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Zoloft and Athletic Greens Powder?

I’m on 75mg Zoloft and am wondering if it’s safe to take Athletic Greens? I saw there’s ashwagandha in there so not sure if that’s an interaction or not, wanted to double-check. https://athleticgreens.com/ingredients/en

Female | 27 years old
Medications: zoloft
Conditions: anxiety

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The website itself says “not evaluated by the FDA.”
As far as I am oriented, the only real interaction between herbal intake and given medicine is the well known interaction between dark green vegetables and warfarin. Dark green vegetables reduce the blood clot inhibition that warfarin is administered for.

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Hello there, I am not trained in alternative holistic medicine, but there is no registry of research studies done to answer your question from an academic perspective. These OTC (over-the-counter) supplements are not FDA approved. Any medication or supplement claiming to be healthy for you is the marketing wording for their product. I googled the product & it claims to be made from 'healthy' ingredients (vitamins, minerals, etc). If that is the case and true, then it should be like taking regular foods and extra vitamins. Thus if you are on Zoloft and eat a healthy diet and some OTC vitamins then it should be safe for you to take this supplement. BUT THERE ARE ALOT OF IF's. I suspect you are also asking this question of the doctor giving you Rx Zoloft.