Hey All, Newbie here:What a great site! I came in to find info, and WOW this is the place. Big thanks to Kelly. I wanted to contribute this, for what it's worth. I read ALL of Kell ... read more
Sheepy
"I now take 4 SJW a day-What a difference!! "
, posted Fri 5 Sep 12:20I had been taking 3 SJW a day (GNC Herbal Plus Standardized) for nearly a year (along with vitamins & Gingko Biloa) but recently felt somewhat depressed and I tried adding a 500 mg capsule of L-Tyrosi ... read more
Jeanne
"First Day "
, posted Tue 2 Sep 19:09What a great site this is. It's been a great help in just realizing how many different brands are out there and each persons reaction to them. I ended up getting the Solaray one dailys. They are 900mg ... read more
mantecca
"new user "
, posted Tue 2 Sep 00:16I come across this site after searching on the net and I must say its great to see that other people are so willing to share their experiences. I was diagnosed last week as suffering from depression ... read more
Hopeful03
Does anyone feel that perhaps SJW works under the placebo effect? I have taken it a little over a week now. In the beginning I did feel better, but as the days go on, I'm not sure I feel anything anym ... read more
Kumbala120
"how long does it take to wk? "
, posted Sat 30 Aug 15:03how long does it take for sjw to work? ... read more
luckyy
"My first day "
, posted Fri 29 Aug 20:16I have been on Prozac for several years now, and have just got sick of the side effects. I took my first SJW a few hours ago, and now I feel all floaty and nice!I am 29 and have suffered from depr ... read more
Suesue
I was on Prozac for months it helped my anxiety but I didn't like the idea of taking drugs for the rest of my life, as told by my therapist. The side effects just weren't worth the benefits, when I vo ... read more
teddy
Normally I take all of my SJW after dinner in the evening. Today I absent-mindedly took it all after lunch instead. An hour or two later I was hit by a wave of overwhelming fatigue. I slept okay last ... read more
Daniel
Hello to anyone who might want to respond.I'm 39 years old and I use to be a very happy funny guy. That started to change about 5 years ago. Nothing happened, I'm doing better than ever. I ... read more
timmac
I was experiencing a really long, severe bout of almost daily anxiety that started a couple of months ago. My daily dose of 1200mg of SJW wasn't helping, so after reading info on this forum and other ... read more
nanabeat
"I am new here, too...questions "
, posted Fri 22 Aug 21:02Hi, my name is Patty, I am 26 and I live in central Florida. This site looks great! I think it's a great base for a support group, and you all here seem so friendly. I need that. I just started taki ... read more
onehourphoto77
"NEW USER "
, posted Thu 21 Aug 12:31Hello! I am new to the site and am really enjoying it! I was on paxil for a while and it was great and worked for me but I came off of it because I did not want to be on a perscription drug for the re ... read more
KAYCE
Has anyone had any sucsess with taking SJW for sever depression and anxiety?.. ... read more
gia
I have been using St Johns Wort for a while now - about a year and half! I have noticed that though I still experience the lows they are not quite as bad as they were getting. I think it has made my ... read more
softspot
"St. Johns Wort Oil Wierdness "
, posted Mon 18 Aug 15:04:Ok, I bought this bulk fresh St. Johns Wort flowering tops, packed about 2 lbs of it into a 1/2 gallon mason jar, I mean I really packed the hell out of it, then poured olive oil on it till covered co ... read more
willy
"Hi, I'm new "
, posted Fri 15 Aug 16:50Hi! First of all, I just want to say thanks to Kelly for creating such a great website. I found it while researching alternate treatment options for depression and anxiety, and this site is what final ... read more
Goo42
Hi, I'm just wondering if anybody experienced a hair loss due to SJW? I'm concerned because I know that prescription anti-dipressants have a side effect such as hair loss. I know that SJW is a natur ... read more
Karina
"SJW Virgin "
, posted Thu 14 Aug 06:53Hi 2all my fellow SJW users!I am only able to call myself an SJW user as of today because i took my first tablet about 2hrs ago! A friend has recommended it to me and after 16 months of almos ... read more
JMD
SJW has had a remarkable effect on me, my mood and my outlook for the future, I feel alive again, relaxed, fun -- not making an effort just to get through the day. This page was a big help in convin ... read more
roberto
"newbie "
, posted Mon 11 Aug 07:43I have taken it for a week, and I'm faithful that it has kind of started working, because I have been alot calmer and have found that i haven't brooded over things like I normally do. I still have to ... read more
liz2003
"SJW really seems to work for anxiety too! "
, posted Tue 5 Aug 14:09A few years ago my doctor prescribed Ativan to relieve anxiety while flying. Recently I'd been having quite acute anxiety symptoms in situations in which I felt no escape - stressful business meetings ... read more
GuyJJohnson1
"hypoglycemia vs. depression "
, posted Mon 4 Aug 11:03I had been struggling with depression for almost five years now. My first bout of depression came when I was struggling with family issues that I could not escape. Ever since then, I have struggled ... read more
lmh134
I used to take my sjw and spread it throughout the day but now i take all three at night, because they leave me drowsy and it's a cure for my insomnia. But i noticed something strange a few days ago, ... read more
greg williams
I've been takig 340 mg (1 in the morning and 1 before lunch) of Rhodax rhodiola along with 2 high potency B complex vitamins and am feeling tremendously better.My anxiety is down to around a 3 on a sc ... read more
lotus
Im currently experiencing a personal crisis and have been thrown into a despair that I never knew possible. I started on SJW five days ago but having read all the posts on here I think it's probably ... read more
Joyce
Today is my sixth day of taking SJW and over the last two days I have noticed very powerful effects. I actually think I may have been taking too much. The brand I have are Boots 300mg 'One a Day' ea ... read more
jonboy
"Trials and Errors with Rhodiola "
, posted Wed 23 Jul 09:07Well,the error was that I stopped taking it for about 2 weeks to give Ashwagandha a try.(unfortunately I was inconsistant in taking the Ash. so I don't really have an opinion on it) I spiraled and cr ... read more
Peri
"my experience on st.johns wort "
, posted Tue 22 Jul 11:53I've been on st.johns wort for about 4 weeks now, the first week i took it i felt that it was working extremely well, i stopped drinking and felt that i was becoming a normal person. But now i feel ne ... read more
greg williams
about 2 weeks ago i become so aware that i am not feeling anything to the extreame and i begin to think i am numb,but i'm not Numb in the sense of what i once knew numb to be,I'm Not flying all over t ... read more
BringMe2Life
I started taking St. John's wort yesterday as a means for trying to regain my moods (some pretty heavy experiences with depression and so on) and it's already giving me some midly strange results. Alt ... read more
jkxx
"Twitching "
, posted Sat 19 Jul 22:26I tried natures way sjw and i found that it make me very adjitated and twitchey... just though i would share that. I was taking 2 in the morning and 2 at night ... read more
gin
Hi all,I just finished week 3 on SJW. It's been working great - I've stopped crying, I was starting to feel more relaxed - more like my old self.Two days ago, I got some bad news - I was ... read more
turbo4vr
"Side Effects "
, posted Fri 18 Jul 00:33Hi, Just wanted to post my initial impressions. I've only been taking it for 3 days now, so I'll keep posting as time goes on. On 300 mg. I'm experiencing dry mouth, well, thirst actually, along with ... read more
tomobedlam
"Home Brew "
, posted Thu 17 Jul 12:44First off let me say this stuff grows all over the place. For me this has been a banner year for harvesting it. If you make your own extract it beats the hell out of that wimpy health food store stu ... read more
strangeranger
"My general overview of Rhodiola "
, posted Tue 15 Jul 10:01I've been to this board on and off for about a year, but haven't ever posted anything So I finally registered today and I hope to be more interactive with this message board as it seems I can learn a ... read more
mentalboy
"MOOD BRIGHT LIVING BEYOND DEPRESSION "
, posted Sun 13 Jul 13:41:First I want to say a great big thank you to Kelly for performing this social service! I was first diagnosed with severe depression in 1971. Over the years I think I've tried just about every antide ... read more
leethebay
"No Appetite "
, posted Fri 4 Jul 04:36I started using sjw two days ago, and I have eaten barely anything if infact anything at all..I have absolutely no appetite, food seems disgusting for me..I have never had weight or food issues before ... read more
mangotango
"New user "
, posted Wed 2 Jul 05:14Hi, I just thought I would share what I have been feeling with SJW. I have flip flopped quite a bit in the beginning of this depressive episode. I stared out about a month ago and tried SJW for may ... read more
milo4014
"Like a country song in reverse "
, posted Tue 1 Jul 06:42I've been on a new brand of SJW (Swiss brand) for 4 days now and I also switched my dosing to what Kelly uses for himself. It's made a BIG difference.I was on Paxil briefly last year and it D ... read more
turbo4vr