A 27-year-old female asked:

Doc gave me promethazine/ codeine cough syrup. i'm really sick with strep and cough. but i take 40 mg of citalopram. isn't that dangerous to take?

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Dr. Michael Romananswered

Internal Medicine 28 years experience

It's : The promethazine that is the problem. Can cause serious arrhythmias. Stop the cough med and call your doctor

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