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Help! I get horrendous cramps and I just started taking citalopram a week ago. I know that I am not supposed to take ibuprofen and tylenol which are considered to be "blood-thinners" which may interact harshly with citalopram, causing intestinal bleeding.
For those who take citalopram, what over-the-counter pain relievers do you take???
You can take ibuprofen with citalopram- as long as it's not every day, unless you have a history of GI bleeding , then I wouldn't take ibuprofen at all.
Tylenol is a very weak pain killer and not the best for muscular pain.
Better us as an antipyretic or for headaches etc.
Help! I get horrendous cramps and I just started taking citalopram a week ago. I know that I am not supposed to take ibuprofen and tylenol which are considered to be "blood-thinners" which may interact harshly with citalopram, causing intestinal bleeding.
For those who take citalopram, what over-the-counter pain relievers do you take???
If you have no history of gastro-intestinal bleeding and if you don't already have particularly thin blood, then you -probably can- take tylenol or ibuprofen. Your doctor would know. The informational pamphlet for patients reads:
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tell your doctor and pharmacist what other prescription and nonprescription medications and vitamins you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention any of the following: anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as (and it gives a list); aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as (and it gives a list); medications for anxiety, mental illness, Parkinson's disease, and seizures; medications for migraine headaches (and it gives a list); sedatives; sibutramine (Meridia); sleeping pills; tramadol (Ultram); and tranquilizers. Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
Notice it does not say "don't take these things." It says to let your doctor know if you are taking them, because they CAN (not necessarily do) cause unwanted reactions when mixed, and so your doctor needs to monitor and possibly suggest different doses.
Also, acetaminophen (Tylenol and generics) is NOT indicated on that list as something to avoid, or be cautious of. It isn't a blood thinner and it isn't an NSAID.
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