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Can Alprax Be Taken Along With Coffee?

i am a 62 year old female asthamatic for las 15 years i inhale rota cap sero flo 500 mg capsules by CIPLA twice a day as i do not get sound sleep is it safe for me to take ALPARAX 0.25 MG two tablets alonwiith coffee in the night before going to bed rekha gupta w/o guru dayal gupta
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Hi Rekha Guptaji,
Thanks for writing in HCM.
Coffee contains 'caffeine', which is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, it is psychoactive compound and hence deprives sleep and helps to keep you awake.
Alprax contains 'alprazolam', which is a short-acting anxiolytic and sedative drug.
If this drug is taken with coffee, it might not act properly and bring about the desired effect as caffeine in coffee has an opposite effect.
It would be better advisable to take it in plain water or plain milk and completely avoid taking it with any of the beverages.
Hope the information provided is clear.
All the best.
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Can Alprax Be Taken Along With Coffee?

Hi Rekha Guptaji, Thanks for writing in HCM. Coffee contains caffeine , which is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant, it is psychoactive compound and hence deprives sleep and helps to keep you awake. Alprax contains alprazolam , which is a short-acting anxiolytic and sedative drug. If this drug is taken with coffee, it might not act properly and bring about the desired effect as caffeine in coffee has an opposite effect. It would be better advisable to take it in plain water or plain milk and completely avoid taking it with any of the beverages. Hope the information provided is clear. All the best.