Hi all, sorry this is kind of a basic question but I couldn't find anything directly on point when I searched. Long story short I've been on benzos for about a year/year and a half taking between 0.5 mg - 1.25 mg a day of xanax or ativan. I never really take more than 0.5 mg at a time but sometimes take it two or three times daily.
I've come down with a cold and just got back from the doctor. He prescribed me Tussionex and an antibiotic. I've got an opiate tolerance and am pretty experienced with opiates (when I can get them). I was taking 20-30 mg a day of Hydro until 2 or 3 days ago when I ran out.
Anyways, I'm concerned because I know the Tussionex has an antihistamine in it and I want to take it because it does make me feel better (helps my cough and the opiate helps too of course!) but I wasn't sure how I should handle my benzo situation while I'm on it. I'm prescribed 1 tsp. twice a day of Tussionex and I took a teaspoon earlier and feel okay but it seems to be making me feel jittery/speedy - this may also be because I would be taking my first benzo dose of the day about this time normally. I don't want to go through benzo W/D or feel shitty and not sleep by not taking any ativan today but I also don't want to take my normal dose of ativan and have it interact with the Tussionex and be too much of a CNS depressant.
I also took like 5 mg of adderall at 9 am today but I'm pretty sure that's long gone.
So, BL, should I take a 0.5 mg ativan now and then take another TSP of Tussionex later tonight? Or is it a really bad idea to mix the two? Sorry for the long post, I just want to get over this cold (and the Tussionex helps a lot) but also not go through shitty benzo W/D for no reason (since I have benzos). I'll probably be on the Tussionex for a few days so I wanted to get some input. I am tapering off the benzos so I know I should be getting off them but it's a slow taper. Thanks for any input!
EDIT: If this was just hydrocodone I would take 20-30 mg per day with my normal benzo dose and not think twice about it - it's the antihistamine in the Tussionex that makes me worry. I've just never dealt with that particular combo and I'm always a little hesitant with new combos.
I've come down with a cold and just got back from the doctor. He prescribed me Tussionex and an antibiotic. I've got an opiate tolerance and am pretty experienced with opiates (when I can get them). I was taking 20-30 mg a day of Hydro until 2 or 3 days ago when I ran out.
Anyways, I'm concerned because I know the Tussionex has an antihistamine in it and I want to take it because it does make me feel better (helps my cough and the opiate helps too of course!) but I wasn't sure how I should handle my benzo situation while I'm on it. I'm prescribed 1 tsp. twice a day of Tussionex and I took a teaspoon earlier and feel okay but it seems to be making me feel jittery/speedy - this may also be because I would be taking my first benzo dose of the day about this time normally. I don't want to go through benzo W/D or feel shitty and not sleep by not taking any ativan today but I also don't want to take my normal dose of ativan and have it interact with the Tussionex and be too much of a CNS depressant.
I also took like 5 mg of adderall at 9 am today but I'm pretty sure that's long gone.
So, BL, should I take a 0.5 mg ativan now and then take another TSP of Tussionex later tonight? Or is it a really bad idea to mix the two? Sorry for the long post, I just want to get over this cold (and the Tussionex helps a lot) but also not go through shitty benzo W/D for no reason (since I have benzos). I'll probably be on the Tussionex for a few days so I wanted to get some input. I am tapering off the benzos so I know I should be getting off them but it's a slow taper. Thanks for any input!
EDIT: If this was just hydrocodone I would take 20-30 mg per day with my normal benzo dose and not think twice about it - it's the antihistamine in the Tussionex that makes me worry. I've just never dealt with that particular combo and I'm always a little hesitant with new combos.
