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Can Sertraline And Venlafaxine Be Taken Together?

I had been taking SERTRALINE 50mg with my VENLAFAXINE 150mg the doctor thought that it would be good for me my liver is not bad but when i took both i got the worst flu systems my liver was doing good till i starting doing both e mail YYYY@YYYY
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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sertaline and venlafexine both increases serum serotonin levels so should be avoided to use together

use alternative

secondly the flu is not because of either of these alone or together so don’t worry about it

if possible space the meds


feel free to ask questions
best Regards

Dr Raza Ali
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Can Sertraline And Venlafaxine Be Taken Together?

sertaline and venlafexine both increases serum serotonin levels so should be avoided to use together use alternative secondly the flu is not because of either of these alone or together so don’t worry about it if possible space the meds feel free to ask questions best Regards Dr Raza Ali