HERBAL MEDICINES OR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND VENLAFAXINE - JUJUBE

An isolated report describes an acute serotonin reaction when venlafaxine was given with a Chinese herbal remedy, jujube (sour date nut; suanzaoren; Ziziphus jujuba).
Patients should be asked about the use of herbal remedies and advised to discontinue them before prescribing antidepressant drugs if there is any possibility of an interaction.