feelboss:

realsuspiciouscargo:

sadness-assassin:

Just so you guys know, mucinex interacts INCREDIBLY poorly with most antidepressants, especially Zoloft. It not only almost completely negates the effects of your antidepressant, it also has terrible effects on your body. (Frank wouldn’t even let me read all of them because he thought it would just scare me more, but he said do not take them together again)

I found a website where you can check for possible interactions with any medicine:

http://www.rxlist.com/drug-interaction-checker.htm

Sudafed seems to have fewer negative interactions with physiatrics, but it’s still a good idea to check. 

Be safe this cold/flu season, my friends. 

The interaction is with dextromethorphan (cough suppressant, also in Robitussin and various other cold meds), not with guaifenesin (expectorant, it’s what loosens up mucus in your lungs). You can get the mucus-loosening effect of Mucinex without the cough suppressant, without the SSRI interaction. 

Basically, look for single-active-ingredient cold meds and avoid cough suppressants if you’re on SSRIs. OTC cough suppressants don’t work much better than green tea, honey, and/or whiskey, anyway…

Regular Mucinex is apparently safe, it’s any D or DM types that contain dextromethorphan that are dangerous in conjunction with anti-depressants.

Reason being that they raise the serotonin levels in your body which can cause serotonin syndrome.

Be careful and be aware.