Interaction checker → 5-HTP + MAOIs

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Can you take 5-HTP with maois?

Hypertensive and serotonergic crisis risk

What happens

MAOIs prevent breakdown of the serotonin 5-HTP produces.

Drugs in this class include Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine, Selegiline.

What to do about it

MAOIs carry some of the strictest interaction rules in medicine. Worth clearing anything new with your prescriber first.

This is general information compiled from published pharmacology, not advice about your situation. Your dose, your other medication and your bloodwork all matter, and a pharmacist can see those in a way this page cannot.

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