"Announcement: please try the NEW FORUM!!! " , posted Mon 10 Apr 20:25

I am very pleased to announce the general availability of the new forum. I've spent dozens and dozens of hours working on it and preserving most of the 4,100 messages from the Experiences secti ... read more

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"I have been on SJW for over a year " , posted Mon 3 Apr 20:57

I am so impressed with your website Kelly! I have been checking your pages for over a year now and I really like all the free information you give and the wonderful discussion forum you have, so we c ... read more

ottawassjwuser

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"my experience " , posted Sun 2 Apr 04:41

I started taking the pills like 3 weeks ago. I bought just a bottle of 100 at wal mart for like $4.00. After a few days I could see a differance after 2 weeks I 100% could see. It is not that I am dep ... read more

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"SJW in Calgary " , posted Wed 29 Mar 06:58

Hi everyone,I am new to this posting but have read the postings regularly over the last 6 months or so.I have dealt with depression for about 5 years. Before that, I was a very happy g ... read more

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"Effect of sjw " , posted Mon 27 Mar 01:05

Hi I am a 41 year old woman from Denmark. I have been taking sjw for about 5 weeks now - I am suffering from mild depression and anxiety whith panic attacts for many years now. 5 years ... read more

Zea

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"My Experience " , posted Thu 23 Mar 10:57:

Hello allThis is my first post in this forum, tho I have been 'lurking' for about a week.I am a 39 yr old woman living in the southeast US. I have two teenage children, and just recen ... read more

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"Im taking 1800 mg a day and I feel nothing " , posted Wed 22 Mar 16:18:

Well this is my third day on SJW. I am taking 1800 mg a day cause I figure I want the optimal effect. I am a petite little thing so that really is a lot. Furthermore, I am pretty certain I am not t ... read more

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"PMDD " , posted Thu 16 Mar 13:33

Afer coming off Depo Provera last year, I was diagnosed with PMDD. After suffering for about 5 months, and refusing to take synthetic anti-depressants, it was suggested that I try St. John's Wort. I ... read more

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"Blurry Vision " , posted Tue 14 Mar 14:28

Hello all! Been taking SJW for about 3 months now and the experience is very similar to when I took Prozac (20mg). However, over the last few weeks, I have had some trouble with blurry vision and dry ... read more

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"St johns wort made me depressed " , posted Sun 5 Mar 10:20

Becareful with SJW for me it was very very bad. It actually cuased me to become depressed. I started taking it in my mid 20s like one a day I was not depressed very healthy in fact, but I heard from s ... read more

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Re(1):St johns wort made me depressed - Kelly
Re(1):St johns wort made me depressed - H2Obuffalo
Re(3):St johns wort made me depressed - samantha47
Re(4):St johns wort made me depressed - pixybell
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"it's been a while. " , posted Fri 24 Feb 15:58:

Hi to all, iv'e not been on this sight since october,[ish]for many reasons, life ,computer breakdown, christmas ect. but i have missed it/you all,. i have been taking sjw for about a year now ... read more

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"New Here " , posted Sat 18 Feb 07:03

This is my second post and I want to thank Kelly for his website and the very kind manner in which he shows to everyone. Also to all the other posters out there who are trying to find their way - goo ... read more

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"holland and barrett " , posted Mon 13 Feb 03:24

has anyone ever tried the holland and barrett st johns wort brand and if so what did they think of it, I have found that to take all 3 at nite makes me sleep within an hr tho I am now tying the kira a ... read more

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"Well, so far it's better then Zoloft " , posted Sat 11 Feb 23:14:

Tried my 1st SJW today, only took (1) 200mg does just to see if I could get past the initial panic attack that usually scares me away from these things like it did when I tried Zoloft. I had a slight ... read more

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"SJW made my life so much better!! " , posted Sat 4 Feb 15:07

Please do not give up if you are depressed. I have been taking SJW Natures Resource for almost 3 years. I swear by this stuff. [ I do not work for them or have stock in their company] I take their tim ... read more

georgi girl

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"SJW SAFE? " , posted Mon 30 Jan 06:29

HI EVERYONEim new to THIS SO PLEASE BEAR WITH MEi HAVE SUFFERED VARYING DEGREES OF DEPRESSION MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE ,IVE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT ANTIDEPRESSANTS USUALLY WITH DISASTAROUS RESULTS.I ... read more

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"double the dose " , posted Tue 17 Jan 07:41

hello!I started taking sjw more than 18 months ago and after a while I realised it did work, not very much though but enough to keep on using it. About two months ago I started taking a 'doubl ... read more

jackle

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Re(1):double the dose - Ravengrrrl
 

"HBC Protocols brand and negative experience " , posted Sun 15 Jan 05:00

Good morning everyone: Just thought I'd write a post on the board about my experience with HBC Protocols. I have been on SJW for a total of 5 months now and have noticed a vast improvement in my mod ... read more

Lady Raven

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"zoloft and sjw " , posted Thu 12 Jan 05:39

I have tried numeros a-d's over the yrs, last summer I tried st johns wort for the 1st time ever and it seemed to be the only thing that worked for me, unfortunatly due to maybe a combination of lifes ... read more

andrew_daniel

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Re(1):zoloft and sjw - chrispche
 

"St Johns Wort and Effexor " , posted Sat 7 Jan 06:46

I have been feeling a little low recently and I'm on 150mg modifiedrelease Effexor/Venlafaxine. My wife had some St Johns Wort for SAD of which she suffers. However, she claimed that SJW gave her ... read more

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"9 months update " , posted Fri 6 Jan 22:44

I was taking SJW for 6 months or so, Blackmores brand, and I found that it helped, but I was still having severe lows. (I was diagnosed with clinical depression).Two months ago I switched to a ... read more

unsure

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Re(1):9 months update - H2Obuffalo
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"St Johns Wort, Alcohol & Chronic Fatigue " , posted Wed 28 Dec 13:32

I have been on SJW for 6 weeks now, taking 340mg 3 times a day. I have noticed that since I have started taking SJW I can have a few drinks without getting a bad headache or feeling like I want to go ... read more

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Re(1):St Johns Wort, Alcohol & Chronic Fatigu - H2Obuffalo
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"Day #3 and nothing.... " , posted Thu 1 Dec 14:10

I'm still pretty much down.As I drive home at night, I think of coming home and everyone greets me, the ol' "daddy's home"...but when I actually do come home my wife and 9 year old daughter don't ... read more

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"New to SJW " , posted Fri 25 Nov 12:16

I have just started on SJW, ( 1 week tomorrow). I can already feel the great difference. I had been on Zoloft for nearly 8 years. BUT, I have itchy feet at night. By brand is 2.7g dry, 2700mg once a d ... read more

Tarsha

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"My advice..See the light " , posted Mon 21 Nov 12:20:

I do suffer from the "Winter Blues". Well I can say did..I found my way to deal with it the best I canI recommend to many out here to try light therapy. The brain needs light..It is essesn ... read more

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"fao curious1 " , posted Sun 13 Nov 01:51

i think you should keep taking it, not stopping when you feel better as feel this a recipy for a rollercoaster emotional ride, i am feeling better after taking it for couple of weeks but my plan is to ... read more

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"Boardam is my worst enamy and I spell typo! " , posted Thu 10 Nov 03:03

Hello everyone! I just started a yahoo group called DBT Advice Room. I had one before I started called DBT skillstraining. But I was blessed with perfessional acting supporters who had worked on a ... read more

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"My experience with SJW and Rhodiola " , posted Wed 9 Nov 14:01

Hello,First of all english is not my native language so you will understand if my grammar and vocabulary is not as correct as it should be :-).So here is a short comment about my experienc ... read more

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"Two Months without SJW " , posted Thu 27 Oct 12:44

I've now been off SJW for 2 months, and I can honestly say that I'm now starting to feel like my old self again. I seem to have found my lost sense of humour, and I spend a lot more time smiling and m ... read more

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"positive results with Perika after 3 months " , posted Wed 26 Oct 11:58

I was going through fairly severe depression for much of the past year. In July I finally accepted that I needed medical help. I was quite hesitant to try prescription drugs because I know several peo ... read more

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"Changed Dosing for Even Better Results " , posted Mon 24 Oct 14:59

I've taken St. John's (Perika brand) with great results for nearly two years. Generally, I take 300mg with breakfast, lunch and dinner. Recently, I missed the dose at dinner and instead took it at be ... read more

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Re(1):Changed Dosing for Even Better Results - christina23
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"Experiences with s** addiction " , posted Tue 18 Oct 21:34:

Hi all,I'm a recovering s** addict and also suffer from depression. The last phase of my addiction was objectifying people. My counselor reccomended I get on prozac which tends to help with t ... read more

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"positive outcome at week 6 " , posted Mon 3 Oct 10:26

I have been on several different anti-depressants over the past 12 years due to dsythmia and occasional more major depressive episodes. This summer I weaned off of the latest (Wellbutrin) because I wa ... read more

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"Update and brand review: " , posted Wed 28 Sep 08:53

Hi everyone - I have not been here in a while. I never even reg. back then - I was too depressed. I just wanted to stop by and tell everyone I'm doing OK. Since I have been taking the St. Johns my who ... read more

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"Will Need to go Back on SJW... " , posted Mon 26 Sep 13:30

So far, 2005 has been a rough year for me. Come to think of it, this century has been tough. But for me, I have found this year to be very sobering. I hadn't battled with bad depression for at leas ... read more

Chico

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Re(1):Will Need to go Back on SJW... - Celeste
 

"SJW and its effects " , posted Wed 21 Sep 21:32

Hi Guys,I started taking SJW 4 days ago, before that I was on imipramine for my depression/anxiety. It had way too many negative side effects so I stopped it. But now on SJW I guess my anxiety ... read more

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Re(1):SJW and its effects - LaurieLu
 

"Here it goes " , posted Tue 20 Sep 00:15:

Hi, im now on my 9th day of medication on sjw. Im taking 3-4pills of 300mg each day of a leading Swedish brand. Im taking sjw to ease my depression which i think is mild to moderate. During the fi ... read more

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Re(1):Here it goes - mackie
Re(1):Here it goes - jauggy
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Re(1):Here it goes - janivere
Re(1):Here it goes - Lady Raven
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"Hope this works " , posted Wed 14 Sep 03:19

HiI am once again taking SJW. I took it for a period a few years ago. When going through anxiety attacks, fight or flight feelings, stress, heart palpatations and feelings of hopelessness and ... read more

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"It's been two months on amoryn " , posted Mon 12 Sep 10:17

Well it has been 2 months for me and I am doing much better with my emotions that were all over the place. I was irritable, moody, bitchy, cying a lot, and basically just a misable person, who even I ... read more

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"Gonna Give SJW Another Try. Wish Me Luck. " , posted Sun 11 Sep 07:57

A year ago while detoxing from Effexor XR, I was using SJW but didn't feel any real improvement of my depression. After several months I quit using it and switched to 5-HTP. The 5-HTP was a little b ... read more

LaurieLu

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Re(1):Gonna Give SJW Another Try. Wish Me Lu - herbie
 

"5 months in " , posted Thu 8 Sep 20:05

April 2005 brought me a breakdown. I was 27 years old.I was not prepared for what happened to me. I had a wonderful job, a wonderful outlook on life, and a great group of friends and family. I ... read more

unsure

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Re(1):5 months in - alex666
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