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I am on 60mg of methadone daily. i was prescribed bactrim a few days ago for a uti but have been feeling really bad since then. i stopped taking it and the next day i feel normal again. are these medications safe to use with each other?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Drug interactions: Per the Drugs.Com drug interaction checker - if there were to be an interaction between these two drugs it would be minor and not clinically relevant.

Answered 11/6/2020

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A member asked:

I am on 60mg of methadone daily. i was prescribed bactrim a few days ago for a uti but have been feeling really bad since then. i stopped taking it and the next day i feel normal again. are these medications safe to use with each other?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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