Antidepressants and herbal remedies?!
Question: Antidepressants and herbal remedies.?
currently on citalopram for depression and last week took some herbal sleeping tablets (Kalms).. Do these not work together as i had a bad week this week.?.?Health Question & Answer
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I've been looking and there's no studies about interaction between SSRI's (Citalopram pharmaceutical family) and Valerian, Hops or Gentian (Kalms active ingredients), but there's still a chance that they really interact, so I guess it's best to ask to your physician for a different treatment for your sleep problems......Health Question & Answer
I took Kalms when I was on anti-depressants with no problems.. May be an idea to talk to the pharmacist though - they are trained in the way different products work together so may be able to give you more of an idea of what the problem might be..Health Question & Answer
I certainly would not have mix the two.. What were you trying to do to yourself.?
I can't even have a small glass of wine, without getting a terrible headache..
You need not to mess around with anything except water when you are on an antidepressant..Health Question & Answer
I can't even have a small glass of wine, without getting a terrible headache..
You need not to mess around with anything except water when you are on an antidepressant..Health Question & Answer
Usually it is not recomended to be on prescription medication and on herb.. Why doing you ask your doctor for a prescription sleeping medication.? That way you would be sure there are no interactions..Health Question & Answer
do not mix herbal meds with your doc meds.. St johns Wort caused problems with mine and I will not tell you, Health Question & Answer