Question:
Has anyone on this newsgroup attempted to discontinue his or her SSRI by switching to St. John’s Wort? Dr, Hyla Cass, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, has authored a book (copyright 1998) in which she promotes the use of St. John’s Wort for depression and has a protocol for switching from an antidepressant to St. John’s Wort. My question is whether anyone has attempted such a trasnsition and were you successful in the switch? I know there is a question of lack of FDA regulation, but several of the name brands (Kira, Movana) are reputable (Kira even being imported from Germany) Thank you very much for any replies.
Response:
Thanks for info bout the book. I stopped the SSRI’s a year ago.. I managed to keep the worse of the black dog at bay, by using vitamins and supplements, exercise, changing diet to low carb gluten free diet, and rejecting relations with toxic people. If I dont take vitamins and supplements. or dont exercise or I go off my diet, or I engage in communications with any Toxic people.. my mood starts deflating quickly.. I been considering trying SJW to see if it will keep my mood stablized even if I do have to deal with say, toxic people. Right now in my real life..I can choose not to deal with toxics.. but say I go back to work..and their coworkers… I will HAVE to be able to deal with them without such dealings causing my mood to sink.. So, thanks again for name of a helpful book..
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Has anyone on this newsgroup attempted to discontinue his or her SSRI > by switching to St. John’s Wort? > Dr, Hyla Cass, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the > UCLA School of Medicine, has authored a book (copyright 1998) in which > she promotes the use of St. John’s Wort for depression and has a > protocol for switching from an antidepressant to St. John’s Wort. > My question is whether anyone has attempted such a trasnsition and > were you successful in the switch? > I know there is a question of lack of FDA regulation, but several of > the name brands (Kira, Movana) are reputable (Kira even being imported > from Germany) > Thank you very much for any replies.
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>Has anyone on this newsgroup attempted to discontinue his or her SSRI >by switching to St. John’s Wort? >Dr, Hyla Cass, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the >UCLA School of Medicine, has authored a book (copyright 1998) in which >she promotes the use of St. John’s Wort for depression and has a >protocol for switching from an antidepressant to St. John’s Wort. >My question is whether anyone has attempted such a trasnsition and >were you successful in the switch? >I know there is a question of lack of FDA regulation, but several of >the name brands (Kira, Movana) are reputable (Kira even being imported >from Germany)
St. John’s wort doesn’t work. There have been several clinical trials and not one has proved conclusively that it works. Many people here have tried it and eventually went to a doctor for SSRIs. I tried it for a month or two and it made me feel very strange. I currently take Effexor and would not try St. John’s wort again.
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