"Doc wants me 2 quit sjw & use anti-d's " , posted Mon 30 Sep 21:56

I saw my doctor today about some other issues and she told me I should stop taking SJW. This is because she is concerned about the effect on my eyes, since I have been complaining alot about changes ... read more

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Re(1):Doc wants me 2 quit sjw & use anti-d's - Leo
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Re(1):Doc wants me 2 quit sjw & use anti-d's - Karla
Re(1):Doc wants me 2 quit sjw & use anti-d's - CatzMax
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"1st Time User - Heart raced all night " , posted Fri 27 Sep 10:57

I was on paxil for almost four years and loved it-but didn't love the cost or the sexual side effects. Currently I've been off paxil for four months. Once again I feel myself slipping back into the g ... read more

Laura J

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Re(1):1st Time User - Heart raced all night - CatzMax
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"Hi to all... " , posted Wed 25 Sep 12:09

Just wanted to say hello since I'm new (started SJW yesterday after reading this site and many others) and that I think this is a great site! Not only is it very informative, but the sense of having p ... read more

MamaCat

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Re(1):Hi to all... - Uk Kev
 

"SJW works like a miracle - So Quickly WOW!!! " , posted Wed 25 Sep 06:03

Good morning everyone: I've suffered from moderate(or worse) depression, with all the clasical symptoms, including insomnia and anxiety. I tried Wellbutrin which made the insomnia worse and whic ... read more

Jeanette

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Re(1):SJW works like a miracle - So Quickly - Claire16
 

"End of Third Week Update!!! " , posted Sun 22 Sep 07:28:

Hi everybody, Tomorrow I'll start my fourth week taking SJWand I want to tell you how I'm doing so far. I suffer from severe Social Anxiety along with some specific phobias and because of the sev ... read more

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"Another Question " , posted Sat 21 Sep 16:52

Since I've been on St. Johns Wort for 4 weeks now, I was wonder has anyone experience ups and downs throughout the day. I haven't had a full day being on the up side. It like I'm up and down during ... read more

Sunshinewaiting

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"Am I getting better? " , posted Fri 20 Sep 12:08

Hi, I'm new to this site but I have often visited it since I've been going through this depression. I need some advice and hope that someone out there can help me. 2 years ago, I went through a sepa ... read more

Sunshinewaiting

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"First Day " , posted Thu 19 Sep 12:29

Well..I guess i've been low-level depressed since I was a kid (22 almost 23 now...) My GF made me the happiest person in the world, until the depression came back. My anxiety has always been t ... read more

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"Sleep, dreams, and dosages? " , posted Tue 17 Sep 08:38

Hi all!Since my last posting here, I am happy to say that after the first 3 weeks or so, SJW is having a generally positive effect - I do feel emotionally more stable, and that's nice. I have ... read more

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"First time... " , posted Fri 13 Sep 21:35

Hi Everyone,I'm a student who normally isn't depressed at all but I've had so much stress over the past 6 months that I've noticed lasting changes in my mental state... confusion, irritability ... read more

RyanL

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Re(1):First time... - Karla
 

"Just Starting " , posted Wed 11 Sep 13:32

HiI've been suffering from depression since January and have been on venlafaxine up until July when i came off it because it was making me really ill. I was feeling much better until the last coup ... read more

slp822

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"Just starting out " , posted Wed 4 Sep 11:00

Hi My name is Sophie and I'm a 34 single parent with 3 teenage daughters. I have never wanted to admit to anyone that I have even entered into the realms of depression, so this is a big step for ... read more

soapy

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"Headache After Taking SJW. " , posted Wed 4 Sep 02:30

Hi Everyone, First of all thanks a zillion for this great website. I start researching for the SJW on the web right after i bought my first bottle of SJW. After reading all the success story, I st ... read more

Aarutha

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"I REALLY need your help " , posted Sun 1 Sep 15:49:

Hi, my name is Lisa. I am 23 y/o, married and I am searching for "peace" inside. I come from a childhood of neglect and alcoholism. I do not use either one of these as an excuse for the way I try t ... read more

LLIISSAA

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"Started SJW - feeling worse. Anyone else? " , posted Wed 28 Aug 19:58

I've just started taking SJW (about three days so far). For the past three days I've been feeling much worse emotionally - usually I'm fairly stable, if a little down. Lately I have sad trains of th ... read more

Gladiolus

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"i'm doing research... " , posted Tue 27 Aug 09:14

Just to let you all know, I am doing research on the neuroprotective abilities of SJW, more specifically, hypericin *(one of the main active ingredients )...so far all is good, but i have figured out ... read more

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"new, scared and confused... " , posted Tue 27 Aug 05:41

I have just been "diagnosed" as having mild depression, GP wants to put me on prozac, I DONT want to go on it, am in the frame of mind that I havent been like this before, so why start now taking medi ... read more

dons

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"reduced my intake of sjw " , posted Tue 20 Aug 20:25

I took 3, 300 mg. of sjw a day for several months. Now I am only taking 2, 300 mg. pills a day. Still feel ok. Has anyone else lowered their dosage? How is it working? ... read more

donald

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Re(1):reduced my intake of sjw - colin0421
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"This place is some of the best therapy! " , posted Tue 20 Aug 16:44

Maybe misery loves company, but knowing there are a lot of people out there like me is a great help in itself. So many of your situations and experiences are similiar to mine. It's great to be able to ... read more

william

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"Progress so far... " , posted Mon 19 Aug 15:52

I'm coming to the end of my first lot of St.John's Wort and started with 1 tablet a day and have now moved onto 2 tablets a day. For me it doesn't seem to matter what time of day I take them, I still ... read more

Skylark

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"Taking SJW while nursing !! " , posted Wed 14 Aug 21:09

I am a mother of two active boys ( 2-1/2 and 6 months ). I was officially diagnosed of depression when I was pregnant with my second boy. ( I think I have it carried over from the 1st pregnancy when I ... read more

idang

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"A new user of St. John's Wort " , posted Wed 14 Aug 16:56

I was a previous user of Paxil for my anxiety. It worked good, but the sexual side effects were awful. My doctor switched me to Serzone, but it gave me bowel problems. I gradually got off Serzone and ... read more

william

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Re(1):A new user of St. John's Wort - leezaca
Re(2):A new user of St. John's Wort - william
 

"sjm and skin tags or moles " , posted Wed 14 Aug 07:30

shortly after i started using sjw I noticed that most of the small moles that had formed around my neck began to disappear.Its been about a year and most of the small moles are gone . I told a friend ... read more

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"first time using sjw " , posted Tue 13 Aug 20:56

I am 28 f. I have tried sjw for anxiety and I have noticed a huge difference in a few days. Normally, my head is just full of thoughts that stress me out and make me down. But now my mind is feelin ... read more

leezaca

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"CONSIDERING TAKING SJW - NEED ADVICE! " , posted Sun 11 Aug 14:00

Hi everyone. Was recently diagnosed with anxiety and a bit of depression due to recent circumstances that happened to me all in a 4 month period (i.e. cancer, surgery, chemo, radiation and the unexpec ... read more

ArielleB41

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"SJW and my depression " , posted Fri 9 Aug 13:06

i am a young guy from the UK. I have never suffered from depression in my life until recently this year. At first I put it down to stress. My heartbeat increased and my sleeping pattern went nuts. I l ... read more

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"Dyspraxia: the main reason behind my depressn " , posted Wed 7 Aug 13:10

hi y'all, i hope all of you are doing fine.i just wanted to share with you guys one wonderful discovery i had while i was searching the web for research. i came upon this website about handwri ... read more

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"SJW just started " , posted Mon 5 Aug 06:42

SJW just started (3rd day). I ask my psy for an alternative to Seroxat and he pointed me to Zibrine (SJW).But after the 2nd day I have constant splitting headaches. Is this common with SJW ? W ... read more

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"SJW Helped, But I Worry AboutaRelapse;Ideas? " , posted Wed 31 Jul 18:39

Hi. I am a teenaged female who just began taking St. John's Wort about 6 weeks ago. After MONTHS of dealing w/ what I now realize was depression but had mistaken for mono, stress etc., I decided to ... read more

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Re(1):SJW Helped, But I Worry AboutaRelapse;I - leezaca
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"underlying causes? " , posted Tue 30 Jul 23:44

Hello. Just had to share my personal experience. I've suffered from some depression and anxiety from time to time, but it really got severely worse by age 40. As a woman at this age, I had no idea ... read more

jdringer

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"It was a Life saver " , posted Mon 22 Jul 18:48

4 years ago I had to start taking paxil after 1 year of fighting with it my self . Paxil and I didn't get along at allthen I found out about SJW and within about 2 weeks I felt alot better and now ... read more

sjm

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Re(1):It was a Life saver - taurus
 

"Yeast/candida " , posted Sun 21 Jul 15:37

I am new to this site and have had chronic Yeast and Candida for 15 years. the doctors think it's becaue of depression _ I'm not so sure - I have been on and off all kinds of anti-depressants, but to ... read more

debby steiner

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Re(1):Yeast/candida - weezel
 

"SJW and Herpes " , posted Wed 17 Jul 07:02

Just found this site. It's terrific.I'm surprised I don't see any mention here of SJW's anti-viral effects on cold sores / herpes.I used to get a few outbreaks a year, and haven't had ... read more

mickle

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Re(1):SJW and Herpes - mmumford
 

"depression and being overweight " , posted Tue 16 Jul 08:54

Hi all,I am new to all of this, and I plan on starting the pills this evening. I am just wondering if there is anyone out there whose depression is brought on by a negative self-image. That is w ... read more

mego

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Re(1):depression and being overweight - sez
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"Having a down day (therapy writing) " , posted Sat 13 Jul 04:18

I'm having a bit of a down day today, and I felt the need to share it with somebody as therapy... I don't want to keep dumping on my husband so here I am...I've been on SJW for about 5 weeks n ... read more

juju

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