

Multivitamins: Just because you avoid certain supplements it doesn’t mean that you should stop taking vitamins all together. Never combine it with anti-anxiety medications. Beware, if mixed with prescription medication, it can trigger extreme drowsiness making it very hard to wake-up. Valerian: If your anxiety or depression keeps you from sleeping, you may have taken valerian, a natural sleep aid. But, when taken with antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications, it can seriously increase feelings of sedation- making it hard to do even daily tasks. Kava: Some say Kava can have a calming effect. To be safe, if you are taking prescription medication for a mental health issue you should avoid it until you can discuss it with your doctor. But, and this is a big but, when taken with prescription medications it can cause fever, diarrhea, chills, and even seizures. Here’s a list of some of the most common supplements and information on how they can interact with prescription anxiety or antidepressant medications: These are safe for most people, but when taken with supplements or vitamins, the results can be risky. Common SSRIs are Lexapro, Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft. If you have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder or depression your doctor may have prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). But If you’re taking prescription medications for anxiety or depression, some natural options may not play nicely with your prescribed medications. And if you are experiencing anxiety or depression, you might think supplements or vitamins can help. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_. The ID is used only to identify the session for the statistics and is completely anonymous. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.

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