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If you're on an antidepressant, talk to your doctor before taking the extended-release pain medication Kadian (morphine). It is dangerous to combine Kadian with a certain type of antidepressant known as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). In fact, you should not take Kadian within 14 days of taking an MAOI, because doing so may lead to serious or life-threatening side effects. Examples of MAOIs include the following:
- phenelzine
- tranylcypromine
- isocarboxazid
- selegiline
In addition, antidepressants such as the following slow the functioning of the nervous system and can increase the risk of serious or potentially life-threatening side effects if taken with Kadian:
- amitriptyline
- amoxapine
- clomipramine
- desipramine
- doxepin
- imipramine
- nortriptyline
- protriptyline
- trimipramine
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