DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of all the medicines you use (both prescription and nonprescription), especially of: thyroid medication, other antidepressants or tranquilizers (including SSRI's such as fluoxetine, fluvoxamine), clonidine-like drugs, MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, linezolid, moclobemide, phenelzine, selegiline, tranylcypromine), cimetidine, drugs to treat Parkinsonism (levodopa), narcotic pain medications (e.g., codeine), St John's wort. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US national poison hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canadian residents should call their local poison control center directly. Symptoms of overdose may include: drowsiness, rapid pulse, dilated pupils, convulsions, lightheadedness, vomiting, muscle rigidity, and uncontrollable movements of the tongue/mouth/face.

NOTES: It may take 2 to 3 weeks before the full effects of this medication are noticed.

MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, take as soon as remembered; do not take if it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

STORAGE: Store at room temperature away from sunlight and moisture.

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