It's suppose to be a natural way to even out you mood.
anyone used st. john's wart?
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anyone used st. john's wart? |
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Posts: 18710 (09/26/2008 2:02 PM) |
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lawlrus |
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Posts: 194 (09/26/2008 8:00 PM) |
Yes, I have. My sister has taken it too.
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Posts: 18717 (09/27/2008 1:51 PM) |
does it work well?
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lawlrus |
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Posts: 223 (09/27/2008 2:01 PM) |
It's okay. My depression was more serious so it didn't help me much. I think it's worth trying though. It couldn't hurt, right?
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Posts: 344 (09/27/2008 2:24 PM) |
I heard it works for evening out mood, but if you are on any kind of medication, check with your doctor first. It is known to interfere with many medications.
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Posts: 231 (09/27/2008 6:04 PM) |
lawlrus wrote:I can technically hurt... St. John's wort is not exactly a safe drug and it has a TON of drug interactions/disease state interactions. Just because it's "natural" doesn't mean it's safe. |
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Posts: 229 (09/28/2008 1:47 AM) |
Holly McCee wrote: You're right. Sorry, for some reason that slipped my mind. I didn't mean to imply that it's safe to use. I meant it's worth a shot if you want to even out your mood or whatever. But yeah, everyone's right OP. My apologies! Definitely do some research and contact your doctor if you decide you're interested in trying it! |
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Posts: 18727 (09/28/2008 10:43 PM) |
Holly McCee wrote: What are the bad things? I'm not on anything |
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Posts: 955 (09/28/2008 11:56 PM) |
The only thing that St. John's really fucks with is birth control. If you're on the pill, St. John's can cancel it out. Besides that, I've
never heard of any neg. side effects. I took it for a year and a half...it eventually quit working.
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Posts: 240 (09/29/2008 12:43 AM) |
Here's a list of just a few that it interactions with
http://www.herbological.com/images/SJW_table.pdf It causes problems with a lot of antidepressants, HIV drugs, antibiotics, warfarin, cardiovascular drugs, anything metabolized by CYP450 enzymes... A few side effects: increased sensitivity to sunlight, anxiety, dry mouth, dizziness, gastrointestinal symptoms, fatigue, headache, or sexual dysfunction. |
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Posts: 18730 (09/29/2008 5:03 PM) |
I'm not on anything at all so I should be fine right? I don't go outside except to walk from a door to my car so that shouldn't be a problem....
How does it cause anxiety? I thought it HELPED it? Can someone fill me in? |
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Posts: 242 (09/29/2008 11:55 PM) |
If you're really that worried about "evening out your mood," maybe you should consider talking to your doctor.
Or if you aren't in a doctor mood, at least go in and talk to your pharmacist about St. John's wort. I would love to conduct a patient interview with you about this product but as a pharmacy student and what I've learned about it, I honestly just flat out wouldn't recommend it. |
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