Topic Title: St John's Wart and Depo
| |  "St John's Wart and Depo"
, Fri 12 Apr 17:11
I was reading on a site that if you are on "the pill" that
St. John's wart, May cause break-though bleeding. It didnt explain much about. So I was wondering if anyone knew if I should be ok taking this while on the depo shot?
I would also like to hear how ppl are doing w/ this, does it make a big diffrence? I have mild depression not bad just mainly down on myself, at times. I really hope I can take this and it works for me.
Thankyou
Bliss
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| | "Re(1):St John's Wart and Depo" , Fri 19 Apr 09:18
Did your dr tell you that one of the side effects of the depo shot is depression?
MJ DuPont
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Posts: 294 | | Registered: Wed 20 Jun 2001 6:19 |
| | "Re(1):St John's Wart and Depo" , Sat 13 Apr 05:02
Hi, I dunno about breakthrough bleeding, and I am not entirely sure what 'depo shot' is :) Some studies do seem to suggest that SJW renders the Pill ineffective though. There has been some discussion about this elsewhere on this forum and some people were expressing doubt as to these results: apparently there has never been a documented pregnancy in a woman on the Pill whilst taking SJW. Personally, though, I decided to err on the side of caution and switch to a different method of birth control. It's up to you really :)
Posts: 113 | | Registered: Tue 12 Mar 2002 5:43 |
| | | "Re(2):St John's Wart and Depo" , Sat 13 Apr 06:24:
Interesting you bring that up Jos. I don't think it's actually been studied yet. The warnings only came out within the last 12 months based on a different drug interaction and the pill warning is more a precaution than a quantified risk at this stage. Hopefully the interaction will get studied soon.
Epyx
[this message was edited by Epyx on Sat 13 Apr 06:25]
Posts: 173 | | Registered: Mon 3 Dec 2001 22:11 |
| | | "Re(3):St John's Wart and Depo" , Sat 13 Apr 09:14
Hi,
I went down to a local herbs shop today and spoke w/ someone about the sjw. They said it would be fine to take the SJW, it does'nt have an interaction as say if I was on the pill, and really the interaction w/ the pill is icolated.
So Ive just taken my first pill not 5 mins. ago.
Iam really excited to see the diffrence.
Thankyou for you replies.
Reguards
Bliss
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Fri 12 Apr 2002 17:1 |
| | | "Re(4):St John's Wart and Depo" , Sat 13 Apr 15:52
That's great news! Thanks for letting us know.
Epyx
Posts: 173 | | Registered: Mon 3 Dec 2001 22:11 |
| | |  "Re(5):St John's Wort and Depo"
, Wed 29 May 06:28
"Depo" is Depo-Provera, a 90-day contraceptive injection.
I am not on Depo but something called 'Implanon' which is the market replacement for 'Norplant'. (for those of you who don't know it's one rod rather than 6 and it lasts for 3 years not 5).
I shouldn't worry about any problems with that should I??
Posts: 4 | | Registered: Mon 27 May 2002 5:42 |
| | |  "Re(6):St John's Wort and Depo"
, Sun 24 Nov 14:06
Hi
Regards the Depo shot I'd just like to say be careful it really played with my head big time,made me feel do bad.I had 3 shots took me 6mths to get over it what a nightmare.
Im on Implanon now Im interested if anyone else is & what they think ie: is it affecting them,I mean is that why Im feeling down?? still I started SJW bout 6wks ago I ran out of Medi herb brand & tried Herron brand with Valerian & passionflower I felt good on that but now I cant find it!Im feeling ok still get abit jumpy this is a great site glad I found it.
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Sun 24 Nov 2002 13:57 |
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