Posted by Bill LL on December 14, 2004, at 9:05:40
In reply to St. John's Question (please do not redirect), posted by Dan Perkins on December 13, 2004, at 20:43:34
For someone who is treatment resistant to prescription drugs like yourself, St John's Wort will not help because it is not a strong antidepressant.
Failing to respond to antidepressants doesn't really mean very much in and of itself. It's the dose that is important. For example, if 20 mg of Prozac doesn't work, that doesn't mean that it won't work at 40 or 60 mg. Even if a dose does work, it oftentimes needs to be increased after a few months or a year.
You really need to go back on prescription drugs and try higher doses than you did before.
> I know that this post technically belongs on the Alternative page, but I specifically want to ask this question to this group of people who, I feel, have a lot of knowledge and experience with traditional antidepressant medications.
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> Have any of you tried St. John's Wart? I have been on the full range of antidepressants and there aren't many traditional meds left for me to try. I am curious if anyone here thinks that St. John's Wart is worth a try.
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