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Is it harmful to take 2 percocets every week while on anxiety medication (pristiq (desvenlafaxine) 50mg 1/day)?

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Dr. Eugene Pereira answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Depends: depending on what you are taking them for..it may be harmful.

Answered 2/20/2015

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