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Saffron as an adjunct to antidepressant medication for depressive symptoms

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Jan 19, 2026

What are the safety data and drug interactions for high‑dose L‑tyrosine supplementation in people with thyroid disease?

High-dose L‑tyrosine is biochemically plausible to affect thyroid physiology because tyrosine is a building block for thyroid hormones, and multiple clinical sources warn that supplemental tyrosine ca...

Jan 10, 2026

How does saffron affect serotonin levels and interact with SSRIs or SNRIs?

Saffron’s active compounds—especially crocin and safranal—appear to increase synaptic serotonin (and other monoamines) by inhibiting reuptake, which gives it antidepressant and anxiolytic potential . ...