Has anyone tried St. John's Wort?

Question

I have been going through mild depression since January. I am curious about St. John's Wort. Any info would be helpful.

Answer 1

This is What St John's Wort i s used for in Homeopathic Medicine I dont know any other uses for it your depression can be cured by your Individual Specific symptoms that only you can describe because its you who is suffering. Give your details for the treatment of your depression and read about St Johns Wort :-

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM
St. John's-wort
(HYPERICUM)

The great remedy for injuries to nerves, especially of fingers, toes and nails. Crushed fingers, especially tips. Excessive painfulness is a guiding symptom to its use. Prevents lockjaw. Punctured wounds. Relieves pain after operations. Quite supersedes the use of Morphia after operations (Helmuth). Spasms after every injury. Has an important action on the rectum; hæmorrhoids. Coccydynia. Spasmodic asthmatic attacks with changes of weather or before storms, better by copious expectoration. Injured nerves from bites of animals. Tetanus. Neuritis, tingling, burning and numbness. Constant drowsiness.

Mind.--Feels as if lifted high in air, or anxiety lest he fall from heights. Mistakes in writing. Effects of shock. Melancholy.

Head.--Heavy; feels as if touched by an icy cold hand. Throbbing in vertex; worse in close room. Brain seems compressed. Right side of face aches. Brain-fag and neurasthenia. Facial neuralgia and toothache of a pulling, tearing character, with sadness. Head feels longer-elongated to a point. In fractured skull, bone splinters. Brain feels alive. Pains in eyes and ears. Falling out of hair.

Stomach.--Craving for wine. Thirst; Nausea. Tongue coated white at base, tip clean. Feeling of lump in stomach (Abies ***; Bry).

Rectum.--Urging, dry, dull, pressing pain. Hæmorrhoids, with pain, bleeding, and tenderness.

Back.--Pain in nape of neck. Pressure over sacrum. Spinal concussion. Coccyx injury from fall, with pain radiating up spine and down limbs. Jerking and twitching of muscles.

Extremities.--Darting pain in shoulders. Pressure along ulnar side of arm. Cramp in calves. Pain in toes and fingers, especially in tips. Crawling in hand and feet. Lancinating pain in upper and lower limbs. Neuritis, with tingling, burning pain, numbness and flossy skin. Joints feel bruised. Hysterical joints. Tetanus (Physost; Kali brom). Traumatic neuralgia and neuritis.

Respiratory.--Asthma worse foggy weather and relieved by profuse perspiration.

Skin.--Hyperidrosis, sweating of scalp, worse in morning after sleep; falling of hair from injury; eczema of hands and face, intense itching, eruption seems to be under the skin. Herpes zoster. Old ulcers or sores in mouth when very sensitive. Lacerated wounds with much prostration from loss of blood.

Modalities.--Worse, in cold; dampness; in a fog; in close room; least exposure; touch. Better, bending head backward.

Take Care and God Bless you !

Answer 2

It worked wonders for me.

I've suffered with depression for over twenty years. In that time I've tried several anti-depressants; the few that helped in the slightest bit had side effects that made things worse.

Also, there was the cost of medication, I've never been able to easily afford them. My insurance through work would run out and suddenly it was coming out of my limited funds.

I explained to my nurse practitioner that I was concerned about cost (over $200 a month) and she suggested I try St. John's wort. I had immediate, dramatic results with zero side effects. I just picked up a 3-month supply at a drug store, no prescription, on sale for $4.50.

St. John's wort has been known to cause sun sensitivity in some fair-skinned people and should not be used along with other anti-depressants.

Most people report that it takes time for the effects to kick in, guess I'm one of the lucky ones. It's made a MAJOR difference in my life. I'm no longer just "going through the motions", but living.

Answer 3

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I tried St. Jon's Work and I still worried about everything.
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Answer 5

No problems with St.John's Wort... it is a great mood elevator. Though you will want to switch out with another herb every other week... like maybe Holy Basil, or "Happy Camper". You have to switch herbs out because they can lose effectiveness as your body becomes accustomed to them. One of the best supplements for PMS is Evening Primrose Oil in gelcaps. Take one with every meal. If you are still having bad sweet/carbo cravings with that, you need to add some Chromium Picolinate.

Answer 6

Yes I did and it works but you have to give it 3-6 months as herbs don't work instantly in the blood stream like drugs. It does help with the blues especially in the winter.You should buy it from a health food store to make sure you are getting a standardized herb as some companies like Walmart sell synthetic instead of natural herbs. Give it a try , what have you got to loose but the blues and depression.

Answer 7

i am into alt. meds. but, i read awhile back that st. john's wort was found to be clinically ineffective. i have tried it and could tell no difference.

Answer 8

I tried it several years ago and could not tell any difference. Some people say it works, didn't for me.

Answer 9

Yes..I have. Make sure you buy it at a health food store or Whole Foods ( or similar place ) and be sure you buy the ones that are in capsule form, not pill or caplet. You want to make sure your body absorbs it.

Answer 10

No. But I did suck his big toe once. Cheesy.

(on a more serious note, I beat depression by cutting the crap out my diet, like colourants, saturated fats and preservatives, and by sleeping and rising earlier. It works)

Answer 11

It didn't work for me either