Drug & supplement interaction

Clivers + Risperidone

Risperidone brand names: Risperdal, Perseris.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Clivers and Risperidone 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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Clivers and Risperidone

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 Risperidone and Clivers 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 Clivers at all — not against Risperidone, 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.

Clivers safety at a glance

Clivers overall Use caution Generally considered low-risk in food-like amounts, but human safety data are limited.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information, so it is best avoided during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid No reliable safety data exist, so avoid use while breastfeeding.

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

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

What Risperidone’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Clivers. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Risperidone’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. 7 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Mania or an unusually elevated mood Worth acting on
  • Trouble swallowing Worth acting on
  • Hallucinations Worth acting on
  • High blood sugar Worth acting on
  • Seizures Worth acting on
  • A low white blood cell count Worth acting on
  • A higher chance of infection Worth acting on
  • Weight gain mentioned in 14.2% of FDA reports for Risperidone
  • Joint or muscle stiffness
  • Increased appetite

Showing the 10 most notable of 28 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 Risperidone. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 131,268 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Risperidone that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Clivers’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Clivers side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Clivers has no side effects.

From our Q&A

Questions About Clivers or Risperidone

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Clivers or Risperidone, 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 Risperidone

This page covers Clivers only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Risperidone page lists 199 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: 11 major · 147 moderate · 41 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Risperidone page

“Someone taking risperidone (Risperdal, Perseris) for schizophrenia or bipolar disorder depends on a steady blood level to stay well, and this list calls for genuine care, starting with its eleven major-rated entries. Most of the 199 ingredients can shift that level, because risperidone is cleared by liver enzymes that a long roster of…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Risperidone interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 17 real supplement products containing Clivers, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Clivers. Even though Clivers itself has no known interaction with Risperidone, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

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Where Clivers and Risperidone 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 Clivers
Steady interest

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

29 days ago today
Medication Risperidone
Top half

#1,065 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.
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Clivers and Risperidone 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 Clivers

What is Clivers?

  • Supporting urinary tract and 'cleansing'
  • Mild swelling or fluid retention (diuretic use)
  • Skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis
  • Swollen lymph glands
  • Minor wounds and skin irritation (topical)

Clivers (Galium aparine) is a common wild plant used in traditional herbal medicine mainly as a 'cleansing' herb, mild diuretic, and skin remedy. Strong human evidence for these uses is lacking, so its benefits remain unproven. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using it, and avoid it during pregnancy and breastfeeding because safety is not established.

Galium aparine · Rubiaceae · Aerial parts (the leaves, stems, and flowering tops gathered above ground) · Tea (infusion), tincture, fresh juice, capsules, and topical preparations

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

Clivers: dosing

There is no official, well-studied standardized dose for clivers. Traditional use varies widely depending on whether it is taken as a tea, tincture, or fresh juice, and product strengths differ from brand to brand.The safest approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not exceed the suggested amount.

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

Read the full Clivers monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Risperidone

What Is Risperidone Used For?

Brand names: Risperdal, Perseris

Risperidone is prescribed for three main conditions: schizophrenia (a disorder affecting how a person thinks, feels, and perceives reality), acute manic or mixed episodes in Bipolar I Disorder, and irritability associated with autistic disorder — including aggression, self-injury, temper tantrums, and rapid mood swings.

For bipolar mania, it can be used alone or alongside lithium or valproate. It is approved for use in both adults and certain age groups of children and adolescents, depending on the condition being treated.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Risperidone

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (75,463 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Gynaecomastia 10,051 reports
Weight increased 4,867 reports
Abnormal weight gain 3,122 reports
Emotional disorder 3,006 reports
Somnolence 2,421 reports
See full Risperidone drug information
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Other Drugs & Clivers

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

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Sources

Sources & How We Checked

We checked Clivers against Risperidone in the Natural Medicines interaction database and found no documented interaction on file. The medication overview comes from MedlinePlus, and supplement label details from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.

Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.

Parts of this content are provided by the Therapeutic Research Center, LLC.

DISCLAIMER: Currently this does not check for drug-drug interactions. This is not an all-inclusive comprehensive list of potential interactions and is for informational purposes only. Not all interactions are known or well-reported in the scientific literature, and new interactions are continually being reported. Input is needed from a qualified healthcare provider including a pharmacist before starting any therapy. Application of clinical judgment is necessary.

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Taking Clivers and Risperidone Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Clivers with Risperidone?
We do not list a known interaction between Clivers and Risperidone. 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.
Does Risperidone interact with any supplements?
Yes. Risperidone has documented interactions with 199 supplements in our database — Clivers is not one of them. The Risperidone interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

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