Can you take St John's Wort as an added supplement with Cymbalta to treat depression?

Answer 1

Before you start making up drug cocktails for depression, I'd contact your doc. I wouldn't be asking medical questions like that on here. Good Luck thought ~~~

Answer 2

Scientology recommends thorough medical examinations for anyone with acute symptoms like this, since undiscovered physical and nutritional deficiencies as well other physical problems, infections etc can often be found as a cause. Once a competant medical doctor has fully investigated the symptoms using proper medical procedure, like blood tests, urine tests, etc then the correct treatment can be prescribed or recommended. If a deficiency or imbalace has been found to exist then natural supplements would be taken to correct it. We tend to use medical doctors who will do this, and not just hand out a "drug" to suppress the most obvious symptom. Undetected Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are very prevalent in todays society due to many causes, stress, diet, pollution, and recreational drug use, alcohol abuse , to name a few. Use of Psychiatric drugs also create these deficiencies. Antidepressants are now proven to be addictive causing the same intense mental and physical withdrawal symtoms as hard core illegal drugs like heroin. Hope this helps. We don't actually have any "rules" or "laws' about things like this, since we do not treat physical or mental illness. It is not our province or purpose to do so. We will make recommendations if consulted in order to help, but it is up to the individual to decide for themselves how they want to procede with any treatment. We are against psychiatry because it is spiritually destructive, cures nothing and causes harm . Not to mention the billions of $'s it gets appropriated from Governments (tax payers) and Drug companies for inventing and labelling mental illnesses to "treat" which don't actually exist.

Answer 3

Cymbalta Recreational Use

Answer 4

NOT A GOOD IDEA!!!!! You may need Cymbalta for the pain that goes along with depression. St. Johns Wort may not do the trick. By all means stay away from Kava Kava for anxiety. It can cause liver failure to the pt. of needing a transplant. Try adding Omega 3 fatty acids, to you diet with DHA/EPA. Good Luck!!!

Answer 5

You should really talk with your doctor. St. John's Wort can have horrible side effects when mixed with antidepressants. It can do so much more harm than help. Good Luck

Answer 6

Leave the ST Johns Wort alone. It can interfere with the absorption of your meds, making them ineffective or worse, causing you to metabolise and absorb too much. You could over dose yourself unintentionally by combining the two. Not to mention the possible side effects of combining two things not meant to be combined. The interactions could be dangerous. St Johns wort is put out on the market as a food supplement, not a drug or herbal medication. Read the package, it will have it posted in fine print. Drug companies don't usually test to see what will happen if you combine a supplement with a drug. St John's wort can cause surgical complications, bleeding irregularities, and a host of other negative things. Be careful with it.

Answer 7

Not a good idea! You should never mix meds or herbal and meds togeather unless you have checked with your Dr or Pharmacist. I had a very good friend who became extremly ill by taking St. Johns wart with an anti depressant

Answer 8

St. John's wort interacts with a range of medications. In most cases, this interactions leads to reduced the effectiveness of the medication in question; in other cases, however, St. John's wort may increase the effects of a medication.

If you are currently being treated with any of the following medications, you should not use St. John's wort without first talking to your healthcare provider:

Antidepressants
St. John's wort may interact with antidepressant medications that are used to treat depression or other mood disorders, including tricyclics, SSRIs (see earlier discussion), and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) such as phenelzine. How St. John's wort works is not entirely clear, but is believed to be similar to how SSRIs work. Therefore, using St. John's wort with this class of antidepressants in particular can lead to exacerbation of side effects including headache, dizziness, nausea, agitation, anxiety, lethargy, and lack of coherence

Answer 9

St Johns wort does not work...I know,,,I was taking it and it didn't work so it made me think I would never feel right...Then I became suicidal....I finally went to the doctor and they found the right medicine for me and now I lead a normal and productive life.Please go to the doctors for your own good.