Can you take Valerian root with Claritin-D?!

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Your best (and safest) bet would be to ask a pharmacist if there are any interactions listed between the drugs and supplements you're taking. Doctors and pharmacists both have access to a database of drug and supplement interactions and they can tell you quickly if you can safely take them together or not.... anyone here will just have a best guess from searching on the internet (which isn't always accurate, as we all know) ;-)
If the Claritin is giving you insomnia, you could always try a different product or take it earlier in the day... treating side effects is generally not a good thing for long-term health. Good luck and I hope I helped!


[edit]: I just look on Drugs.com and found a listing at http://www.drugs.com/claritin-d.html that specifies "Ask a doctor or pharmacist before using any other cold, allergy, or sleep medicine" so you really need to ask your doctor or pharmacist about that... that's the advice directly from the drug manufacturer.
It also says "Claritin-D contains a combination of loratadine and pseudoephedrine", which certainly explains why you're having insomnia... pseudoephedrine is an upper that is commonly called "trucker speed" because of how often truckers took it to keep them awake. ;-)

Personal research in my role as a Product Specialist for a vitamin company and I get asked similar questions quite often

Should be fine.