Topic Title: Rexall
| |  "Rexall"
, Sat 16 Aug 13:29
Hi Everyone -
I've been taking SJW for 2 weeks. My biggest worry about beginning this treatment was finding a quality product, and a sub-worry (?) was finding one that wouldn't cost me SO much money.
I had taken Sam-E, which worked well, but it cost me about $80 a month. So I quit taking it (big no-no) and the darkness descended again.
I read up on St. Johns Wort and decided to try it. Instead of going to GNC, which is really expensive I headed to Wal-Mart (of all places to buy herbs) just to see what they had. I was SHOCKED to see them selling Rexall. Rexall is one of those independant distributor companies - good product, big price type of thing, but at Wal-Mart I could buy a month supply for 13 U.S. dollars (2 bottles). I like Rexall because it's a vegetarian product and it has a name to live up to, I felt very confidant about trying it.
I went home and searched the web for articles on Wal-Mart selling Rexall and sure enough they were all over the place. Who knew?
I take four pills of 300 mgs each every night before bed and it started working right away. It was nice to see a good brand for such a reasonable price. I was worried I would get a cheap product and it wouldn't work, but I feel Rexall is a quality product.
Just thought I'd share.
Toria
Posts: 2 | | Registered: Sat 16 Aug 2003 12:6 |
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| |  "Re(1):Rexall"
, Sun 31 Aug 09:37
Yeah I noticed that the Walmart where I live also sells Rexall. I never tried it though, just the Walmart Spring Valley brand and that one didn't work too long so I left it alone.
Posts: 108 | | Registered: Tue 10 Sep 2002 15:9 |
| | | "Re(2):Rexall" , Tue 2 Sep 08:15
Hi - I had been using the Rexall and then I noticed that a serving size was 2 pills. I had just assumed that the 300 mgs was per pill. So I had only been taking about half the dose. No wonder it was barely working there after a while.
I switched to the Spring Valley brand and it began working really well - could be because now I was getting a full dose. Could you tell me a little more about it not working for you and what you switched to?
Toria
Posts: 6 | | Registered: Sat 16 Aug 2003 12:6 |
| | "Re(1):Rexall" , Mon 18 Aug 19:25
Hi Toria,
I don't know about Rexall brand but I have taken SJW for years at a time (just going back on after being off for 5 years after having a down time because of some problems). Anyway, I try and stay with SJW that is from German companies (Kira was the best when SJW came out, Wal-Mart carried this brand and even though it was pricey they had it) also, Natures Way brand Parika is an excellent choice and is made by a German company. Neither is really expensive, just more expensive than the off brands. The reason I try and stay with the German that it is a prescribed, controlled drug in Europe so the standards are much higher. In the USA and others, anyone can put something in a pill and sell it because there are no controls. The Germans produce a very highly concentrated product and both the Kira and Parika seem to work excellent for me. I can only find the Parika (by Natures Way) at the health food stores here in the states, even though WalGreens sells just about every other NWay product, they don't sell the SJW verson of NWay.. don't know why.
I was on many different types of prescription drugs and ended with a 2 year Zoloft run.. got off it and went to SJW and it works wonders for me. I was on it for over 2 years before I decided to take a rest and it worked fine and I was fine until this bout and I didn't get started early enought and the anxiety and then depression really took its toll. I have been back on now for almost two weeks and find myself being lifted out of the "dulls" once again.. I was really down.. and hesitated thinking I could fight it on my own.. Found out the hard way.
A couple of hints for everyone that I found to be wonderous from a Great book I read ( The Anxitey and Phobia Workbook, 3rd edition, by Edmond J. Bourne PhD) this is a WONDERFUL read. In it they recommend some multiple vitamin regiments for anxiety. I was hesitant but tried this combination and it has WORKED WONDERS for my anxitey and palpitations and racing heart.. almost immediately I noticed a difference and I am not fooling.. try this vitamin regiment, it works..
B-Complex (timed release by NWay) 100 mg, 1 or 2 times a day
B-5 (panothetic acid is it's name) 500-1000 mg a day
C (timed release by NWay) 1000 mg a day
Fish Oil (Omega 3, 6) 1200 mg, twice a day
SJW (regular 3 x 300 a day)
Melatonin (for restful sleep) 1-3 mg 30 - 60 min before bed
The SJW and Fish Oil work well together BUT the B-Complex, B-5 and C work immediatley to calm me down. I would have laughed if you would have written this to me.. but it really does work. I think it is the B-Complex and added B-5 that work the best for anxiety and mostly the B-5. I couldn't find the B-5 in NWay so I had to go to the health food store to get it (very cheap) and man what a lifesafer for me.
Anyone suffering from anxiety get Dr. Bourne's book (Borders) it is a wonderful book (over 425 pages 8x11, big but wonderful) that covers everything including food, vitamins, problems, work arounds, etc.. I couldn't recommend it more. Also, someone posted a link to a web site here a while back that I found fastenating (and it covers vitamins, minerals, SJW, 5HTP (which I tried but didn't like). I also tried SAMe and found it ok but not near as good as SJW once it kicks in. Go to this link and read the whole thing it is great also and I thank whoever posted it.
<http://www.megafoundation.org/UltraHIQ/HIQNews/Mind_Boosters.html> I looked for his book "Mind Booster" but nobody stocks it, you have to order it at Borders.
I know I have run on.. but I Hope this helps everyone like it has helped me.. Take care.. Chris in Phoenix (climbing back out of the hole once more)..
Posts: 2 | | Registered: Fri 15 Aug 2003 9:10 |
| | | "Re(2):Rexall" , Wed 20 Aug 09:25
Chris,
I found your reply to be one of the most helpful I've read on the site yet. Thank you for taking the time to write down what you take with the exact dosage - I'm definitely going to try it. I never thought of myself as having an anxiety issue, but after reading through this site I really think that might be the case (along with depression). So I'm 'anxious' to try your pack of pills.
The first time I ever went to see someone about my depression he couldn't get over the fact that my maternal grandfather was bi-polar and ended up killing himself. The doctor put me on Lithium after talking to me for 10 minutes, with no tests or anything. The Lithium FREAKED me out - I had hallucinations and was just physically sick. I flushed them and didn't go back to a doctor for a couple of years. The next one put me on Prozac which really helped my depressions, but the side effects were not fun. After about six months I went off and was fine for a couple of years. I've done Prozac three times, I'm just ready to try something more natural. The St. John's Wort is working really well. The first several days I was almost manic. I was giddy with joy and that worried me a little bit, but I stuck with it and I began to balance out. After the couple days of manic happiness I had some pretty bad anxiety. But that went away too. I can just FEEL myself being pulled out of the darkness. You all know how good that feels.
I've been really sleepy though. I've been taking 4 300mg pills before bed every night. I think I'm going to cut it back to 3 and see if that helps my fatigue.
I have to be honest...this feels a little strange to be talking so OPENLY about depression. Strange in a good way! What a great site.
Toria
Posts: 5 | | Registered: Sat 16 Aug 2003 12:6 |
| | | "Re(3):Rexall" , Wed 20 Aug 11:23
Hi Toria,
I am glad you found my post helpful. I was on Lithium also (as well as all the other, and I mean all). The doctors just kept experimenting on me to see what worked. And after week after week and month after month of ups and down from changing to different drugs I stayed with Zoloft.
My main problem is anxiety and panic attacks and Zoloft seemed to work well for me for this condition. The attacks don't disrupt my normal day (as I have had them for half my adult life) but they sure play havoc with my internal life. Heart racing, pounding through my chest, palpitations so bad I go get an EKG to make sure I was ok. What happens to me is that the anxiety then leads to depression (it took a long time to figure this out). As I am fighting the anxiety (cause I don't like to take prescription drugs) I loose and it turns to depression so fast and so deep that it takes forever to pull out of it.
I bought the Anxiety Workbook and began my climb out of my hole. I waited to long to start SJW this time (very stupid of me). Things seem to be going well except this time it has effected my sleep. I was waking up through the night about 10 times.. it was horrible. The melitonin helped but I have read that it shouldn't be used regularly only because you system can get used to it and you loose the effect.
Anyway.. don't feel bad about writing your thoughts on these pages. Believe me when I say that it has helped me put my thoughts down in black and white. Most people here do not judge as we are all looking for the same thing.. to be happy, to smile, to laugh and to finally enjoy life like everyone else. This is my biggest wish. I am usually a very happy person but when these epidodes hit they knock me for a loop that is so dark and so deep that it sometimes doesn't seem worth going on.
Depression can happen to anyone. I was a very successful businessman. I had hundreds of employees. I loved the stress, the drive, the problems, I actually thrived on them. I pushed myself to the limit and never had a problem. But then something happened to me inside and I can't for the life of me figure it out. I read and read to get to the bottom of my problem and rid myself of it.. but it is still there, lurking and ready to pounce just when I least expect it.
I have enjoyed reading others that post here. I have learned a lot from them and hope I can give something back. This is a great site and I am a regular visitor here. I can't imagine having this problem before the internet came about. There are so many great sites availbable to read and learn and without them I think I would be lost.
So, take care of yourself and let me know how the vitamins work for you, they sure helped me. I wish you all the luck in the world. Chris
Posts: 5 | | Registered: Fri 15 Aug 2003 9:10 |
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