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Is It Safe To Take L-theanine For Anxiety While Taking Morphine?

My sister in law has cancer and we want to give her L-theanine for anxiety. She has a morphine patch. Is there any drug interaction? Please help. The hospital over dosed her once already so we are sleeping ther to make sure they don't keep drugging her.
Fri, 5 Jun 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries

I can understand your concern. L-theanine is an amino acid supplement drug that help to improve GABA concentration in brain and thus found to be useful in anxiety disorders. The supplement is safe to use and in animal studies it has been found to be free of serious side effects however detailed human studies are lacking.

Theanine has no significant drug interactions with Morphine so no need to worry. In my opinion it can be used for anxiety but please report to her doctor before starting the supplement.

Thanks, I hope this helps you.
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Is It Safe To Take L-theanine For Anxiety While Taking Morphine?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related queries I can understand your concern. L-theanine is an amino acid supplement drug that help to improve GABA concentration in brain and thus found to be useful in anxiety disorders. The supplement is safe to use and in animal studies it has been found to be free of serious side effects however detailed human studies are lacking. Theanine has no significant drug interactions with Morphine so no need to worry. In my opinion it can be used for anxiety but please report to her doctor before starting the supplement. Thanks, I hope this helps you. Take care