Posted by Netch on August 28, 2007, at 4:48:07
In reply to St Johns Wort - dosage, posted by foglady on August 27, 2007, at 22:32:59
> Hello everyone,
>
> After trying a bunch of things, I came across a book about St John's Word - an old book, from the early 1990s - and it said the dosage that had been most effective in studies was 300mg, 3x/day. I have been trying that for 2 weeks, and the results are nothing short of great. Without the dips and regressions that I've had with fish oil, 5-htp, and other things that I've tried before, I feel less social phobia, less depression, more motivation - all the things that I usually only get from a serious lack of sleep. Then I read in an article online (hmm, maybe here?) that since the early 1990s more research has shown that a higher does - roughly double that recommended in the 1990s - is most effective. I tried to find some confirmation in other articles on the 'net but the information out there is all over the place. So, now I have 3 questions:
>
> 1. Since St John's is known as a depression drug, if it's working for me, does that mean I really have depression? (I've never been diagnosed.)
>There might be alternative diagnosis like bipolar and mixed state
> 2. Should it be 900mg a day, or 1800mg a day?
>I didn't tolerate more than 600 mg. Too much caused fatigue and distorted sense of smell.
The most important is to buy a standardized 0.3% hypercin or 5-6% hyperforin extract.> 3. Will this wear off?
>For me it did, after three years.
I also had problems with racing thoughts and agitation since I'm mixed state.> Thanks all,
> foglady aka fogmama
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