Interaction checker → St. John's Wort + SSRIs / SNRIs

Serious — worth a conversation

Can you take St. John's Wort with ssris / snris?

Serotonin syndrome risk

What happens

St. John's Wort inhibits serotonin reuptake on top of an SSRI or SNRI.

Drugs in this class include Sertraline, Fluoxetine, Escitalopram, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine.

What to do about it

One of the best-documented supplement–drug interactions there is. Worth raising with your prescriber before taking both.

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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