Valium Drug Interactions

Some of the drugs that can potentially interact with Valium include anesthetics, antidepressant medications, and other benzodiazepines. Valium drug interactions can increase your risk of side effects like drowsiness, confusion, memory loss, or difficulty breathing. Serious side effects may also occur. It is important to talk with your pharmacist or healthcare provider about any Valium interactions that may apply to you.

• Alcohol
• Anesthetics
• Antidepressant medications
• Antipsychotic medications, such as:
   
  • Aripiprazole (Abilify^®)
  • Asenapine (Saphris^®)
  • Chlorpromazine (Thorazine^®)
  • Clozapine (Clozaril^®, FazaClo^®)
  • Fluphenazine (Prolixin^®)
  • Haloperidol (Haldol^®)
  • Iloperidone (Fanapt^®)
  • Loxapine (Adasuve™, Loxitane^®)
  • Lurasidone (Latuda^®)
  • Molindone (Moban^®)
  • Olanzapine (Zyprexa^®, Symbyax^®)
  • Paliperidone (Invega^®)
  • Perphenazine (Trilafon^®)
  • Pimozide (Orap^®)
  • Prochlorperazine (Compazine^®, Compro^®)
  • Quetiapine (Seroquel^®)
  • Risperidone (Risperdal^®)
  • Thioridazine (Mellaril^®)
  • Thiothixene (Navane^®)
  • Trifluoperazine (Stelazine^®)
  • Ziprasidone (Geodon^®) 

• Barbiturates, including:
   
  • Amobarbital (Amytal^®)
  • Butalbital (Fioricet^®, Fiorinal^®)
  • Pentobarbital (Nembutal^®)
  • Phenobarbital (Luminal^®)
  • Secobarbital (Seconal^®)

• Grapefruit juice
• Narcotics or opiates, such as morphine, oxycodone (OxyContin^®), or hydrocodone (Lortab^®, Vicodin^®)
• Other benzodiazepines, including:
   
  • Alprazolam (Xanax^®)
  • Chlordiazepoxide (Librium^®, Limbitrol^®, Librax^®)
  • Clobazam (Onfi™)
  • Clonazepam (Klonopin^®)
  • Clorazepate (Tranxene^®)
  • Estazolam (ProSom^®)
  • Flurazepam (Dalmane^®)
  • Lorazepam (Ativan^®)
  • Midazolam (Versed^®)
  • Temazepam (Restoril^®)
  • Triazolam (Halcion^®)

• Probenecid
• Seizure medications
• Sleep medications.