As a long term sufferer of what we used to call manic depression, the importance of vigilant family support cannot be overstated. Too many of us get too caught up in day to day things. A kind word, someone to care can make a huge difference in the results caused by depression.
A good way for me to relieve anxiety is to steer clear of social media, 'news outlets and instead go for a walk, listen to classical music, breathe deeply and pray. Faith in God has given me hope & peace even in the worst of times. 🌹🙏
I'm taking SJW as a singular agent and it is working sooo well after a very short amount of time. I can already tell it is working. I have never taken any other medications so this is perfect for me. I'm young and have struggled with low-grade depression for so long, I feel I am remembering what it was like to love life again! I am happy to have found something that is so effective with minimal side effects compared to what docs prescribe.
@@user-th7il5ru9c Absolutely addictive, you will not sleep again without it, and expect withdrawals. I’ve taken for 15 years, can’t get off it. I take WS 5570, standardized extract. Don’t take anything that messes with your brain chemistry. I’ve taken the smallest dose, 1 300 mg tablet a day. If you haven’t taken it long, I would get a suport system together and start a long taper off of it, at least 3 months or more. Im at 70% after 4 months. I’ve stopped cold turkey twice, do not do it, it is misery.
It's really worth trying. A friend suggested it to me when it didn't work for her, and that was nearly 10yrs ago. Very low dose gives me some relief. Best of luck 💙
I have bipolar disorder and depression.Have been taking this medicine for 3 weeks and i must say I have never felt that good in years.I get out of bed easily,my anxiety is greatly reduced,My mood is generally so much better.Im so thankful this exists.So far it works much better than certain antidepressants I've taken in the past.Amazing
same. every couple of weeks ill forget to take it and slowly head to my dark place. i took some yesterday and my mood took a complete 180 its absolutely crazy
Hey so this is weird to ask but your comment got my attention because my brother is bipolar. Are you on other meds are did you just start using this instead?
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Are you sure you haven't developed mania because of it? It's really not advised to take it for bipolar
I find your guest’s attitude interesting, I’m a British Osteopath with 25 years experience who works with a very experienced medical herbalist. In the UK and Europe, our doctors are rather old fashioned and are resistant to try herbal remedies. It’s notable that when helping people with depression, getting them to drink less alcohol and changing their diet is often an effective adjunct. I understand your caution and all is sensible advice, but conventional antidepressants can cause serious problems also.
It seems doctors are too quick to prescribe a drug for an issue instead of trying to find the root cause. My doctor put me on antidepressants when the real issue was low testosterone. The I had another doctor put me on a drug for vertigo when the real cause was allergies. Both had terrible side effects to which the dr. just said we will change your prescription. Basically have to do all my own research now and be my own dr.
I take St johns wort when meditation isn't enough. I've yet to find a doctor who is kind enough to talk about feeling low. I wish everyone good luck with their low moods.
I can relate to that. I am having a similar experience and it is difficult to find people to talk to- even therapists. but I have started exploring Buddhism and their philosophy- I think they have such a nice way of looking at life- kindness and compassion for yourself and everything around you, do no harm, meditation etc. I am trying to learn and practise that alongside using SJW to treat PTSD and social anxiety. I was taking 425mg once per day. I sometimes felt a little 'fuzzy' and unable to find the right words when speaking to people- which felt strange. I would also often say things, which I would never normally say either- none of that was terrible, just odd. but the bigger effect of SJW was a more positive one; I was happier than usual and less low. but since exploring Buddhism, I felt tempted to reduce the dosage and continue practising what I learning as my natural self. this has not worked out so well. I went to a lower dose of 330mg for around 3 weeks and I am feeling tense and sad again actually I think numb is more the word- I just cannot smile. I try to but I have to really force it and it does not feel right. so I am trying to find my balance- maybe I am tryhing to reduce the dosage too early. so I may go back to higher dose and keep working on meditation and therapy and see if I can learn more before trying to go down again. I only wanted to say I could relate but I always end up saying more. sorry. I wish you well also.
I've suffered with depression for years and over the last 20 years i've tried many antidepressants and none of them has worked and decided to not try anymore, I've been taking St. John's Wort for a week now and have experience some positive results and no side effects
All I know is it worked for me. I was on it for years, (and no other meds). Eventually realized had worked thru life and moved ahead, and didn’t need it anymore.
@@nancyissa4781 by stabilizing my mood, reducing my anxiety, and making me less sad. But it's affective to a certain point. Now I'm using SSRI medicine because St. John's Wort is unfortunately no longer enough for my high anxiety level right now. Excuse my bad English.
I have severe depression but started taking St. John’s wort and one lithium orotate (5mg per day) and it has changed everything for me. I use to take 20 mg of lithium orotate but the side effects were unbearable I had to take a load of curcumin and NAC to lessen the side effects. taking the combination has helped as St. John’s wort on its own wasn’t strong enough but within a couple of days of adding the lithium orotate I felt amazing 🤩 only needed the 5mg of lithium. Couldn’t believe it.
Hi, just stumbled upon your comment, ive been trying a few things, but now just recently started lithium orotate, first 5mg for 2 weeks and now 10mg for the past week, but im not really feeling much positive results, I suffer from mild social anxiety and just borderline depression. How much more positive would u say your experience was with the combo rather than lithium on its own?? thanks
Excellent. Thank you Bob and Brad. I took St John's Wort years ago when I was severely depressed. Incredablly the very high doses 900mg 3 times a day worked within 6 days. After I got well I slowly reduced and got off them. 20 years later I need something again but I did notice while on it my skin thinned and my eyesight deteriorated! Now that could be just ageing itself. But today you made me aware of the one and only Pharmaceutical medication I'm on is for my underactive Thyroid ! Now you enlightened me that it could have been the problem because of mixing medication. Though I'm a bit stuck as to where to go for natural antidepressants you have at least answered the very question I needed answered. Many many thanks.
@@arsonhakobyan not a doctor just some random opinion, but it works for my mom.. it helps with Vitamin D absorption which does help with anxiety, as well as muscle stiffness. Is it just the magnesium itself improving the mood? Who knows but wanted to throw my 2 cents in
300mg x 3 isn't necessary. Just do 300mg x 1, and then occasionally x 2 depending on what's going on. Anyway, going strong on this for well over 5 years now...
It’s such an individual thing. It severely worsened my depression and anxiety. My recommendation for people who want to try it is keep track of it when you start and record any symptoms you are feeling over the first few months.
I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND St. John's Wort. St. John's Wort was incredibly terrible for me, It seemed to work a little at first but I suffered extreme mood swings making my depression worse while taking it. I'm been using 5-HTP for about a year and it has inproved my life greatly for the better.
@@kais2345 I already have a leaky valve. My Dr's said it's fine, my body just absorbs the blood. Grossed me out! I would guess it would cause this to worsen. Thanks for the heads up
SSRI's made several of my symptoms of depression worse but made anxiety and stress much easier to deal with. As crazy as it sounds, I think psychedelics are the only class of drugs that have meaningful, long-term effects on depression.
@@jcbanbury I personally think it's just a coincidence, we have other natural hallucinogens like nightshades (datura) and fly amanitas, they have been used by shamans for various means but they're really difficult to use, as well as neurotoxic. I believe the serotonergic effects of shrooms and LSD, combined with the increase in neuroplastixity and nerve growth factor is what makes them so useful for depression. This makes for a powerful tool when trying to get out of patterns and delusions that come from long-term depression.
People should listen to their body to know if this is good stuff for them. I take it now for 15 years without side effects. The effect is not "happiness" at all and I get pessimistic and moody nevertheless but I feel somehow protected against the worst. So it could be placebo..I have also the feeling that it could work on the microbiome
same- for me- I feel more in control of my thoughts and emotional responses. I can still get angry, sad and all the rest but not as bad and when I change my thoughts, my emotions follow more willingly. before, I could be stuck in panic or low mood for a long time and nothing I could think about would change that. I hope you are doing well.
I've been using at John's Wort while drinking red wine, eating cured meats, and aged cheeses for years. Blood work, and BP have always been completely normal. 🤷
Started using it after several ssris's side effects kicked my ass and turned me to a zombie. He'd seen the studies in Germany and hopefully no ssri's again. 100% see a good doc though.
Steer clear of meds for anxiety and depression. It killed my daughter in law, who was taking these under a doctor's care. The meds are difficult to get off of and will change your brain long term. Go natural! Vit D, B complex are good for depression and anxiety. Calcium/magnesium will help you get good sleep. Also try grounding. It improves anxiety and REM sleep!
I'm so sorry. Thank you for spreading awareness and helping to prevent any future loss. I will steer clear after hearing this. Also, will be researching into grounding. Thank you
@@hollyp3065 thank you! I really love my grounding mat. I researched heavily and bought the best one on Amazon. It's made by "Earthing Effect" and is soft enough that it's undetectable under my fitted sheet at the foot of my bed. Lifetime guarantee. I also tested it with a voltage meter and it indeed works. No hype. It's been life changing!
@@deborahfischer5708 wow that's so interesting! I find the whole concept so curious but it makes a lot of sense, just being outside with the solid earth under foot makes you feel so much better so I can imagine how this would. Im very tempted to invest in one now 👀
Panaeolus foenisecii, or the lawn mower's mushroom, contains 5-hydroxytriptophan and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, both serotonin precursors. Those are amazing mood enhancers and stabilizers. I love when spring time comes around and i go out and eat a few.
Very interesting. Some are saying they are are not edible, but my research says you are correct! I would think one would only eat a small amount to be on the safe side, like you said, just a few.
@@deborahfischer5708 yeah the books go both ways on edibility. From my research they've moved to inedible not because you cant eat them but because they're small and people generally don't make a meal out of it, and they can be mistaken for other mushrooms like liberty caps. I feel that 5htp though. I Usually only eat like 3-5 fresh caps.
@@deborahfischer5708 mushrooms are some of the most healing organisms in nature. Theyre amazing. They've been researched for so long now too, much of it is good science. Getting into mycology is difficult though, there's a pretty steep learning curve. I wish it were more common so there were more people with whom to do it.
@@psyience3213right now I take a dried mushroom combo containing reishi, Turkey tail, lion's mane, maitake, shiitake, cordyceps. I plan to shop for a book on how to identify mushrooms, in the case of supply chain breakdown, which many say is coming. Do you know of any good books?
There are kids here in Australia killing themselves. There's no greater tragedy than a young person with the world at their feet that feels like it's on their shoulders instead. The parents, family and friends of these kids would strongly disagree with your blanket statement.
I've seen kids, kids under the age of 15 being on multiple medications for depression, ADHD, you name it. Sadly, the parent's allow these meds to be ingested by their childrens not truly knowing the side effect or long term effects. No child should be on ANY anti depressant. Unless of course is absolutely necessary but then again, that's subjective..
“I will tell you - that St John’s wort does tend to have less side affects than the prescriptions…. Which is why it’s so common in Germany when used as a singular agent.” Then they proceed to mention there ARE alcohols you can drink with this medication vs prescribed antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications you should never drink ANY alcohol.
When I take breaks from St John’s Worts I notice after a couple of days I start to grow angrier and more easily irate over things. That’s how I know I better take some St. John’s Worts. It just gets rid of that feeling and I’m suddenly content.
I hv taken St John's Wort in the past and had a good experience. It helps that I hvnt been on any prescription drugs. A friend recommended another herb but when I read up on it said it could affect ur kidneys adversely.
Hello Ahmed ! I hv never been on prescription anti drepreeants out of fear of becoming addicted. As you may hv heard here, the recom dosage for mild depression is 300 mg 3× per day, with meals. For me, it began to take effect gradually within the first week. You should only take for under 3 months. I took SJW for two and also took Magnesium and Zinc. Hope this helps! Taking deep breaths and going for quiet walks 🚶is very condusive to calmness.
I think the adverse reactions are related to prescription drugs. But can be used with alcohol as stated in video, and 5htp. I used to have a herbal tablet that combines 5htp and sjw. But 5htp is a food as it is derived from a nut.
I will be growing Saint johns wort in case I’m not able to get my husband medication. That is the only pill thank God that he’s on. But I’m gonna tell you. I had a nurse practitioner and I just got away from. I was able to get a real doctor. As far as I have seen nurse practitioners are not anything I want my family to be with. I thank God once again just got my son in with an internist.
It was a terrible mix for me with my thyroid meds. My nutritionist in my doctor’s office recommended it for me, knowing I was on thyroid meds. I quit seeing that nutritionist - she said it was totally safe. So not true.
Extremely careful to use in children? More or less careful than when using SSRIs? Because children in the UK are prescribed those. In my opinion if a child needs depression meds, St Johns wort is a lot safer than SSRIs. It has none of the dreadful side effects and it doesn't need to be weaned off gradually. I've used it for a long time and it saved me from having to use antidepressants.
I just started yesterday. This morning it gave me so much anxiety, but I’m feeling much better during the day, so I’m hopeful the longer I take it the better. I’m thinking about incorporating a fast as well. Thing is I like to drink a bit during the weekend so that sucks lol.
I was a little apprehensive coming to the comments from a video like this and I have to say, I am so pleasantly surprised people are far too aware of their own bodies to fall for the words of a pharmacist who isn't presenting very convincing arguments. Yes SJW has many drug-drug interactions but so do many prescription drugs, moreover I had to laugh at the mention of digoxin as it now has much better alternatives that are more frequently prescribed (at least in the UK) so it was almost redundant to mention that. Lastly, I'd like to add my own experience with SJW as I have suffered from moderate depression for over a decade now, and within 2 weeks of trying SJW I already felt the effects (this was suggested to me by my psychiatrist). Stay safe folks!
Sertraline (zoloft) sucks. Like I agree that it can be very effective for some people, but from personal experience it seems like a child's dose of zyrtec when you really need benadryl. Just my opinion. And I'm no doctor of course.
I scoured the internet and on some sites it says to avoid the combination, but mostly it seems to be fine, I took both for some time and didn't notice any negative effects, I couldn't find any anecdotal reports on reddit etc. of anyone else having any bad effects either, they both have side effects on their own of course (sjw can cause cataracts, modafinil headaches, both mess with hormonal birth control etc.) But the combination itself seems to be safe
The tyramine hypertension is highly overrated. It is not 100% proven that St johns wort is classical MAOI like f.e. Selegilin and combining tyramine rich foods which led to (at least suspected) hypertension is only anecdotically proven. There are only very very few case studies of this problem which suggests that the large majority (St johns wort is today very widely used in large volumes) of patients use it without any nutritional adjustement AND without this specific side effect. The real danger is the CYP450 induction (upregulation of drug processing enzymes therefore reducing the effectivity of nearly all other drugs) and the classical serotonine syndrom when combined with other AD's (which nobody should do ever).
@@MrPatto74 did you tried antidepressants first or you directly started SJW...has it any side effects and after how long it begin to start working for you?how much you were taking it?
I read that there was some substance in cured meats that (trytophan?) that you can't consume when taking St John Wort. When I was being treated for mild/moderate depression, the doctor suggested that I take St Johns Wort. At my second appointment, and brought up that "consumption of cured meats" problem, the doctor told me not to worry about it. IMO, this signals that it might be a problem for some people, depending on their individual physiology, but not a problem for most people. I've taken it for almost three years now with no problems.
Lol you can only use sertraline and effexor!! Because they are totally safe! The fact that you can buy cigarettes in American drugstores and not in European tells me what I need to know, thanks 👍
