you do have to be careful, sometimes "home remedies" and herbal and natural supplements can aggravate symptoms or cancel out medications, sometimes it's just a waste of money. sometimes i think there's benefits that are from a placebo effect rather than the remedy itself. i have no idea how you would find out something like that for yourself, i always ask my pdoc, he's very good about that (i'm lucky, i admit it, i have a good one). i've always got people telling me i should be taking this or using that and when i check it out, find out it would be a big-time error. i'm not saying royal jelly or anything else might be a bad idea. (yes, i know what it is, dad was a bee-keeper). i do know there's an awful lot of good things royal jelly is supposed to do. i don't know if research backs it up. been a long time since i've been around bees.

and there are pharmacists which keep up with things like that (i'm lucky there too) and many who don't.

and there are side effects some meds, prescribed or self-prescribed, can have, that aren't in the listed side effects - i'm speaking from experience here.

so do your best to find out, be careful, and pay close attention to any physical or mental changes.