Drug & supplement interaction

Wahoo + Oxcarbazepine

Oxcarbazepine brand names: Trileptal, Oxtellar XR.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated July 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 27, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Wahoo and Oxcarbazepine 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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Wahoo and Oxcarbazepine

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 Oxcarbazepine and Wahoo 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.

Wahoo safety at a glance

Wahoo overall Avoid Wahoo is considered poisonous and can cause serious, even life-threatening effects.
Pregnancy Likely Unsafe When used orally. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Likely Unsafe When used orally. Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

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

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Oxcarbazepine

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Oxcarbazepine is filed under 5 classifications — including anticonvulsants, cytochrome p450 2c19 (cyp2c19) inhibitors, cytochrome p450 3a4 (cyp3a4) inducers. Wahoo has documented interactions with 6 drug classes — the most serious being digoxin (lanoxin) (major), diuretic drugs (moderate) and macrolide antibiotics (moderate) — and none of Oxcarbazepine’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

Wahoo Does Interact With Other Medications

Wahoo has 1 major, 132 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Oxcarbazepine isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Major 1 Moderate 132 No known interaction 2,697 (incl. Oxcarbazepine)
Taking anything else?

Check Another of Your Medications Against Wahoo

Covers the 2,830 medications we’ve checked against Wahoo. Pick one to open its full report.

What to actually watch for

What Wahoo Itself Has Been Linked To

This is not an interaction — nothing below involves Oxcarbazepine. It is the side-effect record for Wahoo on its own, from the licensed Natural Medicines monograph. If something new turns up after you add Wahoo, this list is the first place to look. One entry is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Shortness of breath Worth acting on Additional detail

    “Wahoo is considered poisonous (17). Several hours after ingesting wahoo seeds, people experience severe upset stomach, sometimes with bloody diarrhea, fever, shortness of breath, circulatory problems, signs of collapse, stupor increasing to unconsciousness, alternating with motor restlessness, severe tonic-clonic spasms with locked jaw muscles and coma.”

    Wahoo · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in diarrhea.

    1 source cited
    1. 17. Ellenhorn MJ, et al. Ellenhorn's Medical Toxicology: Diagnoses and Treatment of Human Poisoning. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1997.
  • Anxiety or restlessness / Stomach upset / Fever / Diarrhea Additional detail

    Recorded for Wahoo in the same Natural Medicines adverse-effect record shown under Shortness of breath above.

Everything above comes from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record for Wahoo — expand a row for the licensed statement it rests on. We read the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Oxcarbazepine’s FDA label too, and the two lists don’t meaningfully overlap — which is why no Oxcarbazepine column appears here.

Special populations

Wahoo in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Likely Unsafe

When used orally.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

From our Q&A

Questions About Wahoo or Oxcarbazepine

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

This page covers Wahoo only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Oxcarbazepine page lists 122 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 · 99 moderate · 16 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Oxcarbazepine page

“People take oxcarbazepine (Trileptal, Oxtellar XR) to keep seizures in check, and I want anyone on it to read the seven major-rated interactions below before adding any supplement. Of the 122 ingredients on file, 78 have sedative effects, so the calming and sleep aids many patients reach for, kava among them, can pile drowsiness on top…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Oxcarbazepine interaction page

One more smart check

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

We hold 9 real supplement products containing Wahoo, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Wahoo. Even though Wahoo itself has no known interaction with Oxcarbazepine, 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 Wahoo and Oxcarbazepine 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 Wahoo
Steady interest

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

29 days ago today
Medication Oxcarbazepine
Top 25%

#481 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 Wahoo reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 27, 2026. The Wahoo and Oxcarbazepine 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 Wahoo

What is Wahoo?

Wahoo
  • Constipation (traditional laxative)
  • Digestive complaints
  • Liver and gallbladder support (folk use)
  • Fluid retention (traditional diuretic)
  • Skin irritations (folk use)

Wahoo is a North American shrub historically used as a laxative and 'liver tonic,' but it is a poisonous plant with no proven benefit and a real risk of serious harm. Because it contains heart-affecting and other toxic compounds, we do not recommend using it, and there is no established safe dose.

Euonymus atropurpureus · Celastraceae · Dried root bark and stem bark (historically) · Historically tinctures, extracts, and powdered bark; rarely available today

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

Wahoo: dosing

There is no established safe or effective dose of wahoo, and we do not recommend using it. In most cases the safest choice is to avoid it entirely and use a better-studied, safer option instead.

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

Read the full Wahoo monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Oxcarbazepine

What Is Oxcarbazepine Used For?

Brand names: Trileptal, Oxtellar XR

Oxcarbazepine treats partial-onset seizures (seizures that start in one area of the brain). Which uses are approved depends on the product and the patient's age.

Trileptal and oxcarbazepine tablets or oral suspension are used alone or added to other seizure medicines in adults. They are used alone in children 4 to 16 years and added to other medicines in children 2 to 16 years. Oxtellar XR and oxcarbazepine extended-release tablets are used for partial-onset seizures in patients 6 years and older.

See full Oxcarbazepine drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Wahoo

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

1Major
132Moderate
0Minor
2,696No known interaction
1 Major 132 Moderate 2,696 No interaction
Major

1 interaction

Moderate

132 interactions

Showing 60 of 132 moderate interactions — see all 132 on the Wahoo page.

No interaction 2,696 drugs checked — show the list

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

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,696 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Wahoo list.

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

Wahoo References

The 4 references that drive our Wahoo 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. Blumenthal M, ed. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. Trans. S. Klein. Boston, MA: American Botanical Council, 1998.
  2. Ellenhorn MJ, et al. Ellenhorn's Medical Toxicology: Diagnoses and Treatment of Human Poisoning. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 1997.
  3. Gruenwald J, Brendler T, Jaenicke C. PDR for Herbal Medicines. 1st ed. Montvale, NJ: Medical Economics Company, Inc., 1998.
  4. Burnham TH, ed. Drug Facts and Comparisons, Updated Monthly. Facts and Comparisons, St. Louis, MO.

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 Wahoo and Oxcarbazepine Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Wahoo with Oxcarbazepine?
We do not list a known interaction between Wahoo and Oxcarbazepine. 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 Wahoo and Oxcarbazepine combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Oxcarbazepine is filed under 5 classifications, and Wahoo has documented interactions with 6 drug classes — none of Oxcarbazepine'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 Wahoo interact with any other medications?
Yes. Wahoo has 133 documented drug interactions in our database — Oxcarbazepine 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 Oxcarbazepine interact with any supplements?
Yes. Oxcarbazepine has documented interactions with 122 supplements in our database — Wahoo is not one of them. The Oxcarbazepine 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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