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MINCEP® Medical Alert: Don't Mix These!

There is evidence that using certain herbal supplements may lower a person's seizure threshold. In fact, active compounds found in some herbal products and dietary supplements, used in combination with antiepileptic medications, may actually induce seizures in some people. If you are in doubt, don't use them. Consult your physician.

HERB	SEIZURE POTENTIAL
Black Cohash	1 seizure case reported
Borage	Contains gamolenic acid, may lower seizure threshold
Cranberry	Currently no known seizure potential
Damiana	Lowers seizure threshold
Echinacea	Currently no known seizure potential
Evening Primrose oil	Contains gamolenic acid, may lower seizure threshold
Garlic	Currently no known seizure potential
Ginkgo Biloba Seeds	Dried & fresh leaves extract produced MAO inhibition in rats. Tonic/clonic seizures reported. May lower seizure threshold.
Ginseng	May lower seizure threshold
Goldenseal	Contains hydrastine, may lower seizure threshold
Green Tea contains1%- 4% (10-50 mg/180ml) of caffeine	May lower seizure threshold if more than 3 cups/day
Guarana	Contains caffeine & theophylline, may lower seizure threshold
Herbal Phen-Fen	Contains MaHuang, lowers seizure threshold, contains Ephedrine
Kava Kava	Generalized tonic/clonic seizures reported both from toxicity and acute withdrawal
MaHuang	Contains ephedrine and pseudoephedrine; seizures reported
St. John's Wart	Seizures reported
Metabolife 356	Seizures reported

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