Kelly's St. John's Wort info pages

"Looking for JoeMalone - Pain in stomach, SJW " , posted Tue 14 Jun 04:22

JoeMalone, upon searching this website, you comments are the first I've seen that reflect my pain. Ive taken SJW, 5htp etc, with good results sometimes, but I cant seem to beat the pain I feel in my s ... read more

javajava

"the pill and SJW " , posted Mon 13 Jun 12:53:

Hello I'm new here. Have been feeling depressed for while, have heard about SJW and am keen to try - but I am anxious that it would affect my oral contraception. I take femodene and have been fo ... read more

Stephanie Mary

"Four week improvement? " , posted Sun 12 Jun 04:09

HiI have been taking SJW for 4 weeks I have not had much improvement since week 2, I feel like it has stoped working. Can improvement be gained after 4 weeks? Is it better to take it all in t ... read more

gigerchild

"Rhodiola and Fake High and Mania " , posted Sat 11 Jun 12:30

Day 5 on Rhodiola Rosea. I took it because my anxiety for the past 2 years has been unbearable and I though I might go insane. What happened? As soon as I took it, a cloud lifted, I felt like "me", ... read more

toriamos

"sleepy " , posted Wed 1 Jun 10:37

I have used SJW for about 6 months since my mom died. One of the side effects I have is tiredness. I take 3 at night before I go to bed, but seem tired during the day. I think I will cut back to 2 a d ... read more

marybell

"New user experiences " , posted Sat 28 May 05:19

I have never visited a mental health professional despite experiencing a range of symptoms for ages: oversleeping (every evening imediately after return from work); avoidance of friends and phones; we ... read more

Tortuga

"just started taking sjw.... " , posted Sat 28 May 04:55

I'm so glad I found this board- I started taking st johns wort yesterday for my anxiety and mild depression, and after reading all the experiences on here I am really hoping it will work for me- i hav ... read more

eggysbrain

"Amoryn & Seredyn Together " , posted Fri 27 May 20:31

Hi,I have had S.A.D. for most of my life, I am 23 now. Four weeks ago I started taking Amoryn and Seredyn. Btw I have never taken any prescription drugs (wouldve been too uncomfortable to appr ... read more

Savion

"starting again " , posted Sun 22 May 15:23

itook st johns wort few 6-7 years ago didnt feel bad on ithad to give it up as was pregnant my baby was found to have kidney problem while in the womb on scandont know if due to taking herb
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geordielady

"My path with perika " , posted Wed 18 May 15:47

It's been about a week now since I started taking Perika. Must say that I feel a lot less stress, if hardly any at all. However I still feel the depression every now and then throughout the day, but ... read more

Sholcomb

"St John's Wort and Relationship issues - day " , posted Tue 17 May 10:22

HelloI posted here earlier on about my insecurity/jealousy issues...OK, well, I went to a health shop and bought some St John's Wort. Took a pill today...It's been such a sunny day and I have ... read more

Annabell

"be patient " , posted Sun 15 May 19:52

I just want to report that I've now been taking SJW for 3 and a half weeks, and I have only just started to notice an improvement. I took the recommended dosage, with food at all times, never missing ... read more

unsure

"wellbutrin " , posted Sat 14 May 10:26

Hello all,What a great site! I've just started to do some research on St. John's Wort. I've been taking Wellbutrin for my medium grade depression. It works pretty well, but after about 6-8 wee ... read more

hoodoobabe

"stomach ache " , posted Wed 11 May 11:01

I have taken SJW now for about a week and am experiencing stomach ache, has anyone ever experienced this and if so how long did it last?I usually feel it in afternoons and at night.Hope an ... read more

bildtdijk

"SJW + SAM-e + 5-HTP combination " , posted Sat 7 May 02:19:

Anyone have any experience utilizing all three at once ? I've started 900 mg. SJW [morning-afternoon-evening] {3 X 300} 400 mg SAM-e [morning-afternoon] {2 X 200} 50 mg. 5-HTP [morn ... read more

MoonDogGreen

"just started on half of 300mg. " , posted Fri 6 May 16:34

i've tryed SJW before but i started getting a rash. so i've split the dosage in half. so that's half of 300mg's it will be 150mg's. iam praying this will work. i got put on paxil and strattera in the ... read more

nat72bklyn

"Please Help! " , posted Wed 4 May 16:58

I'm not depressed but I have social anxiety. I fear of speaking infront others and very anxious around other people. I always think what other might think if speak infront of others. I feel very shy w ... read more

NNeram

"2nd week experience " , posted Tue 3 May 13:22

I have been taking SJW for last 2 weeks. It worked very well in the 1st week. But in the 2ns week I am back to Square One. Is that normal?. ... read more

NNeram

"better zzzzzzzzzzzzz " , posted Mon 2 May 13:14

I have been taking SJW since December 2004(about 4 months) I have felt great and it has worked better than the Zolof that my doctor had prescrided. I am exercising 3 times a week and going to counseli ... read more

chrisNY

"It works " , posted Sat 30 Apr 20:23

Just wanted to tell my story and give those people considering SJW hope. I'm certain I was suffering from a mild to moderate case of depression for almost a year. I lost interest in activities I onc ... read more

Valor17

"I love it! " , posted Sat 30 Apr 00:00

I have been taking SJW for about a month now. I am very pleased with the results. I was very hesitant about taking it at first since I doubted that I would see any results from something I could pur ... read more

pinkcrisis

"I am feeling better already on the first day " , posted Sat 23 Apr 15:25:

Something always bothered me about my work from times to time. I cared about small thing and sometimes I made it a big deal out of it. When that happened, I felt sad, upset, depressed and sometimes ho ... read more

V_J

"Seems to be effective! " , posted Mon 18 Apr 21:00

I quit smoking at the end of February and by the end of March, I was quite depressed. I went to church on Easter Sunday and cried through the whole service. It was then I realized I had to do someth ... read more

Melph

"Try Magnesium for heart palpitations " , posted Mon 18 Apr 16:15

I have been taking sjw for four weeks now. I had chronic heart palpitations for three weeks except when sleeping. I did some research on the internet and learned that a magnesium deficiency can caus ... read more

Melph

"SJW and premenopausal/PMS depression " , posted Sun 10 Apr 04:16

Anybody else like me...please share. As I am turning 40 there are more more changes to my cycle and what used to be grouchy PMS has become more of a depression around ovulation time and it can last fr ... read more

lindie

"first timer " , posted Wed 30 Mar 18:54

I've been taken SJW for about 2 weeks and I feel more positive, but it's a very gradual change. The first night I took it, I was very wired and could not get to sleep until about 4am. Then I tossed ... read more

JLady

"Panic Attacks! I am just starting SJW... " , posted Tue 29 Mar 13:06

I just started taking SJW and I'm actually stopped right now, because it did affect my birth control, I started bleeding and couldn't have my annual pap done if I was bleeding, so I stopped...but I we ... read more

jazmineflower

"rash from st john wort!!! " , posted Sat 26 Mar 15:13

i was taking it for 11 days and my face was getting redder and itchier.i felt as if someone had burnt it!!! and when i increased the dose it got much worse!! i stopped it and my skin is almost better. ... read more

sharonBone

"Taking SJW for two weeks " , posted Sat 19 Mar 01:37

After taking SJW for two weeks here is what I've noticed. It has definately improved my mood, I now want to do things, problems don't seem as large, before taking SJW I only wanted to lay around the h ... read more

hoss

"very first time " , posted Wed 16 Mar 17:44

I was experiencing bad moods and griping mentality. I was really sore at the world. I started 1 month ago, about feb. 17, 05. on walgreen 300 mg (0.3%) taking 3 spread over the day. Within one week I ... read more

firstgarden

"6 Months on SJW-Reflections " , posted Mon 14 Mar 13:20

First things, first, a huge thanks to Kelly for providing a veritable gold mine of info for people like me who didn't know where elso to turn to try to get their lives more 'livable'. I'm a 56 yr old ... read more

Don Corleone

"Sound familiar? " , posted Sun 13 Mar 17:01

Hello Everyone,I'm new and have a few questions that I hope you may have the answers to. I have suffered from depression for over 5 years now. My family and friends didn't really take it serio ... read more

jacob1984

"my experience so far " , posted Sat 12 Mar 01:35

have been taking 3 x 300mg boots own for one week now, day 3 feltvery tearful and anxious the last few days have been experiencing headaches and feeling less motivated than before I started ta ... read more

harvey

"It seems to be working " , posted Thu 10 Mar 07:57

Hello to all the readers of this forum, it is my first time posting here. I have had depression off and on for most of my adult life, and managed to live with it without any help of any kind, but this ... read more

hoss

"Major depression Releived!!! " , posted Tue 8 Mar 18:19

I have had a Major Depression disorder for most of my 27 years of life. I have been on many medications for depression. Paxil seemed to work the best. But after about five years of taking Paxil it ... read more

parkerjo

"Does SJW make it worse before better? " , posted Mon 7 Mar 11:22

My boyfriend has been taking this for about 9 days. Does SJW make things worse before it makes things better? He had a very difficult period this past weekend. Any insight would be greatly apprecia ... read more

mermaids

"st john's wort " , posted Mon 7 Mar 10:06

Hi, I've never wrote on a forum before.I found Kelly's SJW website while learning more about SJW.I've been taking SJW for 3 weeks to help with PMS.My question is it ok to drink wine while taking S ... read more

axialbud

"8 days and break through bleeding " , posted Sun 27 Feb 15:04

I have been taking SJW for 10 days, three times a day after meals. I noticed a difference around the 5th day. On the 9th day, I had break through bleeding. I came to do some research to see if this ... read more

sjwhelps

"transition " , posted Sun 27 Feb 06:58

Being diagnosed at age 22 with ADD,something I already knew,explained alot.Unfortunately the medication made me feel miserable and anxious.I knew deep inside I needed something to slow my brain down s ... read more

jmon

"It seems to work " , posted Wed 23 Feb 00:30

I have only been taking it three days and I don't feel depressed anymore. I have never been clinically diagnosed as depressed but I have always all my life been melancholy. I imagine I have been depre ... read more

lowell