St John's Wort Reaction, by jamwithpam (1 reply) (Feb 4, 2001) [Archive]

Kelly

5th February, 2006, 10:16 PM

Topic Title: St John's Wort Reaction
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jamwithpam </td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#eeeeee> <IMG SRC="/forums/graphics/icons/posticon.gif"> "St John's Wort Reaction" , Sunday 4 Feb 07:40<HR SIZE=1> I really appreciate this website and all the information that it provides to many people trying to better their mental health. I am a "Fitness Specialist" and talk to many people daily that have depression and pms symtoms. They take so many medications for their symptoms and I suggest many times, (with their dr's supervision) that they try exercise, dietary changes, and natural remedies to improve their condition. I recently tried St Johns Wort for pms, which has gotten worse in the last 5 years after the birth of my last child. I am 40 years old and very healthy. I purchased 300 mg with 0.3% hypericin and took 3 tablets in the morning with breakfast. I did not see any changes until 4 weeks later. I experienced a great amount of anxiety and a racing heart rate. I also experienced dizziness and extreme fatigue around 8:00pm in the evening. I went to the dr and got an ECG and my heart rate was jumping all over the place. I never equated the St Johns Wort and this reaction, until I went to your website and read that a small amount of people have this reaction. Thank you so much for posting these replies, because I really thought that I was going a little beserk! As some of the others commented, I think that St Johns Wort is an amazing supplement, but should be taken under the supervision of a homeopathic physician or a health care provider that is educated in herbs and natural remedies and reactions to other medications that you are taking. By the way, I am not taking any other medications, but teach aerobics 4 days a week and lift weights 3 days a week. Exercise has been known to increase seratonin and dopamine to the brain, which helps with PMS and mild depression. Well, anyway I hope that this is helpful to anyone who is willing to read all the way through this! Have a Healthy and Happy Day!
 Pam Ziskie Oxford Michigan
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<table width=100% cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr> <td width="26%" bgcolor=#dddedd valign=top> <table width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpading=0 border=0><tr valign=top><td align=left> lmno <IMG SRC="/forums/graphics/faces/Bert.gif" border="1" width="32" height ="32" ></td><td align=right> </td></tr></table></td><td width="74%" bgcolor=#eeeeee> <IMG SRC="/forums/graphics/icons/theweb.gif"> "Re(1):St John's Wort Reaction" , Sunday 4 Feb 09:04<HR SIZE=1> Pam, thank you for sharing your experiences and advice. I agree totally with you about trying more exercise with dietary changes to relieve depression and other related problems. It is unfortunate that SJW didn't work out for you. I feel that people starting out on taking SJW should work their way up over a few weeks to the full 900mg dose. Also, two or three smaller doses a day (especially in the beginning) might be better than one big dose, once a day.

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