occur. So if started you have to continue without missing any dose.

Also you should never miss dose of flecainide and maxide.Regular follow up with cardiac and electrolyte monitoring is required.

So in summary there are no significant interactions between them. But should be careful with their own side effects.

I hope this information answered your question and helpful to you.
Feel free to ask for any further queries. I will be glad to answer them.

Wish you good health.

Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Lohit K (8 hours later)
What pain killer would you suggest?
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Answered by Dr. Lohit K (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
NSAID, muscle relaxant, gabapentine.investigations

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

For severe sciatic pain and an arthritic lumbar, better is to take combination of NSAID like aceclofenac (take care of inflammatory pain) with a muscle relaxant like tizanidine(for muscular spasm at lumbar region). Drug like gabapentin or pregabalin will also help in neuropathy pain. With these low back stretching exercises along with hot compression and physiotherapy will give good relief of pain.

The sciatic pain may be due to pathology in lumbar region. Get checked for nerve conduction test and spinal CT scan once to establish the cause for your pain and based on that we can treat appropriately.

Since the above said are prescription drugs you need to consult your doctor for prescription.

I hope this information helps you. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.

Wishing you good health.
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Can Clonadine Be Taken With Flecanide,Maxide And Prednisone?

Brief Answer: no significant known interactions. mental depressi Detailed Answer: Hi, I went through the query and understood your concern. There are no significant interactions between these drugs but each drugs are known to produce its own side effects. Clonidine can cause sedation, depression, disturbed sleep, constipation and dryness due to decreased secretion of saliva, ocular and nasal secretion. If the dose is missed for 1-2 days then sudden raise in BP, tachycardia, head ache and vomiting can occur. So if started you have to continue without missing any dose. Also you should never miss dose of flecainide and maxide.Regular follow up with cardiac and electrolyte monitoring is required. So in summary there are no significant interactions between them. But should be careful with their own side effects. I hope this information answered your question and helpful to you. Feel free to ask for any further queries. I will be glad to answer them. Wish you good health. Regards