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Can drinking energy drinks affect allergy medications?

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Energy drinks: They do not affect allergy medications but if you take an allergy medication with a decongestants, such as sudafed, it will add to the cardiac side effects of energy drinks, it can cause palpitations and tremors.

Answered 4/13/2013

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