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Does Depression Medication Cause Headaches?
for twenty years i take medicines for depression.( Efexor xr 75mg zolaram img, zoloft 50mg, traxene,tofranil 25mg,zanax)ny problem is tha the 10 last years, i suffer every day from strong heaaches.i made axony tomographi, and the doctor saim me that all are normal.iam wondering that maybe all these depressions medicines, not help me,i please you very much to say me your opinion,thank you very much.
Mon, 4 Aug 2014
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From the available description it appears that you are receiving three antidepressant and two anxiolytics which is not recommended for a single patient. Most of the patient do well with one or maximum two antidepressants. It is true that such cocktail combination of medication may be cause for your headaches and you need to talk to your doctor about reducing the number of these medicines. Please note that at the same time none of antidepressant you are receiving is in therapeutic dose range.
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Thanks
Thanks for using health care magic.
From the available description it appears that you are receiving three antidepressant and two anxiolytics which is not recommended for a single patient. Most of the patient do well with one or maximum two antidepressants. It is true that such cocktail combination of medication may be cause for your headaches and you need to talk to your doctor about reducing the number of these medicines. Please note that at the same time none of antidepressant you are receiving is in therapeutic dose range.
'Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help".
Thanks
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