HERBAL MEDICINES OR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND VENLAFAXINE - JUJUBE
An isolated report describes an acute serotonin reaction when venlafaxine was given with a Chinese herbal remedy, jujube (sour date nut; suanzaoren; Ziziphus jujuba).
Patients should be asked about the use of herbal remedies and advised to discontinue them before prescribing antidepressant drugs if there is any possibility of an interaction.
Patients should be asked about the use of herbal remedies and advised to discontinue them before prescribing antidepressant drugs if there is any possibility of an interaction.