Silybum and vitex

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Dear All

Sorry to keep harping on about this but I have now Googled this

possible interaction and there is quite a lot there - the first one

I looked at says the following, which would seem to preclude the

majority of the population from using Milk Thistle.

Possible Interactions:

If you are being treated

with any of the following medications, you should not use milk

thistle without first talking to your health care provider.

Antipsychotics --

includes butyrophenones (such as haloperidol) and

phenothiazines (such as chlorpromazine, fluphenazine, and

promethazine)

Phenytoin(Dilantin)

-- a medication used for seizures

Halothane -- a

medication used during general anesthesia

Birth control pills or

hormone replacement therapy

Milk thistle may

interfere with the following medications, because both milk

thistle and these medications are broken down by the same liver

enzymes:

Allergy drugs --

such as fexofenadine (Allegra)

Drugs for high cholesterol

-- including statins such as lovastatin (Mevacor, Altocor)

Antianxiety drugs

-- including alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), and

lorazepam (Ativan)

Antiplatelet and

anticoagulant drugs (blood thinners) -- including

clopidogrel (Plavix) and warfarin (Coumadin)

Some cancer drugs

Drugs broken down by the

liver -- because milk thistle works on the liver,

it may affect drugs broken down by the liver, of which there

are many. Speak with your health care provider.