Interaction · Supplement
Valerian + Benzodiazepines: use with caution
Additive sedation — stacking two GABAergic agents deepens next-day grogginess and impairment.
- Overall grade
- Grade B
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The evidence in words
The interaction
Valerian and Benzodiazepines — a caution interaction. Additive sedation — stacking two GABAergic agents deepens next-day grogginess and impairment.
What to do
Do not combine these casually. The interaction can matter clinically — bring it to the prescriber who manages the medication before stacking them.
About Valerian
Valerian root is a long-used sleep herb thought to act on GABA signaling.
The bigger picture
Supplement–drug and supplement–supplement interactions are the reason a stack should be read as a system, not a list. This platform's interactions graph maps them; the medication side always belongs with the person who prescribes it.
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- Alcohol + Benzodiazepines: use with cautionAdditive CNS and respiratory depression — a leading cause of sedative overdose.Evidence grade B
- Ashwagandha + Benzodiazepines: use with cautionAdditive sedation on top of the sedative's effect.Evidence grade B
- Benzodiazepines + Opioids: use with cautionThe FDA black-box pairing: additive respiratory depression and overdose risk.Evidence grade B
- Grapefruit + Benzodiazepines: use with cautionGrapefruit raises levels of some benzodiazepines, deepening sedation.Evidence grade B
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