Recently I was looking online for some information that family member needed about whether it was safe to take melatonin when you were on an antidepressant. I was pretty sure that they should not be taken at the same time. I groaned when I saw the answer that someone had posted to this particular question on a message board. The answer was, "Melatonin is herbal, so it's safe to take it with anything."
Aaaaghh!
Herbs are considered safe by many people, under any circumstances, because...
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