A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be beneficial, by Jeanette (+8 replies) [Archive]

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Topic Title: A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be beneficial - Oct 22, 2002
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Jeanette <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/artistbirdie.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be beneficial" , Tue 22 Oct 07:26<HR SIZE=1> Hello everyone: I've been taking 3 tablets of SJW GNC Standardized)daily, for over a month and felt beneficial effects on day 7 at which time it began to help greatly with nearly chronic insomnia and gave me a better mood. However,(I have some real problems), I recently started feeling somewhat down and feared a relapse, so I researched one of the SJW links and read a letter from a woman who had also received partial relief, but needed something more..(for instance, many people take 5HTP or L-Tyrosine added to SJW)...She claimed that once she started taking 4 and sometimes 5 tablets of SJW a day, she felt immediately improvement. The doctor replied that in his experience, even very depressed people can be helped by taking twice the usual 900 mg. dosage - as much as 1800 mg. a day!! Well, yesterday I took a 4th SJW tablet and within a few hrs. could feel the difference. Has anyone else done this? I see no harm in upping the dose a bit, instead of adding other herbs/amino acids. After all, isn't it possible that some people will do well on 2 SJW a day, while others may require 4 of them? Or, should I continue taking the usual 3 a day, and, if I feel blue, add a 4th only then? I would apreciate hearing from anyone about this. Thank you. Jeanette (in New York City)

<HR SIZE=1>Posts: 31 | | Registered: Wed 25 Sep 2002 5:50</td></tr></table> </TD></TR><TR><TD bgcolor=></TD></TR><TR><TD bgcolor= >
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CatzMax <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/b2.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(1):A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be benef" , Wed 23 Oct 12:31<HR SIZE=1> Hi, you could take 4 if you think you need them. SJW and other herbs recommended dosages are usually very conservative dosages. Some people take 1200, 1500mg and even 1600mg and have done so for a good while with great results and little if no side effects. Taking 4 a day is not bat at all! I started taking 3 a day and after taking them for almost 2 months I can say they work great for me but I still had a big problem with high anxiety situations and I tried Kava and Valerian but they didn't work for me at all, they gave me headaches so I decided to take 4 sjw caplets a day for those hard days but it didn't help much so I tried a combination of SJW and 5htp and it works. I take on an average day 900mg SJW and 50mg 5htp but on hard days I take 600mg sjw and 100mg 5htp. I'm still working to get the dosage right but I think this is going to work since I have already faced some feared situations with great success using this combination and a b complex. What I'm trying to say here is don't be afraid to experiment. SJW, 5htp etc are very safe herbs and there is room for experimentation. So if you want to stay with just one herb then up your SJW dosage and see how it goes just don't be scared to experiment and always use common since when you're doing it. Take care, Catz

<HR SIZE=1>Posts: 38 | | Registered: Wed 11 Sep 2002 12:17</td></tr></table>
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Jeanette <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/artistbirdie.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#eeeeee> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(2):A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be benef" , Wed 23 Oct 16:12<HR SIZE=1> Dear Catz: Thanks so much for your kind reply...Apparently I'm not the only one who has experimented, taking 4 tablets of SJW a day. I've tried 5-HTP, but it doesn't work for me, so I'll continue taking 3 tablets of SJW daily, and now and then add a fourth, as needed. You're right about experimenting to find out what really works. Have you (or anyone else reading this) tried taking SJW totether with the amino acid L-Tyrosine? Some health food stores advertise SJW combined with Tyrosine. I may try that next. Jeanette

<HR SIZE=1>Posts: 33 | | Registered: Wed 25 Sep 2002 5:50</td></tr></table>
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CatzMax <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/b2.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(3):A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be benef" , Wed 23 Oct 17:57<HR SIZE=1> Sorry to hear 5htp didn't work for you, it's doing wonders for me! I really like the SJW 900mg + 5htp 50mg combo. I think I finally found the right combination for me. If you already know that taking an extra 300 mg of SJW gets the job done for you then you should stick with it. Again 1200mg isn't bad at all. I have never tried amino acid L-Tyrosine. But if you go to the 5htp message board you'll find many people there who have. Take care and I'll keep you posted with my experimentations. Catz

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Karla </td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(1):A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be benef" , Wed 23 Oct 09:10<HR SIZE=1> Hey, when I was taking the Spring Valley brand of SJW, for the 1st 3 weeks I felt great, had lots of energy and a positive mood but like into my 4th week, I didn't feel like that too much any more so I decided to take 4 capsules a day but still didn't feel any better so I thought the brand I had wasn't that strong so I changed to Nature's Way and I take it 3 times a day and so far I feel better. I think some brands are very temporary.

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Jeanette <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/artistbirdie.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#eeeeee> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(2):A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be benef" , Wed 23 Oct 16:17<HR SIZE=1> Dear Karla: I appreciate your comments about switching brands of SJW if necessary, but I assure you that GNC Standardized St. John's Wort is excellent, as I've gotten great results with 3 a day, which kicked in for me on Day 7. After all, it's not going to miraculously cure real problems, but, hopefully, will give us the right frame of mind and attitude to cope with them. I have already discovered that taking a 4th tablet of SJW now and then makes a lot of difference in the way I feel. Thanks for your advice and let me know how you're doing. Jeanette

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elizabethe </td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(1):A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be benef" , Wed 23 Oct 05:41<HR SIZE=1> jeanette, I have been on sjw for about 7 wks with wonderful results but I have also been feeling an edge for the past week and a half. Its scarry because I think that I'm going to fall back to where I was but I dont. Does that make sense. I am wondering if SAM-e would work better? sjw has been great. I sleep through the night, my libido is back, I feel up, but I feel a little shaky inside as if neurons are shooting. Anxiety is up a little bit but I can handle it. This site gives me someone to discuss this with. Let me know what you decide and if you find any other info in your research. elizabeth

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Jeanette <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/artistbirdie.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#dddedd> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(2):A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be benef" , Wed 23 Oct 16:03<HR SIZE=1> Dear Elizabethe: Remember, "If it works, don't fix it." You're feeling good and sleeping better after 7 weeks on SJW, so I urge you NOT to suddenly stop it and start taking SamE instead. I hear that SamE is VERY expensive and you'd have to start in all over again with it, not being certain of its results, when you KNOW that SJW is working very well. You have anticipatory anxiety, fearing that somehow you're going to backslide and feel badly again, but that may not happen. SJW isn't going to miraculously cure you of ALL anxieties, but then, no herb or drug can promise that to anyone. I urge you to stay with SJW...Perhaps do as I've done and experiment with taking a 4th tablet of SJW...Nothing terrible will happen and you may get good results as I have. Good luck toyou. Remember, "If it works, don't fix it." Jeanette

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Leo <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/faces/BruceWayne.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#eeeeee> <IMG SRC="http://www.sjwinfo.org/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "Re(3):A 4th daily tablet of SJW can be benef" , Sun 27 Oct 08:33<HR SIZE=1> Hi, for what its worth,I take the standard dose of sjw 900mg of .3% standardized BUT, when the anxiety gets too high I found that a valerian works really well. I have had no problems at all with this except that valerian can make me drowsy - I also take it at night - especially if the anxiety is high. I am taking sjw for generalized anxiety - too much uncontrollable worry - and it does improve my mood and that helps me deal with the situations that cause the anxiety. Basically, sjw lets me deal with the situations, no med is going to 'make them go away'. When I do have a really bad situation that is going to lead to an anxiety attack then I take a valerian. Again, the only caution is it makes me drowsy so don't drive etc. on it - especially if tired or its late at night. Jeanette is right though - if it works, don't fix it. Hope this helps, Leo

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