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northover | February 02, 2009 11:19 PM | in Health | about Nortriptyline

can valerian root be taken along with nortriptyline?

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BEST ANSWER chosen by asker | colettel | February 03, 2009 01:46 PM

I'm not a doctor or pharmacist and have no health training... so you should definitely check with one of these professionals... to me as an "uneducated lay person"... Nortriptyline is classified as a tricyclic antidepressant that can have a sedative effect and valerian root is a "natural" remedy/sleep aid. So it probably doesn't seem like a great idea to combine the two. Also, Drugs.com lists valerian root as having the potential of a moderate interaction with nortriptyline.

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http://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/nortriptyline_d00144.html
http://drugs.higsinc.com/n/nortriptyline.html

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