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Posted by optimistic on June 8, 2002, at 18:10:00
After many unsuccessful episodes with many of the traditional AD's I stopped them altogether about two months ago. My depression and anxiety are still present so I decided to try SJW. I started taking it 2 days ago and now I feel very "hyped up", stimulated and irritable. Does this mean it may be working and I should hang in with it in the hope that this subsides or is it a bad sign??I am only taking 600 mg to start and thought I would work up to 900 mg.
Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated.
Posted by JohnX2 on June 8, 2002, at 18:20:28
In reply to St. Johns Wort, posted by optimistic on June 8, 2002, at 18:10:00
> After many unsuccessful episodes with many of the traditional AD's I stopped them altogether about two months ago. My depression and anxiety are still present so I decided to try SJW. I started taking it 2 days ago and now I feel very "hyped up", stimulated and irritable. Does this mean it may be working and I should hang in with it in the hope that this subsides or is it a bad sign??I am only taking 600 mg to start and thought I would work up to 900 mg.
> Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated.I tried the "Kira" brand. Probably the more reputable.
I had no side effects and was a responder at 1800 mg/day.
Seems I hear a lot of people get a response at a much stronger
dose than 900 mg/day for more severe depression.The medication pooped out on me, and when I stopped it without
tapering I had panic attacks (it should be tapered just like any AD).The fact that you think it is giving you side effects probably isn't
an indicator that it will/won't work.Good Luck
John
Posted by JohnX2 on June 8, 2002, at 18:27:25
In reply to St. Johns Wort, posted by optimistic on June 8, 2002, at 18:10:00
> After many unsuccessful episodes with many of the traditional AD's I stopped them altogether about two months ago. My depression and anxiety are still present so I decided to try SJW. I started taking it 2 days ago and now I feel very "hyped up", stimulated and irritable. Does this mean it may be working and I should hang in with it in the hope that this subsides or is it a bad sign??I am only taking 600 mg to start and thought I would work up to 900 mg.
> Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated.
Hey, what went wrong with your other AD trials?
Bad side effects? They never worked? They were erratic?
etc..What is your diagnosis?
John
Posted by optimistic on June 9, 2002, at 6:02:42
In reply to Re: St. Johns Wort » optimistic, posted by JohnX2 on June 8, 2002, at 18:27:25
I am using the Kira brand also. The other AD's were either ineffective and/or had bad side effects. Dx- Depression
Posted by Schuyler on June 10, 2002, at 6:59:38
In reply to Re: St. Johns Wort » optimistic, posted by JohnX2 on June 8, 2002, at 18:20:28
>
> I tried the "Kira" brand. Probably the more reputable.
>
> I had no side effects and was a responder at 1800 mg/day.
>
> Seems I hear a lot of people get a response at a much stronger
> dose than 900 mg/day for more severe depression.
>
> The medication pooped out on me, and when I stopped it without
> tapering I had panic attacks (it should be tapered just like any AD).
>
> The fact that you think it is giving you side effects probably isn't
> an indicator that it will/won't work.
>
> Good Luck
> JohnI used Nature's Resource brand. In at least one test, it did well against Kira, and it costs a lot less. See: http://www.hypericum.com/articles/Testingpills.htm
Alas, SJW did not work against my (major) depression when I tried it, but it is definitely worth trying.Schuyler
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