has anyone tried St. John's wort for depression?

though there are alternative forms of birth control (e.g., condoms)

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alexandra_k said:
though there are alternative forms of birth control (e.g., condoms)

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I am aware of that but if you're only sleeping with one person sometimes it's ... more fun shall we say :>

IUD... depot injection...

IUD = ick sounding, injection = worries me as friends have had varied experiences. I would be worried i was was one of the crappy reacting ones ...

IUD = ick sounding

hmm. maybe it is just that... you wouldn't really love to try st johns wort...

though... i'll admit that that pretty much sums up my assessment of the IUD as well lol. i've heard mixed reports about depot as well. the docs at the uni clinic said that some people report it is the most brilliant thing ever and that it was definately worth trying it once. wasn't for me. i'm not sure about this but i am wondering whether it makes a difference when you have the injection with respect to your cycle. i had mine just before i should have had a period and i was already feeling a bit bloated and premenstrual. i found that that feeling persisted (and actually worsened a little) until i got my period around 4 months later. nasty. i wonder whether it might have been nicer for me if i had had the injection just AFTER menstruating? worth a shot... perhaps... some people swear by them.

(i'm on a pill at the moment that helps with acne - in theory - so i want to stay on that and see how it works out for me if i can remember to take the darned thing)

I don't know enough about it.

I have had two friends who bled non-stop for months basically (on and off but far more often than their normal 4 days or so per month - lots of inbetween).

I have another couple of friends who just love it, including my best friend, who swears it's the best birth control in the world.

Oh well I hate needles anyway ...

I have a pill called Yasmin (don't know what it is to you) and I absolutely love it ... I have had no weight gain, no anything, and it is effective enough to use to skip period if I want a month off my cycle.

Magic. I don't know if I would want to sacrifice that for SJW even if it does mean taking celexa instead.