Posted by Meri-Tuuli on August 11, 2007, at 10:08:17
In reply to Re: What to try for depression... » SheilaC, posted by JLx on August 9, 2007, at 21:35:32
There are lots of great alternatives out there that won't upset your GI. I would go see a registered herbalist, and they could recommend things.
St John's Wort is a really great alternative to SSRIs. It would be worth checking out. Although I seem to remember I had to take mine with food because I got a tiny bit of stomach upset, and I don't have any problems with GI stuff.
I'm really sorry to hear that you suspect that these drugs have caused your problems. Personally, I really hate all conventional ADs, and I really think they are totally over prescribed, and also, we don't know the long-term effects of them. And I think they were supposed to be a short term ish remedy, not 20 plus years.
Anyway. There are some really great alternatives out there.
Kind regards
Meri
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