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If you are taking gabapentin for the pain of shingles, can you take hypericum perforatum?
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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.
Answered 12/9/2013
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