User Reviews for st. john's wort

Works really well for me to fight depression daily and have positive attitude

Tried STJ pills,no help. Vibrant, active woman w/great life until Haches actually brain tumors. Glad alive but left w/massive lifelong disabling & PAIN results. Lost my life, my joy, any independence. Much Grief as also lost my entire family & most friends to disease/accidents. Truly all alone, unable even walk to mailbox. Yep, almost suicidally Depressed. Wldnt u be? 12yrs later & 54 diff meds,ALL w/horrid SEs & Serotonin "Storm" (tad before Drs aware)put me ICU, almost died as theykept giving me Zoloft, Trazadone - Phenegran caused the Storm. Never again! Herbs only. RESEARCH! Tons time to complete. By then, knew was Full Spectrum any herb BEST. TOO many "active" isolated parts NOT EVEN CORRECT. Is whole herb (berry, flower, leaf, root) packs Power synergistically.STJ shld be Vivid Ruby Red liquid when Ready with all its benefits intact. USE TINCTURE ONLY & buy direct from maker. One work, test, 3rd party (prefer Univ.) & grow themselves! I chose Herbalist-Alchemist as best of all. RESULTS AMAZING, FAST & CONSISTENT. With Tinture - U control dose, potent so use less & viable 5-8 years! Powders lose effects fast (6 mths) & fragile to heat, light, etc. Able to add in others & easily adjust 4 my particular needs. DON'T GIVE UP. St Johns INCREDIBLE HERB & HELPS MANY OTHER WAYS. Told not take cause pain meds longer to clear & others (nerve meds) clear faster. SILLY. Was PERFECT. Got poison meds out faster, so Off all. Once gone, realize nasty other issues gone too! As 4 pain, able take Much Less! Real Win Win Herb! Saved my life ONCE TRULY UNDERSTOOD ALL BENEFITS, CHOSING #1 Co, Educating Myself & TAKING CONTROL OF MY OWN HEALTH! If I Can Do It, So CAN YOU. Although my severe health issues have not & will not "go away", I feel FREE of the Black Cloud smothering my thoughts, actions, mind & HEART. FOUND JOY AGAIN. WAS THERE, JUST COVERED WITH COBWEBS. Find yours again!!! Hard chose consumer/caregiver as I am my Only Caregiver. Read More Read Less

I've been taking, on and off, a so-called standardised St. John's Wort extract (300mg, min. 0.3% hypericin x3 a day). I can't say my depression lifts completely, but it becomes more manageable. When I'm on this SJW supplement, my fatigue lifts, I feel lighter, I sleep better, and I feel better able to cope with my depression and anxiety. I was able to go out without feeling like I was going to have a panic attack. The effects surprised me and were sustained during the time I took the supplement. When I'm off it, the benefits disappear gradually. I feel better within a day or two of taking the supplement and the longest time I took the supplement was 3 months. Then I decided to take a break and I've just started to take it again today.Read More Read Less

I read about this herb and started taking a St. John's Wort Tincture 3x a day about a year after I gave birth to my son. It immediately lifted my postpartum depression, my mood and my thoughts. I love this herb. I've taken prescription antidepressants before and hated how they made me feel - this herb worked so much better for me. Highly recommend.

I get very depressed in the Winter time. Obviously suffering some from Sadd... I honestly cannot believe that there is a product that is this effective that doesn't require a prescription. Prescribed Anti-depressants that I have taken in the past have been absolute poison. I've upped my daily intake to 600 mg in the morning and 600 mg in the evening and it seems to work great with no side effects for me.

Beware side effects. I was on it for about a year and wasn't sure if it was effective. I developed an irregular heartbeat and heart palpitations. Doc said I needed to get off St. John's Wort. I did. My heart rate returned to normal.

My depression symptoms became better after taking webber naturals St. John's Wort (SJW), along with Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. I took SJW 300 mg 3x/day for 17 weeks so far, but the bottle states "Consult a physician for use beyond 18 weeks." Has anybody successfully used SJW in the long run, e.g., more than 18 weeks?

I have tried prescription antidepressants, Lexapro and Wellbutrin. The Lexapro seemed to help a little with my anxiety, but did nothing for the depression. The Wellbutrin just felt like speed, which I am pretty sure that it is an amphetamine. It did not seem to help with my depression at all, aside from giving me a little more energy. I have taken St. John's wort many times in my life, and as long as I remembered to take it on a fairly regular basis, it lifted my spirits and improved my outlook on life tremendously. I am so grateful to know about this herb. I often take ginko biloba with it in addition to a healthy dose of fish oil daily. I always say that it makes me feel like myself again! And that feels good! My problem is that once I really start feeling well again, I begin to start forgetting to take my supplements on a regular basis, because I don't "need" them anymore. And then eventually, I stop taking them altogether and somewhere down the line, I end up depressed and where I started again. I'm sure if I had stayed on a regimen of taking my supplements, everything would have been fine. The only side effect I had was sensitivity to the sun. I got really sunburned when I went on vacation to Hawaii. So definitely be careful in the sun. I am a freckled Irish girl, so I'm already susceptible ( and stupid, obviously). So wear your sunscreen!! But I was very happy to not feel any psychological side effects, like speediness or fatigue or anxiety. None at all. I love St. John's wort. It has really, REALLY helped me in times of need.Read More Read Less

I bought this for my husband because he is moody. He refuses to take it. Turned out that this supplement reduce head ache and help me to sleep better. It cause dry mouth but I drink a lot of water.

I have been diagnosed with ADHD and depression. I tried prozac and welbutrin but neither helped much with my depression. I tried SJW and after 6 weeks i started to feel the depression lifting. I have been on it now for about 14 years and i feel great!

I took it for over a year. It seemed to help. I had a terrible reaction to it. Same bottle I had been using, Same dose, Rescue was sent. I was totally blind and very drugged up. These symptoms persisted for 24 hrs. Went to doctor later to get prescription antidepressants. I am giving my age at that time.

I have suffered with depression and anxiety for about 30 years. I have been on anti depressant for severe depression with 2 attempts to end my life. Presently I am taking Effexor 225mg. daily but anxiety was becoming a problem. I've been on SJW about a month and I am coping better and do not want Pharm medication. I still have sleeping issues but am resting better. No SE noted.

I have been taking SJW for about 30 years, in the 300 capsule form and in the early days as a tea which I brewed weekly and stored in a refrigerated bottle. It works for me. I use it for SAD. I take one to three capsules a day beginning about the first of October and tapper off about February 14. Yes, I do get some diarrhea the first few days, and yes I sunburn easily in he winter months in southern California. I had tried bright light therapy in the past; it did not work. SJW just keeps me a happier, healthier person during the winter months. I keep the bottle on top of the coffee pot so I will not miss the morning dose.Read More Read Less

due to side effects I could not continue taking this medicine, as soon as I take it I feel itchy to the point that I could not stop scratching my skin. from my head to my legs, I feel itchy. So unfortunately I stopped taking this medicine :(

I started giving this to my 13 year old daughter when it became evident three months into her first monthly cycle that her PMS was way beyond normal PMS. About a week into taking ST Johns Wort she started to even out on her mood swings. By the end of two weeks, she was back to her old self again. She is taking 500 mg/day and no more mood swings! She takes no other meds so there are no contraindications to be concerned with. I will have her take a two week break every three months to give her body a rest. I just had her take her first break and by the end of two weeks, we were all anxious for her to be on it again.Read More Read Less

After eight weeks of standard dose of 900mg per day (3x300mg), the effect, if any, is too insignificant to have made any real impact on my dysthymia. My only side effect has been a slight brief tickling / tingling sensation from time to time.

Absolutely felt positive effects. I use Nexium on and off and read somewhere that these two drugs interact so I do not use together.