Mixing Melatonin and SSRIs (antidepressants)
Low risk, increased effect
Commonly co-used, and low-dose melatonin (0.3-1mg) is reasonably well studied for SSRI-related insomnia. Expect additive daytime sleepiness. Serotonin syndrome from this pair is extremely rare but has been reported at higher melatonin doses alongside other serotonergic drugs.
Can you mix Melatonin and SSRIs (antidepressants)?
MixSafe rates mixing Melatonin and SSRIs as "Low risk, increased effect" — low risk of harm, but the effects amplify each other. Doses that are fine alone can be far too much together. Source: MixSafe research. Educational information, not medical advice.
- Melatonin also called
- sleep hormone, circadin
- SSRIs also called
- ssri, zoloft, sertraline, lexapro, escitalopram, prozac
- Melatonin Interactions Checker. Drugs.com. https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/melatonin.html
- Melatonin + Xanax: Can You Take Them Together? https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/melatonin-with-xanax-1548-0-133-54.html
- Melatonin and SSRIs. https://ubiehealth.com/doctors-note/melatonin-ssris-drug-interaction-safety-caution-5851q1
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Rated low / synergy. Educational information only, not medical advice. Absence of a documented interaction is not evidence of safety.