Posted by Elizabeth on August 6, 2001, at 12:16:23
In reply to Re: TCA serum levels » dove, posted by Mitch on August 6, 2001, at 7:58:09
> Prozac, is likely to increase the blood level of your amitriptyline. It wouldn't hurt to have the the AMI checked (not frequently)-especially if you have insurance to cover most of the cost. You possibly could be taking more of the AMI than you need.
I would add that amitriptyline (and its active metabolite nortriptyline) have a therapeutic window -- serum levels higher than the effective range (for notriptyline, this is 50-150 ng/mL; I don't recall what it is for amitriptyline) are as ineffective as levels below the therapeutic range.
-elizabeth
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