Paxil vs st john's wort
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So someone that works with me said that St. John wort helped her mothers friend with her aniexty alot. My question is has anyone taken it and do it work? And if so how long does it take to kick in? My aniexty is ruining my life I really need help. Doctors app taking to long I need something to sooth it until I have my doctors app. My aniexty is real bad for about two days straight and then the other five days I'm sort of normal y is that?
There are other anti-depressants you can try, such as St. John's wort, DLPA (though it, too, can be very stimulating as it affects norepinehrine), and SAMe, to name three. But the rhodiola can also cause palps, as it is also stimulating and can charge the adrenals. Which brings up the question -- are you dealing with pure depression here, or depression and anxiety? It makes a difference, especially regarding the rhodiola and how long it'll take to notice if the HTP works or not.
I guess you make a good point over natural vs manufactured. I wonder if we should be taking St Johns wort over antidepressants. Perhaps if we went back to nature we wouldn't be depressed in the first place?
Even stable people can lose perspective. Stable people are probably that because they abstain in the first place.
I was just watching TV this evening. I watched Medical Emergency and The Missing.
they all have similar yet different ingredients such as St. John's Wort and Tyrosine and 5HTP. have these worked on anyone? i am much more open to trying these since they are natural and not prone to severe side effects. i just want to start feeling better quickly and am wondering which route to go--synthetic or natural?? please help. thank you.
My withdrawal was so bad they didn't work for me, but many have reported success with St. John's Wort and relaxants such as passionflower while they overcome the withdrawal. And if you go on Paxil or Effexor websites, they should have a section of success stories, so you can see people who did get better. I believe Paxil Progress does. And again, some have had success switching to Prozac for a time until the withdrawal is done, and it's an easier drug to wean off of.
now this is what I do, and I am feeling so much better.
I take st johns wort everyday, all the B vitamins, Calcium with magnesium, some days extra magnesium, I eat really healthy. I do yoga, meditate and do breathing excercises everyday, go for walks. I put positive thoughts into my head everyday, it also helps to write you thought down on paper everyday, I read a lot.
Everybody reacts differently to antidepressants, so what your story will be, only you will find out. I have gone through extensive episodes with depression myself, and my advice to you is this: Antidepressants will help elevate the chemicals in your brain that alter your mood. They will allow you to see things more clearly. But you cant sit back and pop a pill and expect to feel wonderful. I am a firm believer in councelling.
Personally, I only took milk thistle once before treatment but it made me sleepy. Same with St. John's Wort. So maybe I'm just a sleepy folk :) Still, I might try it again at some point but right now I'm off all supplements and even vitamins. I didn't stop taking Vitamins because of the recent news stories, but they are interesting if anything to show how many different ways there are to look at things. Sometimes I think a ouije board would be helpful.
I am on St. John's Wort and Passion Flower pills now. They have helped my anxiety and depression. No side effects. However, they don't take them away completely. Am I destined to fight this battle for the rest of my life? But going off the Lexapro was probably the scariest thing I've ever gone through.
I gained quite a bit of weight during that time (I'm 5'9 and 235# and 63 years old) (I also have diabetes and HBP which is related to the weight gain) I recently weaned myself off Paxil over a 2 month period. My depression is somewhat re-appearing. Someone suggested St. John's Wort, but I have been reading that it interferes with the diabetes meds. My doctor suggested Topamax as a way to counteract depression AND to lose some weight, which is important for my overall health.
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