Kelly's St. John's Wort info pages

"Nature's Way St. Joh's Wort (Standardized) " , posted Fri 20 Jun 19:50

Have a question re: Nature's Way St. John's Wort. I have been off Paxil for 2 weeks now. I did not have many problems getting off of it, just usual dizziness, etc, and am very thankful. I was treate ... read more

dcgirl

"True Nature " , posted Thu 19 Jun 09:29

Have you heard of the brand True Nature of SJW? I saw it at Costco and was wondering how good it is. Thanks! ... read more

spcslp

"Nature's Plus " , posted Wed 18 Jun 16:03

Is Nature's Plus brand Rhodiola any good?Thanks,DD ... read more

searching

"SAM-E " , posted Sat 14 Jun 09:38

Is the Jarrow Formulas brand of sam-e considered to be ok? ... read more

misch

"Rhodiola Brand " , posted Fri 13 Jun 09:19

What is the best brand of Rhodiola that is not too expensive?Thanks,DD ... read more

searching

"nature's sunshine? anybody? " , posted Thu 12 Jun 01:01

Finally decided to stop "toughing out" my rough stretch that came right around graduating college (been 3 years now- gad I'm stubborn) and do something about what I've come to accept as depression.
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ranner

"Efexor - XR " , posted Sun 8 Jun 06:18

Hi, i have been having efexor-xr for almost 2 years. I am 31 years old (so i was 29 when i started). My doctor sent me the a psychologist to figure out what was really worng. In the last 10 years, i g ... read more

mmadahar

"Perika vs. Solaray " , posted Sat 7 Jun 10:49

Hi.. I have been lurking here for awhile and have noticed a lot of good reporting on "Perika" brand.. I notice the issue of the extraction "WW-5572" discussed quite a bit too... So I ordered some.. th ... read more

Hollyresq

"Pharmanex " , posted Tue 3 Jun 09:43:

I have been using a brand called Pharmanex, which I purchased through my Dr. They have discontinued the product. It worked beautifully. Does anyone know if it is a LI160 or WS5572? I need to repla ... read more

roeaut

"Shoot, I just bought GNC Fingerprinted. help " , posted Fri 30 May 21:42

Did I waste my money? I didn't know that there could be an ineffective St. Johns Wort. ... read more

chloe

"UK Brands " , posted Thu 22 May 05:45

Nature's Aid in the UK are very good and very reasonable too. Also, Joy Pills, which you can buy over the internet, seem to be good quality. Have had good results with both.I don't like SJW in ... read more

katyhathaway

"Good brand? " , posted Thu 22 May 01:10

Anyone know if Planetary Formulas is a good brand in general. ... read more

misch

"H&B [Herb-Tech] - Stomach Upset Prone? " , posted Mon 19 May 18:30:

Jus started on 300mg a day so trying to get the hang of things, Ive got the 200x300mg Holland and Barret and they seem to upset my stomach unless I eat a large meal with them - is this jus the norm? A ... read more

sadtrout

"healtheries " , posted Sat 17 May 20:00

I've been looking everywhere but i can't seem to find any information about this brand. And i can't figure it out for myself. It says it contains extracts equivalent; hypercium perforatum 2000mg, stan ... read more

scherazade

"Origin " , posted Wed 14 May 11:20

I have recently purchased Origin Brand St.John's Wort from Target. It is the standardized extract, 300mg,0.3% hypericin (per serving, which is 2 tablets), therefore it tells me to take 2 tablets three ... read more

faeriedust

"Organic SJW " , posted Tue 13 May 19:29

I was in the supermarket today when the Sage Organic brand of SJW caught my eye. I try to buy organically produced food as much as possible, so I was intrigued. When I had a closer look the dosage inf ... read more

Daniel

"Nutravite sucks! " , posted Tue 13 May 18:56

I have bought Nutravite St. John's Wort, plus Nutravite Gingko Biloba -- I swear neither work at all. Nutravite sucks! I bought both of these products from Safeway here in Canada, they were the cheape ... read more

Kelly
Moderator

"5-HTP short term only " , posted Tue 13 May 07:49

Hi I have taken 5-HTP previously and what I found was it works well BUT only for 2 weeks then the benefits wear off my Dr. Has also observed this with others I am taking 100 mg a day. So a ... read more

mikeinfo

"How much is too much? " , posted Sun 11 May 15:14

I've been taking 325 mg. of St.John's Wort and was wondering if I should double up the amount. On the back it says to take one tablet three times a day or two tablets three times day. Isn't 325 mg. ... read more

ernesto

"Nature's Resource vs. GNC?? " , posted Fri 9 May 18:03

Just wanting some opinions on which brand you all find to be more effective.Thanks,Jen ... read more

Jenny1979

"German brand solution " , posted Fri 9 May 07:57

Hello everybody -was moaning about terrible insomnia on 2 different brands on this forum - GNC standardized and another from WholeHealthDiscoutCenter.com (their own brand). The latter was def ... read more

LOOPS

"GNC tablets work better than capsuls " , posted Wed 7 May 20:07

Recently bought some capsuls (same 300 mg. -GNC brand). But when I started taking the tablets (same brand-GNC, same dosage) I really noticed a big difference. Tablets much more effective. ... read more

donald

"An Ideas??? " , posted Wed 7 May 13:06

I have had moderate depression for years. I was once prescribed prozac but didn't ever take it because I am afraid of all the side effects. After hearing all of your positive experiences with SJW, I ... read more

Jenny1979

"new and unsure " , posted Tue 6 May 06:10

hi all, i just found this site, just started taking SJW 2 days ago... i'm using sundown,but have read some not-so-great- stuff about the brand... can anyone offer advice? I don't want to start ... read more

peege

"Differences in dosages " , posted Sat 3 May 08:31

Hi all, Good informative site. I'm in the U.K and am a little confused about how much sjw to take. I recently came off Cipramil after 10 years and managed okay but things still ain't right so I bo ... read more

pepper

"kava brand " , posted Fri 2 May 07:37

Anyone know a brand that they use for kava and find that it is really good. ... read more

misch

"Consumerlab.com " , posted Mon 28 Apr 13:48

I have found that consumerlabs.com checks the quality of many supplements. They do have studies on SJW. Nutrilite is an awesome manufacturer, I have used their SJW w/lemonbalm. It is great!! ... read more

Mrepal

"Brand/Dosage " , posted Mon 28 Apr 07:06

Hi There...It was such a relief to find this website!After finally weaning off Celexa after taking them for 18 months (and having some horrible side effects), I am now taking two x 500 ... read more

twoosie

"solaray " , posted Fri 25 Apr 10:27

I found this site last week and bought some SJW for my son, age 16. He agreed to take it which, to be honest, sort of scared mebut, oh well. He's been taking it for only 6 days but I'm anxious to ... read more

concerned mom

"tablets drying out? " , posted Fri 25 Apr 07:45

I'm taking Nature's Aid (UK brand - anyone else taking this?) which comes in tablet form. I'm halfway through the bottle, and the tablets definitely don't taste as strong as they did originally. I d ... read more

penman

"gnc-concentrated dosage " , posted Sat 19 Apr 10:13

It's looking like I bought the wrong one,could someone tell me what the correct dosage should be for these,bottle saids-1000mg capsules and 1-3 a day. I've been taking ze117 for 10 months and I meant ... read more

starz

"Sundown " , posted Fri 18 Apr 22:27

Hey everyone,I tried Nature's Resource and it didn't work at all for me. So I am trying Sundown SJW. What do you think? I hope it works, and if it doesn't I'm going to try Spring Valley aga ... read more

Tommy

"Any more on GNC standardized? " , posted Thu 17 Apr 13:21

Hi -have already seen the emails regarding GNC - so have steered clear of the fingerprinted. Have just started on the standardized (was taking a non-standardized product before and it seemed ... read more

LOOPS

"dosage " , posted Mon 14 Apr 11:33

I am new to st. johns wort and herbs altoghether. However, I was strongly urged to try st. johns wort for mild depression. I found myself very confused at the drugstore trying to locate the correct ... read more

elliefrannie

"What is wrong with "Fingerprinted" GNC SJW " , posted Sun 13 Apr 17:47

Just curious, since I obviously bought the wrong one :) lol What is the difference between fingerprinted and the other one? ... read more

Violet

"too good to be true? " , posted Sun 13 Apr 11:24

has anybody (in the uk) used 'valupak' sjw? each tablet contains 1000mg sjw cotaining 1mg hypericin......in the list of ingredients it states sjw extract 0.3% hypericins.these only cost 99p for 30 ... read more

spanner

"Kira vs. Perika " , posted Sat 12 Apr 19:47

Has anybody had more success with Perika over Kira? I have tried both-- tried Kira for a long time, and I think I was still pretty depressed while taking it. I tried Perika also, but I always quit i ... read more

hope123

"Extract from root or flower/leaves " , posted Wed 9 Apr 10:30

In buying SJW, should you buy it with the exract from the root or from the flower and leaves?Or does it matter? ... read more

Carter

"Where can I find Kira in the US? " , posted Mon 7 Apr 21:37

Any stores that offer kira in the states? GNC brand isnt doing it for me ... read more

tgaddis

"Coated Brands? " , posted Wed 2 Apr 10:50

Are there any brands that are coated? ... read more

kfc