Have been taking St Johns Wort & Paxil together without knowing that I shouldn't, what should I do?

There is some legitimacy to taking herbs, such as St, Johns Wort, especially if you live in Europe, as it is as prescribed over there for mild depression. You should have stopped taking the herb at least one week prior to starting the paxil because, ues, although one is an herb and the other is a man, made medication, they both stimulate serotonin in the brain. Therefore, there is a rare, but dangerous syndrome called "Serotonin Syndrome," where the client gets a dangerously overload amount of serotonin which can cause life threatening symptoms. You need to call the prescriber, under no circumstances, do no mix these two medications as it could mean your life. ;Further, anyother time you go to your physician or practioner, make sure an take all the physical bottles of medicines you are consuming on a daily basis, including Vitamins, all supplements, Kava-Kava, Valerian, and especially St John' s wart.

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If there are any questions whether questions whether you can take a med or not with another, ask your provider to access the computer for one of the, free of charge, but very reliable, drug interaction checkers such as but not limited to: WWW.DRUGS.COM, WWW,MEDSCAPE,COM, AND DOUALBE CHECK MD.COM=MAKE SURE TO ASK FOR A COPY OF YOUR NTERACTIONS, SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR! If you have any questions, call your provider!!!