Drug & supplement interaction

Feingold Diet + Alprazolam

Alprazolam brand names: Xanax, Niravam.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Feingold Diet and Alprazolam 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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Feingold Diet and Alprazolam

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 Alprazolam and Feingold Diet in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — research on Feingold Diet alongside specific medications may be limited.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Feingold Diet at all — not against Alprazolam, 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.

Feingold Diet is an eating pattern rather than something you take. Ask your pharmacist or doctor before changing how you eat while on a prescribed medicine: some medicines are dosed around meals, and a change in diet can change how they work. 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.

Feingold Diet safety at a glance

Feingold Diet overall Use caution Generally low risk, but restrictive diets in children can lead to nutrition gaps if not supervised.
Pregnancy Use caution The diet is aimed at children; pregnant people should not follow restrictive diets without medical guidance.
Breastfeeding Use caution Restricting your own diet while breastfeeding is not recommended without a clinician's advice.

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

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

What Alprazolam’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Feingold Diet. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Alprazolam’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 follow Feingold Diet and take the medicine. 4 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Dependence or withdrawal symptoms Worth acting on
  • Memory problems Worth acting on
  • Unsteadiness Worth acting on
  • Low mood Worth acting on
  • Trouble concentrating
  • A change in sex drive
  • Drowsiness
  • Constipation
  • Tiredness mentioned in 5.9% of FDA reports for Alprazolam
  • Nausea mentioned in 6.4% of FDA reports for Alprazolam

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Alprazolam. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 204,912 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Alprazolam that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Feingold Diet’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Feingold Diet side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Feingold Diet has no side effects.

From our Q&A

Questions About Feingold Diet or Alprazolam

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

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Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Alprazolam

This page covers Feingold Diet only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Alprazolam page lists 197 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: 1,4-butanediol (major), Activated Charcoal (major), Beer (major), Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (ghb) (major) and Grapefruit (major).

By severity: 9 major · 150 moderate · 38 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Alprazolam page

“Sedation stacking is the core danger with alprazolam (Xanax), a benzodiazepine for anxiety and panic, and this list deserves genuine care rather than a quick skim. Dozens of entries, alcohol chief among them, deepen its drowsiness and can slow breathing, while an even larger group changes how the body clears the drug through the CYP3A4…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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How much people look this up

Where Feingold Diet and Alprazolam 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 Feingold Diet
Steady interest

#1,087 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Alprazolam
Top 25%

#471 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 Feingold Diet reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Feingold Diet and Alprazolam records this page draws on were last updated July 11, 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 .
Eating pattern

About Feingold Diet

What is Feingold Diet?

  • Hyperactivity (ADHD) in children
  • Behavioral problems in kids
  • Attention and focus concerns
  • Childhood sleep and mood issues

The Feingold Diet is an elimination eating plan that removes certain artificial food colors, flavors, sweeteners, preservatives, and some natural salicylate-containing foods, mainly to reduce hyperactivity in children. Scientific evidence is mixed and limited, though a small number of children may be sensitive to specific food additives. If you try it, work with a pediatrician or registered dietitian so your child still gets balanced nutrition.

Elimination diet / structured eating plan

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

Feingold Diet: dosing

There is no pill or standardized "dose" for the Feingold Diet — it is a pattern of eating. It is typically done in phases: a stricter starting period that removes targeted additives and salicylate-rich foods, followed by gradual reintroduction to identify specific triggers.Because the diet can be complex and restrictive, it is best to follow program guidance and work with a registered dietitian or pediatrician to make sure your child's overall diet stays balanced.

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

Read the full Feingold Diet monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Alprazolam

What Is Alprazolam Used For?

Brand names: Xanax, Niravam

Alprazolam treats generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, in adults. These uses are supported across multiple alprazolam products, including tablets, orally disintegrating tablets, oral solution, and extended-release tablets.

Xanax (tablet) is indicated for the acute treatment of GAD and for panic disorder. Xanax XR (extended-release tablet) and alprazolam extended-release tablets are indicated specifically for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia — not for GAD. Alprazolam orally disintegrating tablets and alprazolam oral solution are indicated for both GAD and panic disorder.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Alprazolam

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (204,912 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Nausea 13,088 reports
Fatigue 12,190 reports
Drug abuse 11,119 reports
Anxiety 10,314 reports
Headache 10,117 reports
See full Alprazolam drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Feingold Diet

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

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Evidence & sources

Feingold Diet References

The 2 references that drive our Feingold Diet 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. Conners CK, Goyette CH, Southwick DA, et al. Food additives and hyperkinesis: a controlled double-blind experiment. Pediatrics 1976;58:154-66. DOI
  2. Harley JP, Ray RS, Tomasi L, et al. Hyperkinesis and food additives: testing the Feingold hypothesis. Pediatrics 1978;61:818-28. DOI

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

Following Feingold Diet While Taking Alprazolam: Common Questions

Is it safe to follow Feingold Diet while taking Alprazolam?
We do not list a known interaction between Feingold Diet and Alprazolam. 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 Alprazolam interact with any supplements?
Yes. Alprazolam has documented interactions with 197 supplements in our database — Feingold Diet is not one of them. The Alprazolam 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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