Posted by Schuyler on June 10, 2002, at 6:59:38
In reply to Re: St. Johns Wort » optimistic, posted by JohnX2 on June 8, 2002, at 18:20:28
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> I tried the "Kira" brand. Probably the more reputable.
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> I had no side effects and was a responder at 1800 mg/day.
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> Seems I hear a lot of people get a response at a much stronger
> dose than 900 mg/day for more severe depression.
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> The medication pooped out on me, and when I stopped it without
> tapering I had panic attacks (it should be tapered just like any AD).
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> The fact that you think it is giving you side effects probably isn't
> an indicator that it will/won't work.
>
> Good Luck
> JohnI used Nature's Resource brand. In at least one test, it did well against Kira, and it costs a lot less. See: http://www.hypericum.com/articles/Testingpills.htm
Alas, SJW did not work against my (major) depression when I tried it, but it is definitely worth trying.Schuyler
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