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Eldepryl
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member asked a question 💭

My loved one has been taking Selegiline for two years, as an add-on to Sinemet. Recently his neurologist prescribed Lexapro. He took it for a week and was not doing well at all. I Googled the two meds and they seem to interact badly with one another. Has anyone else taken both? I don't know why a movement disorder specialist would prescribe both if they are contraindicated.

posted March 4, 2017
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A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Ask your pharmacist about the interactions and if they their is a problem, call your doctor ASAP.

posted March 6, 2017
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

Do you use Eldepryl (Selegiline) too? I think both meds are probably very good, but I wonder if anyone is taking them both.

posted March 5, 2017
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I use lexapro for depression no problems

posted March 5, 2017
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

I agree!

posted March 4, 2017
A MyParkinsonsTeam Member

@Elderpryl, If the doctor didn't catch that, the pharmacist should have detected the bad interaction it could cause. Hey, they are the professionals who go to school for 24 yrs.+

posted March 4, 2017

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