Drug & supplement interaction

Radish + Pregabalin

Pregabalin brand names: Lyrica, Lyrica CR.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Radish and Pregabalin 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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Radish and Pregabalin

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 Pregabalin and Radish 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.

Radish safety at a glance

Radish overall Generally safe Radish is widely eaten as food and is generally safe in normal dietary amounts.
Pregnancy Use caution Normal food amounts are likely fine, but concentrated supplements and unwashed raw sprouts should be avoided.
Breastfeeding Use caution Food amounts are likely fine, but safety of concentrated radish supplements is not well studied.

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

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

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Pregabalin

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Pregabalin is filed under 3 classifications — including cns depressants, oral drugs. Radish has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being antidiabetes drugs (moderate) — and none of Pregabalin’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

Radish Does Interact With Other Medications

Radish has 86 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Pregabalin isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

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What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Radish and Pregabalin 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. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Hives Worth acting on Additional detail

    Radish

    “A case of allergy to oral intake of radish has been reported. Symptoms included throat tightness and generalized urticaria.”

    Radish · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in allergic rhinitis (hay fever).

    1 source cited
    1. 94289. Damiani E, Aloia AM, Priore MG, Nardulli S, Ferrannini A. Generalized urticaria after ingestion of Raphanus sativus. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2011 Feb;106(2):168. PubMed

    Pregabalin

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Pregabalin. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • Stomach upset Additional detail

    Radish

    “Large amounts of radish may cause irritation of the gastrointestinal mucus membrane (18). Mild indigestion has also been associated with use of a specific product containing radish, camu camu, acerola, honey, and tapioca in clinical research. However, it is unclear if this adverse event is due to radish, other ingredients in the product, or the combination.”

    Radish · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dyspepsia.

    2 sources cited
    1. 18. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
    2. 94290. Evans M, Paterson E, Barnes DM. An open label pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of Spanish black radish on the induction of phase I and phase II enzymes in healthy male subjects. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Dec 9;14:475. PubMed

    Pregabalin

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Pregabalin. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Effects for Pregabalin come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Radish come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Overlapping uses

What Pregabalin Is Prescribed For, and What Radish Has Been Studied For

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

Pregabalin is prescribed for: Pregabalin is used to manage several types of nerve pain, including neuropathic pain from diabetic peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage caused by diabetes) and postherpetic neuralgia (lingering nerve pain after shingles). It is also used to treat fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury. Lyrica (capsule and oral solution), pregabalin capsules, and pregabalin oral solution are also approved as add-on therapy for partial-onset seizures — Lyrica for patients 1 month and older, and pregabalin capsules for patients 17 years and older. Lyrica CR and pregabalin extended-release tablets are approved only for diabetic peripheral neuropathy pain and postherpetic neuralgia — their effectiveness for fibromyalgia or as seizure add-on therapy has not been established.

Radish has been studied for:

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

    Radish for diabetes

    Although there has been interest in using oral radish for diabetes, there is insufficient reliable information about the clinical effects of radish 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 Pregabalin on your own; if you are taking Radish for the same health topic, tell your prescriber, especially if the medicine is being adjusted to a target.

From our Q&A

Questions About Radish or Pregabalin

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

This page covers Radish only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Pregabalin page lists 95 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 Kava (major).

By severity: 7 major · 73 moderate · 15 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Pregabalin page

“Pregabalin (Lyrica) calms overactive nerves, which is how it eases nerve pain, seizures, and anxiety, and that calming action stacks with almost everything on this list. Of the 95 supplements and herbs, the large majority add their own sedation on top of pregabalin's, and a few can tip that into genuine danger, with deep sedation and s…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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One more smart check

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

We hold 644 real supplement products containing Radish, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Radish. Even though Radish itself has no known interaction with Pregabalin, 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 Radish and Pregabalin 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 Radish
Top 25%

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

29 days ago today
Medication Pregabalin
Top 5%

#34 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 Radish reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 13, 2026. The Radish and Pregabalin 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 Radish

What is Radish?

  • Digestive support
  • Liver and gallbladder health
  • Antioxidant support
  • Respiratory and cough relief
  • General nutrition

Radish is a common edible root vegetable that is nutritious and generally safe to eat as food. Some people use radish (especially black radish) and its extracts for digestion and liver support, but high-quality human evidence for supplement-level health benefits is limited. Eating radish as part of a normal diet is fine for most people; talk to your pharmacist or doctor before using concentrated supplements.

Raphanus sativus · Brassicaceae · Root, leaves, seeds, and sprouts · Fresh vegetable, juice, sprouts, powders, and capsules or extracts

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

Radish: dosing

There is no standardized medicinal dose for radish. As a food, you can simply eat it as part of a normal diet.For radish juice, powders, or capsules, a proven supplement dose has not been established by research.

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

Read the full Radish monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Pregabalin

What Is Pregabalin Used For?

Brand names: Lyrica, Lyrica CR

Pregabalin is used to manage several types of nerve pain, including neuropathic pain from diabetic peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage caused by diabetes) and postherpetic neuralgia (lingering nerve pain after shingles). It is also used to treat fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury.

Lyrica (capsule and oral solution), pregabalin capsules, and pregabalin oral solution are also approved as add-on therapy for partial-onset seizures — Lyrica for patients 1 month and older, and pregabalin capsules for patients 17 years and older. Lyrica CR and pregabalin extended-release tablets are approved only for diabetic peripheral neuropathy pain and postherpetic neuralgia — their effectiveness for fibromyalgia or as seizure add-on therapy has not been established.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Pregabalin

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (270,557 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Fatigue 15,629 reports
Dizziness 14,844 reports
Nausea 14,507 reports
Headache 13,067 reports
Malaise 12,884 reports
See full Pregabalin drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Radish

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

0Major
86Moderate
0Minor
2,743No known interaction
Moderate

86 interactions

Showing 60 of 86 moderate interactions — see all 86 on the Radish page.

No interaction 2,743 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Radish References

The 5 references that drive our Radish 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. Damiani E, Aloia AM, Priore MG, Nardulli S, Ferrannini A. Generalized urticaria after ingestion of Raphanus sativus. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2011 Feb;106(2):168. PubMed
  3. Evans M, Paterson E, Barnes DM. An open label pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of Spanish black radish on the induction of phase I and phase II enzymes in healthy male subjects. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Dec 9;14:475. PubMed
  4. Banihani SA. Radish (Raphanus sativus) and diabetes. Nutrients. 2017;9(9). pii: E1014. PubMed
  5. Shukla S, Chatterji S, Mehta S, Rai PK, Singh RK, Yadav DK, Watal G. Antidiabetic effect of Raphanus sativus root juice. Pharm Biol. 2011 Jan;49(1):32-7.

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 Radish and Pregabalin Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Radish with Pregabalin?
We do not list a known interaction between Radish and Pregabalin. 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 Radish and Pregabalin 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.
Are Radish and Pregabalin 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 Radish in each. That is a conversation for your prescriber, especially if Pregabalin is being adjusted to a target.
How was the Radish and Pregabalin combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Pregabalin is filed under 3 classifications, and Radish has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Pregabalin'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 Radish interact with any other medications?
Yes. Radish has 86 documented drug interactions in our database — Pregabalin 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 Pregabalin interact with any supplements?
Yes. Pregabalin has documented interactions with 95 supplements in our database — Radish is not one of them. The Pregabalin 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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