Posted by Larry Hoover on February 14, 2005, at 11:51:35
In reply to Larry? Oh smart one.., posted by Spriggy on February 4, 2005, at 17:19:11
> Any ideas what I could take to help this?
Rather than what to take, the issue may well be "how much" to take. With your sensitivity to meds, you may simply require less drug to have a typical effect. It's seldom considered by doctors, but the range of the dose to serum concentration can be substantial, in different people. Also, the range of serum concentration to drug response is variable. It may sound absurd to some doctors, but you might get by on as little as 10% of the dose that others need.
> Would St. John's Wort be helpful?
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> If I am sensitive to having my seratonin messed with, would ST. JOhn's wort be safe or not?SJW is probably the gentlest antidepressant of proven efficacy I've ever come across. In other words, with your sensitivity, it may well make sense to try it.
> I am just thoroughly confused and don't want to be put back on more weird medicine from the doctor that will make me worse.The other option is just don't take as much of the meds as you're given. Be the "gatekeeper" for your body. Control what you swallow. Ya know?
Lar
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