Wellbutrin OK with lavender capsules and Valerian?

[von123678]

The bupropion isn't dealing with my anxiety.
Can I take lavender and Valerian capsules with it please?
Thanks. Trying Holy basil at mo.
Yvonne

[von123678]

Anxiousnomore.

You misunderstood me, I meant the wellbutrin/bupropion interacts with everything. Even cold remedies

[von123678]

Def bupropion rash, not on other new meds. Hear its common, clearing up now.

[Paxiled]

Pharmacists, unfortunately, do not study plant medicine, so they would know little to nothing about this unless there were some severe interaction with the drug.  Here's the thing -- wellbutrin is very stimulating, and if anxiety is the primary problem then it isn't usually used.  If anxiety is caused by the depression, then wellbutrin might help with it.  Lavender is a very weak relaxant and I wouldn't think it would interfere with much of anything.  Valerian is stronger, but it targets GABA, which wellbutrin doesn't, so I would think it's okay to use it.  It can cause drowsiness, and is mostly used as a sleep remedy, so be aware of that.  The drug you wouldn't want to use these with would be benzos, as they target the same neurotransmitters.  

[von123678]

I'm on benzos too but only use them when have to. If could control the anxiety with a natural alternative, it would be better.
Wellbutrin may be exacerbating my anxiety though but needs to give it a shot since my doc went out of his way to prescribe me it. As I'm in the UK.
Had a severe rash too but it seems to be improving. Only on day 8 so far. It worries me though that it seems to interact with almost everything, including cold remedies. Thanks Yvonne

[AnxiousNoMore]

It takes 6 to 8 weeks to get the full benefit of Wellbutrin so you have a while to wait for it to build in your system which is how it works. You won't get anything after 8 days.

Not sure if any natural alternatives have ever been trialled, so you might not get anything from them. The regulations for claims that manufacturers make for these products are pretty loose, such as doing your own "study" which might only involve 1 person and no one investigates to make sure anything actually was proven.

Have you discussed the rash with your doctor? unless you are sensitive to all medications even cold, it seems odd that they are all making your rash act up.
Did cold remedies give you a rash before? If not, you may be attributing the rash to wrong causes, so be open minded to the possibility that the cause may be different than you think.

[Paxiled]

The lack of study of supplement claims is very often a red herring.  Most plants have been used for hundreds if not thousands of years -- we don't need a trial to prove the wheel works or that modern agriculture does what it does or that you can build a pyramid or an aqueduct, but all of these were done before the scientific method was devised.  The brains we have now are exactly the same as the ones the people who discovered plant medicine had, and if these plants didn't work they wouldn't still be used.  Now, there are new "natural" remedies that have claims that don't have any history behind them, just small studies or no studies, and these are theoretical based on isolated active substances found in plants.  But most of our pharmaceuticals came from plants, so obviously the researchers know they work -- they just want something that works better or that can be patented to make lots of money; you can't patent a natural substance.  Valerian is the basis for benzos.  Statins came from Chinese mushrooms.  Quinine came from cinchona bark.  Aspirin came from white willow bark.  Where did you think our meds come from, air?  People research where they already have an idea something that works will result.  And have you ever looked a how few people are involved in clinical trials of medications and how few did better than placebo?  Most of the research is on mice and rats, and that almost never tells you what it will do in humans.  Now, I wouldn't personally choose valerian or lavender for anxiety, but valerian has proven very useful for some people with virtually no adverse side effects and no addictive nature.  Some things are better treated with meds, some are better treated with natural medicine.  Ruling out a whole category of medicine is just limiting yourself, not helping.  But I will say this -- natural medicine is best used in a regimen for complex problems, not taking just one thing.  But when I was on an antidepressant and a benzo, I still had agoraphobia, and there were plant remedies that helped without side effects.  Still do.  With study you can learn how to use them, or you can hire a professional to help, but ruling them out altogether just cuts you off from something that might very well help.

[AnxiousNoMore]

You should talk it over with a pharmacist.