Posted by McPac on June 20, 2003, at 23:12:31
In reply to Re: Lar, Re: Vitamins mineral for moods » McPac, posted by Larry Hoover on June 20, 2003, at 20:05:48
Lar, from the one study, "The special extract of St. John's wort, LI 160"
>>>>>> Wonder what LI 160 is? I mean, sometimes I'll read that "X" is the extract that you need, other times maybe it's "Y" that is the important extract in SJW.....so if you go to a store and buy some SJW, are you going to get the proper extracts that you need for depression/ocd in ANY SJW bottle OR do you have to look for a specific extract formulation of SJW? (hope you understand the gist of that question, lol) In other words, would one particular SJW formulation be best for depression, another formulation best for ocd, another formulation for something else? Or would ANY bottle of SJW suffice?
Lastly, I know that it's always said not to take SJW w/ an anti-dep. (serotonin syndrome)....I've also read websites where they'll say that true serotonin syndrome is very rare....now, lots of folks take multiple anti-dep's at once...and lots of folks take HIGH dosages of their anti-dep's...if I am only taking, say, a moderate anti-dep. dose, do you really think that the concern about taking an AD w/ SJW is as serious as some say? I mean, if one dude is taking 200 mg of Zoloft AND another decent dose of another AD, how is it that someone taking only 50 mg of only Zoloft should NEVER take it w/ SJW? It would seem that some folks might be able to cut down on an AD dose if they could add the SJW to their AD? Is the serotonin syndrome scare as likely as the "warnings" claim? Thanks in advance for your thoughts!!!!!
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