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Is There Interaction Between Tramadol And Xanax?

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Posted on Thu, 9 Jun 2016
Question: I'm on tramadol for arthritis in my neck. I have an old prescribing of the lowest dose xanax . This morning I feel like I have alot of anxiety. I took 1.5 tramafol at 5:45 am. It is now 7:45 am can I take a xanax safely
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Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (14 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
both potentially interact

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

What dose of xanax do you have? Is it 0.25 or 0.5mg?
Both the drugs potentially interact to cause more sedation. I suggest a gap of at least 6 hours between the two.

Thank you.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

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Is There Interaction Between Tramadol And Xanax?

Brief Answer: both potentially interact Detailed Answer: Hi, What dose of xanax do you have? Is it 0.25 or 0.5mg? Both the drugs potentially interact to cause more sedation. I suggest a gap of at least 6 hours between the two. Thank you.