St John's Wort

[seh1980]

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[carlin]

Hi South,
If you are not taking any other meds. just go for it, it will help you, just spoke to my friend and she said she had never felt better, i have taken herbal meds over the years and none have done me any harm, take care xxxx

[alexis]

I was going to take them but then was on other meds so realised you werent to mix the two, all meds herbal or prescribed are the same, wht suit one may not suit another etc, if I was bad and not on meds I would try. Let us know South what you do, take care, love Alexis,x

[rois]

I'm sure it wouldn't do you any harm if you tried them I also heard b12 is good for panic attacks haven't tried it myself tho

"You die if you worry and you die if you don't"

[lainey]

Hi South

I don't like taking meds either but as these are herbal I felt better about taking them and know that they work for me. If you are not on any other meds they might be wortha try mate. I also take Vit B complex and Omega 3 as well as recommended by meg.
PM me if you want to chat about it

Take care

Elaine x

[Insomniac]

Hi South.

I take a blend of St John's Wort with Hops and Lemon Balm which I find effective (Hypericum Complex). Tried SJW on its own and it didn't help much. Mine is a fresh herb tincture so fairly quick to help. But the box warns it can interfere with prescribed medicines.

As Karen says, like prescribed medicines - some things work for one and not another.

I hate taking anything too... but I guess I feel better about herbal than other. Friend recommended it to me. I'm still have bad days but my husband says I'm much better - and he should know!!

InsomniacL.

[Alton]

I tried SJW yesterday and my heart started pounding, I got a headache and felt quite dizzy. Woke up this morning completely exhausted. Went to the doctor and she said that it takes a few days to kick in and I felt exactly the same way when I first started taking Cipraltram.
So know I don't know whether to keep going and see if these side effects subside or stop.
Has anyone else experienced initial side effects that did pass?

[Meg]

It can take from a few days to a few weeks to kick in but it gets easier

If you've made the desicion to take it - give it a good go ..

You're not on any other meds are you ?


Meg
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[Alton]

I'm not on anything else. Just trying to work out if the symptoms are an adverse reaction to it or if it is just my body getting used to it. Don't mind if its the latter but I don't want to take them if the side effects wont subside.
How long should I try them before I will know? Don't fancy feeling like that evryday for a month!

[Meg]

Good . Are you nervous taking new medication normally ?

Give it a week.

Meg
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Watch your words, they become your actions... Watch your actions, they become your habits... Watch your habits, they become your character... Watch your character, it becomes your destiny...