I've read that St Johns Wort is good for treating depression...?

Question

I am already on a prescribed antidepressant, have been for 7 months now. Can I take this on top of that? Or is it not good to take it on top of meds? It is only a herb after all right?

Answer 1

It would depend what the other medication you are taking is called. you can check it out on www.drugs.com and it will tell you if you can take the st johns at the same time. also give your doctor and ring and he will tell you if its OK better to be safe then sorry.

Answer 2

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I've read that St Johns Wort is good for treating depression...?
I am already on a prescribed antidepressant, have been for 7 months now. Can I take this on top of that? Or is it not good to take it on top of meds? It is only a herb after all right?

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Answer 4

I've taken St. Johns Wort for depression "in place" of prescription anti-depressants. I've been doing this for several months. While it's not the "magic pill", it does curb depression. I don't know if you can take it on top of what you're taking now or not without having adverse effects, and that's never a thing you want to guess at, or take chances on. Call a pharmacist and see if there would be any bad interactions, just to be on the safe side.

PS.... Yes, it's an "herb", but many drugs are made from herbs, remember?

Answer 5

St Johns Wort does help with Depression. I have taken it myself. Do some research. Consult a Natauropath or Homeopath or someone into Natural remedies. Also talk to your Doctor. A word of warning tho, some doctors are very anti natural. Ask a lot of questions, then make up your own mind. Good luck

Answer 6

NEVER TAKE ST JOHNS WORT IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER MEDICATION ITS DANGEROUS PLEASE DONT PLAY DOCTOR LEAVE IT UP TO THE REAL ONE IF YOU DONT LIKE THE THOUGHT YOU ARE ON MEDICATION YOU MIGHT HAVE FEAR TO BECOME ADDICTED ETC TALK AGAIN ABOUT IT WITH YOUR DOCTOR AS FOR HERBS THE EFFECTIVENESS IS WAY LESS THAN MEDICATION IN CASE OF DEPRESSION AND IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO KICK IN BUT ITS A HERB AND IT MIGHT JUST NOT WHAT YOU NEED

Answer 7

No!!! See depression treatments, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris and check out "the road back", other antidepressant websites, and those on hypericum (the wort).

Answer 8

I am a Homeopathic Practitioner and this is what HYPERICUM(St.Johns Wort) can cure according to Homeopathic teachings. I have only used it for the following symptoms and it works like a charm.

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 nig; 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.

Relationship.--Compare: Ledum (punched wounds and bites of animals); Arnica; Staphis; Calend; Ruta; Coff.

Antidotes: Ars; Cham.

Dose.--Tincture, to third potency.

The above proving is from "HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA, by Dr.William BOERICKE, M.D.
http://homeoint.org/books/boericmm/h/hyper.htm

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I hope this helps.
Take care and God Bless.

Answer 9

you should really ask your Dr. that question. personally, i don't think it would be an issue.