Posted by LOOPS on May 14, 2004, at 9:41:47
In reply to does St. johns wort even work? « 1980Monroe, posted by Dr. Bob on May 14, 2004, at 0:15:06
> > I've tooken it and hardly felt a diffrence one time, took it for about 7 weeks, and took HIGH doses like 2000mg and only made me get sunbunrned.
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> > Well even if it is antidepressant, (thats still debatably) it defiently doesnt effect much of any reuptake of the neurotransmitters, like only 15% proably. Does anyone know what neurotransmitters it effects anyways? Glad to hear your opinions too.I think it affects serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain. But the extent to which each of these neurotransmitters is affected differs according to your 'normal / depressed' levels to start with. I always felt anxious on it.
There's a good website here for discussion of St Johns Wort and people's experiences:
www.sjwinfo.org
Loops
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