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Old Sep 27, 2006, 11:21 AM
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hey. i was wondering if the risk for nausea was less if i took st. john's wort instead of a "real" ssri? all other ssri's have made me feel very sick but i am so depressed right now i need something SO badly.
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Old Sep 27, 2006, 07:31 PM
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St. John's Wort only works for mild to possibly moderate depression. Also, you cannot mix SJW with certain meds, so you would want to make sure there are no interactions. As well as it causes photo-sensitivity, so you have to keep that in mind.

I think it's all a personal thing. Some people tolerate certain meds better than others. The only way you will know is by trial and error. For me SSRI's seem to give me nonrelenting migraines...so I can feel your issue there.

G'luck, on whatever you decide to do. If you do try it could you post to let me know how it worked for you.
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Old Oct 03, 2006, 09:24 PM
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I know that st Johns wort can't be taken with birth control pills...
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Old Oct 06, 2006, 09:02 AM
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i know all about the interactions with other drugs, ie, birth control (which i'm not on) and sun sensitivity. thanks for the comments though.

i have emetophobia, so my only fear (with this and everything else) is that it is going to make me feel nauseated..... i was just trying to see what other people's experiences with it were or if it was true that it had a lesser chance of producing this affect than other psych meds.
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Old Oct 06, 2006, 06:06 PM
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one thing I know about this is it thins the blood so it wont clot as fast. I got nose bleds from this when I stopped taking this it stopped.
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Some digestive tract effects are possible with any antidepressant, but the incidence of upset stomach from St. John's wort is only a few percent. In some clinical trials, placebo had higher dropout rates than did the active drug.

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Old Oct 08, 2006, 07:08 PM
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thanks larry! that's what i was hoping and looking to hear
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