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yes. discuss with doctor. But, surprisingly, many doctors don't even address the issue. They just dispense the pills. Patients need to press the issue.


Ah yes, I wanted to arm her with some information (and I value a HN reference above a _more random_ internet source) about it so she can see with her doctor.

Doctors in Croatia tend to be very flippant with medications. This goes as far as pharmacies having to sometime refuse giving medications due to known adverse interactions (sometimes dangerous even). Apparently their software should warn them of this the same way pharmacies get alerted of it, but I guess they dont care?


I think they care. But moderate level depression is not even considered an interaction, so often it gets dismissed as an annoying side effect you just need to learn to live with. Often the patient themselves doesn't even recognize it as a consequence of the drug, it just becomes their reality.




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