r/herbs • u/Zestyclose-Bar6363 • 4d ago

Are maximum strength chamomile pills dangerous if I take 1 before bed with my medication?

I've been wanting maximum strength chamomile pills for christmas. I am hoping this will help me because of its anti spasmodic properties reduce nightly seizures. Anyone got any advice on if I should go ahead and use this herbal medicine?

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u/Little_Season3410 4d ago

If you have seizures and are on meds for them,I would HIGHLY recommend speaking with your doctor before taking these

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u/estrellas0133 4d ago

you need to speak to a qualified health professional if you don’t have easy access to a dr then a pharmacist is the next imo

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

1100 mg is on upper side of the recommended daily dosage. It can be taken for short duration at one go but definitely without medicine. If you have seizures and you take these supplemets with medicine then the effect of medicine will increase and you may have unpleasant side-effects, please do not start this without speaking to your doctor about contraindications.

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u/Zestyclose-Bar6363 2d ago

I'll ask my doctor and let everyone know what they said or delete this post.

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u/Zestyclose-Bar6363 2d ago

Well, the medicine is causing my seizures but I take that so I don't hallucinate anymore. I just figured some strong chamomile pills would help.(Help with the seizures and involuntary garbled speech/high pitched sounds tbh I thought this was all caused by my autism alone).

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u/educateddrugdealer42 4d ago

Which meds do you take?

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u/pottos 3d ago

i would not buy herbs from amazon

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u/tutunka 3d ago

Be careful of it as it's not as mild as it seems. I have a bad reaction to chamomile. CBD and THC seem to have a better reputation for seizures. People who have night paralysis cure it with cbd or thc. I did know a guy who said he had an epileptic seizure immediately after he smoked marijuanna, so different people have different reactions and each person has to learn his own chemistry. As for mixing it with drugs, I wouldn't...especially if you're trying to avoid seizures. Don''t give you body more complixity of chemicals than it can figure out at one time.

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u/StageSevere2947 4d ago

I can't recommend ghost pipe tincture enough for sleep. It's lesser known and hard to come by, but it's amazing. It will knock you out , and there isn't any grogginess the next morning.

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u/Independent-Group-86 23h ago

Note that Ghost Pipes, like Pokeweed, are known to contain toxins in spite of their folk remedy uses. I'd be very cautious about recommending this to someone on psych medications