Drug & supplement interaction

Cauliflower + Brexpiprazole

Brexpiprazole brand name: Rexulti.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Cauliflower and Brexpiprazole 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.

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Interaction report

Cauliflower and Brexpiprazole

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 Brexpiprazole and Cauliflower 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.

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.

Cauliflower safety at a glance

Cauliflower overall Generally safe Cauliflower is safe and nutritious for most people when eaten as a food.
Pregnancy Generally safe Cauliflower as a normal food is considered safe in pregnancy; concentrated supplements are not well studied.
Breastfeeding Generally safe Eating cauliflower is generally safe while breastfeeding, though some parents notice it makes babies gassier.

Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Brexpiprazole and Cauliflower? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Brexpiprazole

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Brexpiprazole is filed under 8 classifications — including dopamine agonists, antipsychotic drugs, serotonergic drugs. Cauliflower has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being cytochrome p450 1a2 (cyp1a2) substrates (moderate) — and none of Brexpiprazole’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Cauliflower Does Interact With Other Medications

Cauliflower has 186 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Brexpiprazole isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 186 No known interaction 2,644 (incl. Brexpiprazole)
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What to actually watch for

What Brexpiprazole’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Cauliflower. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Brexpiprazole’s own FDA label, for the medication by itself. Knowing the drug’s own list makes it easier to work out the likely cause if something new turns up while you take both. 10 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Thoughts of self-harm Worth acting on mentioned in 3.4% of FDA reports for Brexpiprazole
  • Mania or an unusually elevated mood Worth acting on
  • Severe muscle breakdown Worth acting on
  • Trouble swallowing Worth acting on
  • Hallucinations Worth acting on
  • Fainting Worth acting on
  • Seizures Worth acting on
  • Shortness of breath Worth acting on
  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on
  • A higher chance of infection Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 32 label-listed effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Brexpiprazole. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 16,505 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Brexpiprazole that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Cauliflower’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Cauliflower side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Cauliflower has no side effects.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Brexpiprazole

This page covers Cauliflower only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Brexpiprazole page lists 177 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Grapefruit (major), Indian Snakeroot (major), Lithium (major) and Rauvolfia Vomitoria (major).

By severity: 6 major · 130 moderate · 41 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Brexpiprazole page

“Brexpiprazole (Rexulti) treats schizophrenia and is added to antidepressants for depression, and its supplement list warrants real care before you add anything to it. The bulk of the 177 entries change how your liver clears the drug, so grapefruit can push levels up while St.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 1,705 real supplement products containing Cauliflower, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Cauliflower. Even though Cauliflower itself has no known interaction with Brexpiprazole, 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 Cauliflower and Brexpiprazole 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 Cauliflower
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Brexpiprazole
Top half

#983 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 Cauliflower reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Cauliflower and Brexpiprazole records this page draws on were last updated June 22, 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 Cauliflower

What is Cauliflower?

  • General nutrition and a low-carb vegetable
  • Source of vitamin C and fiber
  • Antioxidant support
  • Digestive and gut health
  • Part of a heart-healthy diet

Cauliflower is a nutritious cruciferous vegetable that provides vitamin C, fiber, and plant compounds called glucosinolates. As a food it is healthy and safe for most people, but there is no strong proof that cauliflower supplements treat or prevent any specific disease. Enjoy it as part of a balanced diet rather than relying on pills.

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis · Brassicaceae · Edible flower head (curd); leaves and stalk are also eaten · Fresh or frozen vegetable, cooked dishes, riced cauliflower, powder, and capsules or extracts

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

Cauliflower: dosing

There is no established medicinal dose for cauliflower. As a food, it is simply included as one of several vegetable servings in a balanced diet, and there is no specific amount you must reach to be healthy.For cauliflower powders, capsules, or extracts, follow the directions on the product label, since strengths vary widely between products and none is standardized.

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

Read the full Cauliflower monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Brexpiprazole

What Is Brexpiprazole Used For?

Brand name: Rexulti

Brexpiprazole tablets are approved for two uses in adults: as an add-on (adjunctive) treatment alongside antidepressants for major depressive disorder (MDD), and as a treatment for schizophrenia. These uses apply to both the generic brexpiprazole tablets and Rexulti.

Rexulti has one additional approved use: treating agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease in adults. Rexulti is also approved for schizophrenia in adolescents ages 13 and older. Note that Rexulti is not approved for dementia-related psychosis without agitation from Alzheimer's disease, and it is not meant to be used on an as-needed basis for Alzheimer's-related agitation.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Brexpiprazole

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (16,505 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Weight increased 1,702 reports
Akathisia 869 reports
Tremor 654 reports
Anxiety 612 reports
Tardive dyskinesia 599 reports
See full Brexpiprazole drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Cauliflower

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

0Major
186Moderate
0Minor
2,643No known interaction
186 Moderate 2,643 No interaction
Moderate

186 interactions

Showing 60 of 186 moderate interactions — see all 186 on the Cauliflower page.

No interaction 2,643 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,643 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Cauliflower list.

See the full Cauliflower interactions page
See every supplement checked against Brexpiprazole, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Cauliflower References

The 9 references that drive our Cauliflower 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. Joshipura KJ, Ascherio A, Manson JE, et al. Fruit and vegetable intake in relation to risk of ischemic stroke. JAMA 1999;282:1233-39. PubMed
  2. Zhao H, Lin J, Grossman HB, et al. Dietary isothiocyanates, GSTM1, GSTT1, NAT2 polymorphisms and bladder cancer risk. Int J Cancer 2007;120:2208-13.
  3. Cohen, J. H., Kristal, A. R., and Stanford, J. L. Fruit and vegetable intakes and prostate cancer risk. J Natl.Cancer Inst. 1-5-2000;92(1):61-68. PubMed
  4. Michaud DS, Spiegelman D, Clinton SK, et al. Fruit and vegetable intake and incidence of bladder cancer in a male prospective cohort. J Natl Cancer Inst 1999;91(7):605-13. PubMed
  5. Feskanich D, Ziegler RG, Michaud DS, et al. Prospective study of fruit and vegetable consumption and risk of lung cancer among men and women. J Natl Cancer Inst 2000;92(22):1812-23. PubMed
  6. Chang ET, Smedby KE, Zhang SM, et al. Dietary factors and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in men and women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005;14(2):512-20. PubMed
  7. Liu S, Serdula M, Janket SJ, et al. A prospective study of fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes in women. Diabetes Care 2004;27(12):2993-6. PubMed
  8. Gaudet MM, Britton JA, Kabat GC, et al. Fruits, vegetables, and micronutrients in relation to breast cancer modified by menopause and hormone receptor status. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004;13(9):1485-94. DOI
  9. Peterson S, Schwarz Y, Li SS, et al. CYP1A2, GSTM1, and GSTT1 polymorphisms and diet effects on CYP1A2 activity in a crossover feeding trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2009;18(11):3118-25.

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 Cauliflower and Brexpiprazole Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Cauliflower with Brexpiprazole?
We do not list a known interaction between Cauliflower and Brexpiprazole. 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.
How was the Cauliflower and Brexpiprazole combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Brexpiprazole is filed under 8 classifications, and Cauliflower has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Brexpiprazole's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.
Does Cauliflower interact with any other medications?
Yes. Cauliflower has 186 documented drug interactions in our database — Brexpiprazole is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.
Does Brexpiprazole interact with any supplements?
Yes. Brexpiprazole has documented interactions with 177 supplements in our database — Cauliflower is not one of them. The Brexpiprazole 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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