Posted by misty99 on February 23, 2002, at 20:01:27
In reply to Re: Am I the only person this happens to? » misty99, posted by JohnX2 on February 23, 2002, at 14:24:54
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> I wouldn't feel comfortable mixing SJW with
> Adderall and Remeron. I believe taking the standalone
> "Kira" Brand of SJW is reputable if you want to go that route.John,
Thanks for your response. When I switched over to St. Johns Wort last year, I did extensive research and didn't see any information that taking it with Remeron and Adderall was contraindicated. Since my psychiatrist hasn't had any problems with the combination, I am curious as to why you make that statement.
As an FYI, the Safeway Select Brand received a higher rating than the Kira Brand when the LA Times did some research in 98. I have had the exact same result with it as Kira, when it works, it's great and when it fizzles out, it's horrible.
Of course, everybody is different and when someone asks my advice about St. Johns Wort, I tell them also to stick with Kira. But that doesn't mean that other brands can't work because they do.Another reason why I think the LA Times results have some validity even though they were done in 98 is that they reported for a brand that I was previously taking, Nature's Resource, has 149% of the hypercin that it claims to have. Interestingly, I was having insomnia on 450mg whereas I have taken 600mg with Kira and Safeway Select and didn't have any problems. Even my psychiatrist who doesn't get readily impressed by statistics that I quote found that interesting.
Now to the issue I raised. I tried spreading out the dose today and feel alot better. Hopefully, I'll sleep ok and of course, I need to see if this strategy continues to work. Now that I think about it, my problems have nothing to do with exercise as this was happening when I wasn't exercising which was with the Kira Brand I might add.
Anyway, John, I would be interested in any research you show that indicates I should not be taking SJW with Remeron and Adderall because I never found anything and my psychiatrist hasn't voiced any objections to the combination.
Misty
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