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Mental Health Safe to take yerba mate with SSRI zoloft?

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yerbapreguntas

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I am on 75mg of zoloft is it safe to drink yerba mate while on this medication?

I did ask my doctor if it's safe and she had not heard of yerba mate but said how it should be safe but that I should watch my caffeine intake since I also drink coffee and tee.

Has anyone here on this site taken zoloft and yerba mate together?
 
It should be safe to consume yerba mate while you are on zoloft or an SSRI, as long as you do not have bad reactions to caffeine.

Zoloft is not listed under the drugs that interact with yerba mate.

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supp...redientid=828&activeingredientname=yerba mate

At least you talked to your doctor about this. Drinking yerba mate should be safe since it's basically like drinking a multi-vitamin.

I did ask a doctor I know if it's safe to drink yerba mate with an SSRI and they said how it's safe but how you may want to limit yourself if caffeine gives you anxiety or panic attacks, and to avoid drinking it late in the day or evening if caffeine makes it so you have trouble sleeping.
 
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Hmm I thought yerba mate had some other xanthines in it--such as theobromine and theophylline--in higher concentrations than in coffee. Always good to check with the doctor, though.
 
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