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Ashwagandha can be sedating for some patients and may compound levetiracetam CNS effects.
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What is happening. Ashwagandha can be sedating for some patients and may compound levetiracetam CNS effects.
Mechanism. Additive CNS effects and possible neuropsychiatric symptom overlap.
Recommendation. Use cautiously and monitor for sedation, mood changes, or irritability.
Effect on the composite score
If both Ashwagandha and Levetiracetam Extended-Release 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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