Interaction checker → St. John's Wort + SAM-e

Worth knowing about

Can you take St. John's Wort and SAM-e together?

Additive serotonergic effect

What happens

Both raise serotonergic tone through different routes.

What to do about it

Worth discussing with the clinician managing your mood treatment before combining.

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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