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Posted by Buckeye Fan on September 16, 2004, at 7:26:26
I remember a few years back....the topic came up on the news and I heard much about this Alt Supplement.
Was it all hype? Does anyone here still take it?
Does it help improve mood?Just curious what happened to this much touted
"wonder supplement"......BF
Posted by laurie_lu on September 16, 2004, at 18:20:53
In reply to Why Dont I Hear Anything About St John's Wort?, posted by Buckeye Fan on September 16, 2004, at 7:26:26
I took it about 5 years ago and felt better and stopped taking it when I didn't think I needed it any longer. I am presently taking it again because I've just weaned myself off Effexor and decided to go the alternative route instead.
Posted by Buckeye Fan on September 17, 2004, at 10:25:40
In reply to Re: Why Dont I Hear Anything About St John's Wort?, posted by laurie_lu on September 16, 2004, at 18:20:53
Thanks Laurie_lu,
I remember taking it about the same time (5 yrs ago) but I cannot remember if it helped.
I only remember that it was really popular at the time...and I wanted to help calm my anxiety.Soon after I was prescribed Zoloft...and ...well the rest of the story Ive already posted on the
Psycho Med Site.Maybe I will look into it again...
Thanks again..BF
Posted by Optimist on September 17, 2004, at 13:24:13
In reply to Re: Why Dont I Hear Anything About St John's Wort?, posted by Buckeye Fan on September 17, 2004, at 10:25:40
I take it and it works well for me. It seems to take some of my social anxiety away and gives me more optimism.
Good luck.
Posted by Larry Hoover on September 19, 2004, at 10:34:30
In reply to Why Dont I Hear Anything About St John's Wort?, posted by Buckeye Fan on September 16, 2004, at 7:26:26
> I remember a few years back....the topic came up on the news and I heard much about this Alt Supplement.
> Was it all hype? Does anyone here still take it?
> Does it help improve mood?
>
> Just curious what happened to this much touted
> "wonder supplement"......
>
> BFIt's an effective antidepressant. But only if you get a quality product. No hype. Do a search in the archives, and you'll see lots of discussion about it.
Lar
Posted by LOOPS on September 23, 2004, at 19:49:24
In reply to Re: Why Dont I Hear Anything About St John's Wort? » Buckeye Fan, posted by Larry Hoover on September 19, 2004, at 10:34:30
In my experience the standardized stuff did work, although for me it kind of made my anxiety worse at first. It worked very well for a couple of months as an AD, then stopped working altogether, even at a higher dose. However I didn't have any horrible side-effects. I also know several people who are still taking it after several years with continued success - so it may just be my brain chemistry.
BTW, a good site dedicated to discussion of/experiences regarding sjw is - www.sjwinfo.org
Loops
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