Perphenazine
side effects, nutrient depletions, herbal interactions and health notes:
Data provided by Applied Health
• Take medication with food to decrease GI upset.1
• The concentrated forms of Perphenazine should not be mixed with caffeinated drinks, tannins ( in tea )or pectinate, found in apple juice.2
• There may be an increased need for riboflavin, supplementation may be beneficial.3
• Avoid alcohol with phenothiazines like perphenazine.4
• Co-Q10 may be inhibited or depleted with phenothiazine use.5
• Vitamin E supplementation may help prevent tardive dyskinesia, a side effect associated with long term use of phenothiazines. Supplementation should not be undertaken without the knowledge/ supervision of a physician or pharmacist.6
• Phenylalanine may make tardive dyskinesia worse when taken with phenothiazines.7
• These herbs may increase the sedation caused by perphenazine: calamus, calendula, chamomile, California poppy, catnip, couch grass, elecampane, ginseng Siberian, goldenseal, gotu kola, hops, Jamaican dogwood, kava, lemon balm, sage, St. John's wort, sassafras, scullcap, shepherd's purse, stinging nettle, valerian, withania root, and yerba mansa.8
• Milk thistle may protect the liver against toxicity associated with long term phenothiazine use.9
• Ginkgo may help decrease side effects and increase effectiveness of some antipsychotic medications.10
• Avoid kava with antipsychotic medications due to increased risk of side effects.11
• Yohimbe toxicity is increased with concurrent phenothiazine use.12
References1 Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
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2 Pronsky, Z Food Medication Interactions, 11th edition, 1999
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6 Adler LA, et al. Vitamin E treatment of tardive dyskinesia. Am J Psychiatry 150: 1405-1407, 1993.
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6 Dorfman-Etrog P, Hermesh H, Prilipko L, Weizman A, Munitz H. The effect of vitamin E addition to acute neuroleptic treatment on the emergence of extrapyramidal side effects in schizophrenic patients: an open label study. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 1999 Dec;9(6):475-7.
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9 Palasciano G, et al. The effect of silymarin on plasma levels of malondialdehyde in patients receiving long term treatment with psychotropic drugs. Curr Ther Res 55: 537-545, 1994.
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10 Liu P, et al. Combined use of Ginkgo biloba extracts on efficacy and adverse reactions of various antipsychotics. Zhongguo Linchuang Yaolixue Zaxhi 13(4): 193-198, 1997.
11 Schelosky L, et al. Kava and dopamine antagonism. J Neurol Neurosurg Psych 58(5): 639-640, 1995.
12 Brinker, F Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions, Eclectic Medical Publications, 1998
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