Date: 25/09/2018 20:24:18
From: buffy
ID: 1281000
Subject: ssri and nsaid

Question for poik – seems the only painkiller useable with Lexapro is paracetamol?

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Date: 25/09/2018 20:37:55
From: poikilotherm
ID: 1281008
Subject: re: ssri and nsaid

buffy said:

Question for poik – seems the only painkiller useable with Lexapro is paracetamol?

Nah, plenty to choose from, nsaids carry some added bleeding risk but for short term use I don’t reckon it’d be an issue. Depends on patient and previous hx etc.

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Date: 25/09/2018 20:38:15
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1281010
Subject: re: ssri and nsaid

buffy said:

Question for poik – seems the only painkiller useable with Lexapro is paracetamol?

Wouldn’t think so. Lexapro is an SSRI.
I’m taking a different SSRI and there are no limits on other painkillers that can go with it.

Aspirin, paracetamol, ibuprofen and diclofenac are my standards.
Soluble aspirin for preference these days, ibuprofen for stronger pain that aspirin won’t touch, and diclofenac skin cream for short term (< 4 hours) relief from localised joint or muscle pain.

I don’t like mersyndol but it can be taken at the same time.
With severe back pain I was prescribed a short term corticosteroid, which worked fine.

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Date: 25/09/2018 20:39:50
From: poikilotherm
ID: 1281011
Subject: re: ssri and nsaid

I should have said added bleeding risk when used with an ssri.

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Date: 25/09/2018 20:40:08
From: roughbarked
ID: 1281013
Subject: re: ssri and nsaid

mollwollfumble said:


buffy said:

Question for poik – seems the only painkiller useable with Lexapro is paracetamol?

Wouldn’t think so. Lexapro is an SSRI.
I’m taking a different SSRI and there are no limits on other painkillers that can go with it.

Aspirin, paracetamol, ibuprofen and diclofenac are my standards.
Soluble aspirin for preference these days, ibuprofen for stronger pain that aspirin won’t touch, and diclofenac skin cream for short term (< 4 hours) relief from localised joint or muscle pain.

I don’t like mersyndol but it can be taken at the same time.
With severe back pain I was prescribed a short term corticosteroid, which worked fine.

I’m again doing a short term corticosteroid. The doctor only allowed it because I had only ever done it before in 230126.

Good stuff.

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Date: 25/09/2018 20:42:50
From: buffy
ID: 1281015
Subject: re: ssri and nsaid

Thanks poik. He can use the panadol for now. Just started the Lexapro today. Long term joint pain.

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Date: 25/09/2018 20:43:53
From: roughbarked
ID: 1281017
Subject: re: ssri and nsaid

buffy said:

Thanks poik. He can use the panadol for now. Just started the Lexapro today. Long term joint pain.

Isn’t Voltaren best for that?

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Date: 25/09/2018 20:43:59
From: poikilotherm
ID: 1281018
Subject: re: ssri and nsaid

buffy said:

Thanks poik. He can use the panadol for now. Just started the Lexapro today. Long term joint pain.

It’s a small risk and there are plenty of people on such combos.

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Date: 25/09/2018 20:44:11
From: buffy
ID: 1281019
Subject: re: ssri and nsaid

Not that the Lexapro is for that. But old ambulance people tend to have broken bits.

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Date: 27/09/2018 01:45:17
From: SCIENCE
ID: 1281632
Subject: re: ssri and nsaid

like morphine

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