Re: St John Wort with antidepressants ??? is this ok

Posted by Larry Hoover on April 3, 2003, at 19:16:48

In reply to St John Wort with antidepressants ??? is this ok, posted by Tepiaca on April 3, 2003, at 17:49:25

> I did not notice this but , a couple of minutes
> ago I see in the label of my St John Wort that
> you should not take this drug together with antidepresives . Im taking also antidepresives
> medicines . Im scared . What shoul i do?
> stop taking saint joh wort???Do you know something about this???
You shouldn't take St. John's wort with antidepressants because the effects may be additive. There are cases of serotonin syndrome (basically serotonin overload) from these combinations. Just stop taking the SJW.

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