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Please can anyone tell me if dosulepin 25 mg is safe to take with levothyroxine 75mg have terrible anxiety and depression. I used to take them years ago and they do agree with me ,but I have read they interact with the levo .

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startagaingirl

Anxiety and depression are symptoms of under-treated hypothyroid. Do you have latest blood test results, then perhaps we can advise better on whether they are actually required at all, rather than just any possible interaction xx

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Your doc's computer would come up with a warning if there's a problematic interaction. Dosulepin is a weird drug, very rarely prescribed I believe, because it is really dangerous if you take too much and is usually only prescribed by specialists if at all. I took it during my 'try every antidepressant' phase before I was put on liothyronine by a psychiatrist so I think it is worth getting your t3 measured (if you haven't already) to check your mood issues aren't caused by poor thyroid treatment as the other poster mentioned.

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Harrispat,

Levothyroxine is not listed as one of the drugs which interact with Dosulepine but do try to take them 2-4 hours apart.

drugs.webmd.boots.com/drugs...

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Harrispat

Thank you all for you comments think my depression and anxiety is my thyroid playing up had another blood test today see what happens.

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