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Re: St. John's Wort » Simcha

Posted by Cindylou on August 13, 2001, at 12:52:24

In reply to Re: St. John's Wort » SalArmy4me, posted by Simcha on August 11, 2001, at 16:08:13

Hi Simcha,
I did a lot of research on St. John's Wort a few months ago -- it really seems to help a lot of people. My nutritionist said I needed to be off ALL ADs for at least 6 weeks. My psychiatrist, however, wanted me to stay on Wellbutrin; she said that would be okay. She said SJW is very similar to SSRIs in its effect.

I tried the SJW and was very fatigued on it -- to my surprise. I tried again after going off the Wellbutrin for 2 weeks, and still had the intense fatigue.

I know I'm pretty rare for having that side effect -- it might be because I've been on AD meds for many years, so my body chemistry is different than most :(

Hope you have better luck with it -- it seems to help many people with little or no side effects.

-cindy
> Hey Sal...
>
> Let me know if this stuff continues to work. I'm a big fan of herbal remedies. Currently I'm trying Korean Ginseng and Ginko Biloba to get some sexual energy back. Not sure if it is working since I've only been on it for a few days.
>
> Before I began ADs I used Kava Kava to relax me and Valerian to help me sleep. Both seemed to be effective. Since I've been on ADs various docs have told me to be careful of Kava Kava and Valerian so I stopped taking them. I seem to sleep like a baby now with the ADs and I think the Celexa is having a massive calming effect on me.
>
> St. John's Wort cannot be used with ADs. Am I correct in this? Would I have to go off of the ADs in order to try it?


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