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Both can reduce stress arousal and may cause sedation; ashwagandha also has thyroid-related cautions.
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What is happening. Both can reduce stress arousal and may cause sedation; ashwagandha also has thyroid-related cautions.
Mechanism. Additive calming effects and overlapping thyroid-medication caution.
Recommendation. Avoid high-dose stacking in thyroid disease or when using sedatives; monitor fatigue and thyroid symptoms.
Effect on the composite score
If both Ashwagandha and Lemon Balm are in the same stack, this pair applies −5 to your Stack Score (per scored caution row).
The full algorithm, the clamping rules, and four worked stacks are at /methodology/stack-score.
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