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    St. John's Wort

    hello everyone,

    I took my first dose of St. John's Wort last night. Having come off Cipralex about 6 weeks ago, I have decided to give this a go. It says on the box that there is nothing to worry about such as side-effects, etc but then I looked on the internet (silly me!!) and have found where it says that it can cause high blood pressure, racing heart, rashes, etc so am now a little worried. Does anyone know if this is true or am I worrying about nothing? Could anyone who has been on St. John's Wort please tell me their experiences? Thanks.

    Sarah

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    LOL Meg - that's where I read about the scary side-effects!!

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    Have never taken it myself Sarah. But one of my friends did and it seemed to really give her a boost and she suffered no side affects.

    Love Sal xx


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    Hi Sarah, I have suffered with anxiety and panic for about 12 mths and was pretty fed up. I started St johns wort about 10weeks ago and also started a tai chi class too, as well as eating more nuts, seeds, fresh veg etc instead of refined sugar etc. I also really tried to 'watch' my thoughts and keep positive as much as poss. Well, after 3-4 weeks I was fed up as I was no better really...But after 6 -7 weeks...yipee..10 straight days of no anxiety!! That was about 2-3 weeks ago and since then I have felt generally better...no panic at all... some anxiety now and then...but a lot of my 'horrible' symptoms have gone....Side effects? None, that I've noticed....some foggy heads and dizziness...but that could just be anxiety or maybe just me... so I would recommend it...But you need to have a holistic approach and change your diet, exercise, thoughts etc, too. Good luck, Dave

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    Thanks for the feedback Dave. Just reading that has made me feel a lot more positive about it!! I have recently started to do more exercise and have a pretty healthy diet anyway so hopefully as will go well. Thanks!!

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    Hope it helps you Sarah. If we read all the side affects on tablets we wouldnt take anything.

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    LOL Sal that is so true

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    See you on monday and we can have a good girlie natter. LOL

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    Cool Sal - am looking forward to it.

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