{"id":3184,"date":"2006-08-28T07:45:29","date_gmt":"2006-08-28T12:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/?p=3184"},"modified":"2021-03-22T21:51:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T02:51:16","slug":"qa-interactions-between-antidepressants-and-supplements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2006\/08\/28\/qa-interactions-between-antidepressants-and-supplements","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A: Interactions Between Antidepressants and Supplements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: <\/strong> <strong> I\u2019m currently taking Effexor and Wellbutrin for depression. Eventually I\u2019d like to eliminate these medications.\u00a0 Will the Triple Whammy supplements harm me in any way while taking these prescribed medications?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> The combination of Wellbutrin and Effexor is frequently used by psychiatrists because the effect is \u201cadditive\u201d&#8211;that is, the two medicines complement each other. Please don\u2019t attempt to discontinue these medicines without the help of your doctor. Effexor especially needs to be tapered slowly to avoid a return of your depression symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Now on to your specific question. You can safely use both B complex and fish oil with the antidepressants, but adding either St. John\u2019s wort or 5HTP could result in too much serotonin. 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