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Does Ashwagandha Cause A Drug Interaction While On Ambien And Trazodone?
Hello, My son was diagnosed with Stage 4 Glioblastoma Brain Cancer. After 2 surgeries to remove the tumor at the Mayo Clinic there were complications. My son suffered from multiple strokes to the Thalamus part of the brain. It left him cortically blind and cognitively disabled. This was last year in May. After 4 long months at Mayo we are home. He is doing far better than any of his doctors and specialists believed could happen. He is beginning to see peripherally and his cognitive is improving slowing but very well. He is on 1500mg twice daily of Keppra, 200mg of Vimpat twice daily, 10mg of Ambien, 50 mg of Trazodone. Would Ashwagandha conflict with any of these? As of now we are tumor free, Chemo is completed and my son has an idh 1 genetic mutation in his favor for longer life expectancy. I am a believer in all things science but also the natural. What are your thoughts? Thank you!
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Ashwagandha is considered as a health supplement and it doesn’t has any scientific evidence for its beneficial effects.
However you can take all the routine drugs along with Ashwagandha as they won’t react with the Ashwagandha and doesn’t cause any problems with efficacy of drugs.
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Does Ashwagandha Cause A Drug Interaction While On Ambien And Trazodone?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Ashwagandha is considered as a health supplement and it doesn’t has any scientific evidence for its beneficial effects. However you can take all the routine drugs along with Ashwagandha as they won’t react with the Ashwagandha and doesn’t cause any problems with efficacy of drugs. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.