Drug & supplement interaction

Nadh + Maprotiline

Maprotiline brand name: Ludiomil.

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 Nadh and Maprotiline 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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Nadh and Maprotiline

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 Maprotiline and Nadh 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 Nadh at all — not against Maprotiline, 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.

Nadh safety at a glance

Nadh overall Use caution Generally well tolerated short-term, but long-term safety and quality data are limited.
Pregnancy Avoid Not enough safety information; best to avoid during pregnancy.
Breastfeeding Avoid Not enough safety information; best to avoid while breastfeeding.

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

Still wondering about combining Maprotiline and Nadh? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
Overlapping uses

What Maprotiline Is Prescribed For, and What Nadh Has Been Studied For

These two come up together because they touch the same health topic — not because they do the same job. Maprotiline is a prescription medicine with approved uses on its FDA label. Nadh is a supplement: what follows is what researchers have looked at it for, and how strong that evidence is.

Nadh has been studied for:

  • Depression studied, not established Nadh has been studied for this. Natural Medicines rates the evidence: Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate Read what the research shows

    Nadh for depression

    Although there has been interest in using oral and parenteral NADH for depression, there is insufficient reliable information about the clinical effects of NADH for this purpose.

Effectiveness ratings and the research summaries above are the verbatim record from the Natural Medicines database, which grades evidence from “Effective” down to “Insufficient Reliable Evidence To Rate”. A rating below the top of that scale means researchers have looked at it — not that it works, and never that it can stand in for a prescribed medicine. Do not stop or replace Maprotiline on your own; if you are taking Nadh for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Maprotiline

This page covers Nadh only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Maprotiline page lists 116 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Lithium (major), 1,3-dmaa (moderate), 5-htp (moderate) and Acacia Rigidula (moderate).

By severity: 2 major · 90 moderate · 24 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Maprotiline page

“The riskiest pairing on this page belongs to lithium. Taken alongside a serotonergic antidepressant like maprotiline (Ludiomil), it can both mask and raise the odds of serotonin syndrome, a dangerous buildup of serotonin activity, and it earns one of the list's two major ratings for that reason.”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Maprotiline interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 3 real supplement products containing Nadh, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Nadh. Even though Nadh itself has no known interaction with Maprotiline, 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 Nadh and Maprotiline 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 Nadh
Steady interest

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

29 days ago today
Medication Maprotiline
Steady interest

#1,655 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. Nadh is not yet covered by that licensed database, so its write-up cites publicly available medical sources directly (see the references below).
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Nadh reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Nadh and Maprotiline 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 Nadh

What is Nadh?

  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Low energy and tiredness
  • Athletic performance
  • Mental clarity and focus
  • Parkinson's disease (investigational)
  • Jet lag

NADH is the active, electron-carrying form of niacin (vitamin B3) that your body uses to make energy in cells. Some people take it as a supplement for fatigue, mental sharpness, and athletic performance, but solid human evidence is limited and mostly preliminary. It appears generally well tolerated in the short term, but talk with your pharmacist or doctor before trying it.

Not applicable (a coenzyme form of vitamin B3/niacin) · Tablets, capsules, sublingual lozenges, sometimes intravenous (clinical settings)

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

Nadh: dosing

There is no official, standardized dose of NADH. Doses used in studies have varied, and product strengths differ from brand to brand. Sublingual (under-the-tongue) forms are marketed as being better absorbed, though strong proof for this is limited.The safest approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not exceed the recommended amount. Taking it earlier in the day may help avoid sleep problems.

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

Read the full Nadh monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Maprotiline

What Is Maprotiline Used For?

Brand name: Ludiomil

  • Maprotiline is used to treat depression, bipolar disorder (manic depressive disorder; a disease that causes episodes of depression, episodes of mania, and other abnormal moods), and anxiety. Maprotiline is in a class of medications called tetracyclic antidepressants. It works by increasing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain that are needed to maintain mental balance.

See full Maprotiline drug information
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Other Drugs & Nadh

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

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No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Nadh 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 Nadh list.

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

Nadh References

The 1 sources that drive our Nadh monograph — publicly available pages from reputable medical and government organizations. Every link was verified to work before publishing. Nadh is not covered by the licensed Natural Medicines interaction database, so its page cites these public sources directly.

  1. Niacin - Health Professional Fact Sheet — NIH Office of Dietary Supplements Source

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 Nadh and Maprotiline Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Nadh with Maprotiline?
We do not list a known interaction between Nadh and Maprotiline. 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.
Are Nadh and Maprotiline used for the same thing?
They overlap in purpose, which usually means the real question is whether you need both rather than whether they are safe together. This page lists the shared uses and how strong the evidence is for Nadh in each. That is a conversation for your prescriber, especially if Maprotiline is being adjusted to a target.
Does Maprotiline interact with any supplements?
Yes. Maprotiline has documented interactions with 116 supplements in our database — Nadh is not one of them. The Maprotiline 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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