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If you are taking gabapentin for the pain of shingles, can you take hypericum perforatum?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes: There are no known interactions between these two . . . . But if you're planning to add hypericum perforatum (st. John's wort) to your regimen, please tell your physician.

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Answered 12/9/2013

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