Posted by blueberry on August 14, 2006, at 20:09:40
In reply to Anyone had luck switching from AD to alternatives?, posted by invisibleman15010 on August 14, 2006, at 18:04:58
Alternatives can work great. Top choices in my opinion would be st johns wort and/or rhodiola rosea, with add-on choices including SAMe and/or gingko biloba.
St Johns Wort worked absolutely marvelous for me, in both of two different trials. It was the very loud tinnitus that caused me to have to stop it. But boy when sjw works it really works. It takes a 2 to 12 weeks to work though. Rhodiola for me also worked good and fast (beginning the first day), but again the tinnitus thing which is a real problem for me.
The above mentioned herbs have fairly complicated mechanisms.
There is a lot of debate on ECT. I do not have experience with it, but I do trust the people that have talked to me personally about it, and I am in favor of it...especially when you've been suffering for a long time.
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