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Posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 31, 2005, at 5:32:00
I am abit confused by the Kira SJW (St John's Wort) box. It says to take one pill a day. Each pill contains 300mg of standarised extract.
But I've been reading on the net that the usual dose is 900mg either spead out over the day in three dosings, or all three pills at once.
At the moment, I'm following the box and taking one a day, but I worry that this might not be strong enough.
Now what is the 'usual' dose? Anyone know??
Thanks.
Posted by blueberry on November 3, 2005, at 19:22:16
In reply to Kira SJW - what doseage is best??, posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 31, 2005, at 5:32:00
The standard dosage for Kira is 3 300mg pills per day. But, since we all respond differently, your actual best dose might be less or more than 3. Honestly, Kira was the best thing I've ever tried out of dozens of meds and herbs. It was just awesome. But it took about a month to really kick in. I was also taking low dose prozac and low dose zyprexa at the time, and the combination got scary after 3 months. If I were ever able to wean off of meds completely, Kira would be tops on my list.
I took 2 pills in the morning and 1 at lunch. Any later than that gave me insomnia. I was a bit overly aggressive at 900mg, and found 600mg was just as good and a little calmer. You'll have to experiment for yourself to find what is best. Some people and some clinical trials have used doses as high as 1800mg a day.
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on November 6, 2005, at 6:25:52
In reply to Kira SJW - what doseage is best??, posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 31, 2005, at 5:32:00
Hey Blueberry!
Thanks for the advice. Just as I thought - it is supposed to be 900mg a day. Although I don't understand then why the Kira box tells you to take just ONE pill a day -which would only be 300mg. So I'm abit confused.
I'm abit scared of overdoing it I guess.
thanks
Meri
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