Triavil

If you develop a fever that has no other cause, stop taking Triavil and call your doctor.

Drugs such as Triavil are known to trigger a potentially fatal condition known as Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS). Symptoms include high fever, muscle rigidity, unstable blood pressure, rapid or irregular heartbeat, and excessive sweating. If any of these symptoms develop, contact your doctor immediately.

Triavil could make you more sensitive to sunlight. Be careful to stay out of the sun, wear protective clothing, and use sunblock.

Triavil could also trigger a manic episode in people with bipolar disorder, although the drug's tranquilizing effects seem to reduce this risk.

While taking this medication, you may feel dizzy or light-headed or actually faint when getting up from a lying or sitting position. If getting up more slowly doesn't help or if the problem continues, contact your doctor.

Tell the doctor or dentist you're taking Triavil before having any surgery, dental work, or diagnostic procedure. Triavil could interact with anesthetics, muscle relaxants, and other drugs used during surgical procedures.

Possible food and drug interactions when taking Triavil

Triavil contains the same active ingredients as Elavil and Trilafon and should not be used with these drugs.

If Triavil is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. It is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Triavil with the following:

Airway-opening drugs such as Proventil
Antidepressants classified as MAO inhibitors, including Nardil and Parnate
Antidepressants that boost serotonin, including fluvoxamine, Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft
Antiseizure drugs such as Dilantin
Antihistamines such as Benadryl
Antispasmodic drugs such as Bentyl
Atropine (Donnatal)
Barbiturates such as phenobarbital
Blood pressure medications
Blood-thinning drugs such as Coumadin
Cimetidine (Tagamet)
Disulfiram (Antabuse)
Epinephrine (EpiPen)
Ethchlorvynol (Placidyl)
Flecainide (Tambocor)
Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Fluphenazine (Prolixin)
Furazolidone (Furoxone)
Guanethidine
Major tranquilizers such as Haldol
Narcotic analgesics such as Percocet
Phosphorus insecticides
Propafenone (Rythmol)
Quinidine
Thioridazine (Mellaril)
Thyroid medications such as Synthroid