Drug & supplement interaction

Bog Bilberry + Sertraline

Sertraline brand name: Zoloft.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 13, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Bog Bilberry and Sertraline in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Bog Bilberry and Sertraline

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Sertraline and Bog Bilberry in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Bog Bilberry at all — not against Sertraline, and not against any other medication we track. This verdict therefore rests on the absence of any recorded data, not on research that looked at this combination and found nothing. We cannot rule an interaction out.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Bog Bilberry safety at a glance

Bog Bilberry overall Use caution Generally safe as a food, but supplement safety is not well studied.
Pregnancy Possibly Safe When the fruit is used orally in food amounts. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Possibly Safe When the fruit is used orally in food amounts. Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Sertraline and Bog Bilberry? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Bog Bilberry and Sertraline May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do.

  • Nausea / Vomiting reported in 6.4% of FDA reports for Sertraline Additional detail

    Bog Bilberry

    “Orally, poisonings from the ingestion of large quantities of the bog bilberry fruit are rare and were thought to be due to contamination with a fungus, Sclerroyina megalospora, that sometimes grows on bog bilberry (18). The symptoms of poisoning include queasiness and vomiting (18).”

    Bog Bilberry · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in nausea and vomiting.

    1 source cited
    1. 18. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.

    Sertraline

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Sertraline, and in voluntary FDA adverse-event reports. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Effects for Sertraline come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Bog Bilberry come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 214,799 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Sertraline that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Special populations

Bog Bilberry in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Safe

When the fruit is used orally in food amounts.

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Unsafe

When fungus-infested plants are used orally in large amounts; avoid using. There is insufficient reliable information available about the safety of bog bilberry when used orally in medicinal amounts.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

From our Q&A

Questions About Bog Bilberry or Sertraline

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Bog Bilberry or Sertraline, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Sertraline

This page covers Bog Bilberry only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Sertraline page lists 188 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), American Hellebore (major), Arsenic (major), Cesium (major) and Ephedra (major).

By severity: 9 major · 139 moderate · 40 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Sertraline page

“If you take sertraline (Zoloft) for depression, anxiety, or panic, treat this page with real care. Nine of the 188 supplements here carry a major rating, and the biggest issue is how your body clears the drug.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Sertraline interaction page

One more smart check

Taking Bog Bilberry as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 75 real supplement products containing Bog Bilberry, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Bog Bilberry. Even though Bog Bilberry itself has no known interaction with Sertraline, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Bog Bilberry and Sertraline Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Bog Bilberry
Steady interest

#1,364 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Sertraline
Top 10

#5 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?
  • Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Bog Bilberry reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Bog Bilberry and Sertraline records this page draws on were last updated July 10, 2026.
  • What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Bog Bilberry

What is Bog Bilberry?

  • Antioxidant support
  • Eye and vision health
  • Circulation and blood vessel health
  • General wellness
  • Anti-inflammatory support

Bog bilberry is a wild blueberry-relative rich in antioxidant pigments called anthocyanins, and people use it much like its better-known cousin, the European bilberry. As a food it is generally safe, but there is little high-quality human research showing it treats any specific health condition. Talk with your pharmacist or doctor before using concentrated supplements, especially during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Vaccinium uliginosum · Ericaceae · Berries (fruit); sometimes leaves · Fresh or dried berries, juice, jams, extracts, capsules, teas

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Bog Bilberry is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Bog Bilberry record says about it on its own.

Bog Bilberry: dosing

There is no established standard dose for bog bilberry as a supplement. As a food, you can simply enjoy the berries the way you would blueberries.If you choose a supplement, follow the directions on the product label and do not exceed the recommended amount.

From our Bog Bilberry monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Bog Bilberry monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Sertraline

What Is Sertraline Used For?

Brand name: Zoloft

Sertraline treats a range of mental health conditions. All formulations are approved for major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The oral solution (including Zoloft oral solution) and several tablet formulations are also approved for panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).

For OCD specifically, the capsule formulations and some tablet products are approved for use in adults and children aged 6 and older. Sertraline hydrochloride tablets (plain, not film-coated) are approved for OCD in pediatric patients as well. However, sertraline is not approved for major depressive disorder in children — only in adults.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Sertraline

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (218,320 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Nausea 13,865 reports
Fatigue 12,822 reports
Headache 11,106 reports
Anxiety 10,369 reports
Diarrhea 10,339 reports
See full Sertraline drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Bog Bilberry

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Bog Bilberry — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

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We also checked Bog Bilberry against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,829 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Bog Bilberry list.

See the full Bog Bilberry interactions page
See every supplement checked against Sertraline, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Bog Bilberry References

The 2 references that drive our Bog Bilberry monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

  1. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
  2. Zu XY, Zhang ZY, Zhang XW, Yoshioka M, Yang YN, Li J. Anthocyanins extracted from Chinese blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum L.) and its anticancer effects on DLD-1 and COLO205 cells. Chin Med J (Engl). 2010;123(19):2714-9.

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Bog Bilberry and Sertraline Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Bog Bilberry with Sertraline?
We do not list a known interaction between Bog Bilberry and Sertraline. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.
Do Bog Bilberry and Sertraline have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 2 of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.
Does Sertraline interact with any supplements?
Yes. Sertraline has documented interactions with 188 supplements in our database — Bog Bilberry is not one of them. The Sertraline interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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