Topic Title: Oh my God - too much information!
| |  "Oh my God - too much information!"
, Sun 31 Mar 19:08
Am considering trying SJW and am being SWAMPED with information. I need to simplify this somehow. As I read through this site, I keep seeing mention of other things like 5-HTP, S-ame, Kava kava, B12, etc etc etc etc etc etc. Still don't know much about all this stuff, but geez it would be nice if there was a single pill that had all these in it. Does anybody know of anything that offers the whole shebang? And if so, has anybody heard anything negative about taking more than one of these together i.e. might they be incompatible?
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Sat 30 Mar 2002 10:53 |
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| | "Re(1):Oh my God - too much information!" , Mon 1 Apr 15:21
Dmriddle, I'm very sorry for adding to the confusion! I can see why you would feel that way. I found this whole scene very confusing when I first came to it and the short articles I wrote were my own attempt to come to terms with it. I hope I can lessen that confusion with this message.
Basically: SJW, 5-HTP and SAM-e do kind of the same job. They all have been clinically proven to be effective anti-depressants. You could pick any one of them and stick with it, but it's pretty common to start with SJW. There are lots of good reasons for recommending SJW first, which I won't get into here.
There are lots and lots of good SJW products out there. The main thing to look for is a product that contains "standardised extract". Each pill should be 300mg, and the label should say it contains 0.3% hypericin. If you mention a few brands, some of us here can check them out.
While you can mix some of this stuff up, I wouldn't recommend it early on. A mixed product might not contain enough of each substance, and you might therefore get no effect!
Hope this is less confusing.
Epyx
Posts: 120 | | Registered: Mon 3 Dec 2001 22:11 |
| | "Re(1):Oh my God - too much information!" , Mon 1 Apr 07:51
I am a new user also and have felt overwhelmed myself with all the brands etc. I was perscribed Paxil and felt my depression was very mild and refused to take it. SJW seemed to be a safer more natural way for me and landing in this discussion forum has convinced me to try it. I went to Costco (U.S.) and bought the TruNature brand. Anyone heard of it??????? I am taking 3 a day (300 mg. 0.3% hypercin) One in the a.m. and two before bed........recommended by Epyx because the afternoon dose was making me verrrrrrrry sleepy. Thanks Epyx........you are very informative.......sometimes you loose me but I am new at all this. I have only been taking it for a week, but I am on here daily to find out all the information I can. I can't say I am feeling any miraculous changes but I feel a little better. I am also taking a B Complex. I've read about HTP, SAM-E, Kava and am also confused! I concluded I would try SJW and the B complex for now and see how I feel. Look forward to read about new users and how they are feeling. Jos seems to be helpful also .....Thanks to all!!!!!!
Posts: 2 | | Registered: Sat 23 Mar 2002 7:11 |
| | |  "wow, 1 in the AM and 2 at night?"
, Mon 1 Apr 21:02
I notice that you said that you take one 300 mg in the morning and two at night. This interests me. Does anyone else take 2 at night? How does this work? Does it make you sleep better?
Posts: 17 | | Registered: Wed 27 Feb 2002 16:59 |
| | | "Re(1):wow, 1 in the AM and 2 at night?" , Tue 2 Apr 04:42
After taking the second one in the afternoon I became very tired. Also was not sleeping well in the evening. Taking the 2 at night 30 minutes before bed has helped me to sleep better. Just a note........I've never had a problem sleeping before.
Posts: 3 | | Registered: Sat 23 Mar 2002 7:11 |
| | |  "Re(2):wow, 1 in the AM and 2 at night?"
, Tue 2 Apr 04:54
I take a largish dose in the mornings, and a smaller dose in the late afternoon. For a while I had rather bad insomnia, but it seems to have passed now :)
Posts: 70 | | Registered: Tue 12 Mar 2002 5:43 |
| | "Re(1):Oh my God - too much information!" , Mon 1 Apr 05:00
I am by no means an expert, but I don't think you are meant to take things like SAMe in conjunction with SJW. It should be okay to take Kava and SJW or Kava and SAMe at the same time though. I know next to nothing about H5TP so can't help there.
B complex is a good supplement to take with whatever you happen to decide on taking, as it seems to have positive effects on depression and anxiety ...
Posts: 67 | | Registered: Tue 12 Mar 2002 5:43 |
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