| |  "St. John's Wort + 5 HTP"
, Thu 6 Feb 20:42
I am a 24 year old who recently came to the realization I suffer from mild-moderate depression and anxiety. I hit a really bad period in my life and ended up having to go to a doctor who prescribed zoloft. The anxiety and depression was so bad I remained a slug for nearly a week(no work, friends, food, or going out). After a few days the zoloft began to work, but deep inside it felt like such a fake satisifaction. On top of that the side effects were unbearable(insomnia,feeling sick to my stomach, feeling "high" for brief moments). I had to get off it, doctors orders or not. Getting off the drug was just as bad as being on it(hot flashes, feeling high again, night sweats). Finally after a about a week I was completely free of the drugs effects. I still felt down and knew I needed "something" to help rid me of this feeling. I had read on the internet about the combined effects of 5htp and St. John's Wort and the success it had in treatment of anxiety and depression. So I gave it a shot;well HAPPY to report 3 1/2 months later I am winning the battle and having NO side effects. It's important that people know it takes TIME for it to work fully. It seems prescribed drugs work quicker, so you will have to deal with smaller bouts of depression and/or anxiety until the drugs really work. It's worth it;for me it's a magic combination and no worry about doctors. I can just orders my herbal treatments from any vitamin catalog or if I run short I can pick them up in nearl any chain drug store. Oh, dosage - I would probably put myself on the lower end of moderate depression and anxiety; I take 2 300mg Capsules St. John's Wort(standardized extract) at night right before bed and one 50mg 5-HTP. I order my herbal treatments from www.puritanspride.com - they have good prices and usually have some type of buy 2 get something free deal going on. Hope people can get off those prescribed drugs, they can really do a number on you.
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