Avoid driving or operating machinery. Avoid caffeine, tobacco and alcohol. Drink plenty of fluids. Take your antidepressant at bedtime if your doctor approves.
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Before starting antidepressants, tell your doctor or pharmacist about any medications you're taking, including over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and supplements. Some anticoagulants and pain medications like Advil® and Tylenol® may increase your risk of bleeding. Stith also recommends avoiding alcohol.
Interactions with food and drinkThe SSRI, fluvoxamine, is also known to enhance the effects of caffeine, so people who drink large amounts of caffeine may experience unpleasant symptoms such as heart palpitations, feeling sick, restlessness and insomnia.