Posted by MoBe on September 29, 2002, at 13:59:41
In reply to Re: No valerian with AD's, posted by KB on January 11, 2002, at 6:32:16
> I've taken Valerian with my Celexa/Welbutrin combo without any trouble. I believe it is chemically similar to a benzodiazepine, though very mild.
>I've also used valerian, this time to counter night myoclonus that I'm getting from taking 30mg of remeron at night. My doctor and pharmacist were concerned that both drugs use the cytochrome (CYP45) enzyme pathway and the remeron might accumulate too much in the system. I'm wonder if benzodiazapenes also do this? All serotonin boosting meds seem to cause this myoclonus except for St. John's Wort. Some of them caused very severly such as celexa and zoloft. Remeron causes it less; but symptoms do increase as the dose goes up. Has anyone out there got night myoclonus and had it successfully treated by their doctor, especially by a med that is unlikely to either cause harm in the long run or to make the depression worse. Thanks.
MoBe
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