Posted by mattye on December 22, 2006, at 14:00:10 [reposted on December 23, 2006, at 12:36:30 | original URL]
In reply to St. John's Wort is like tricylcics! » mattye, posted by jimmygold70 on December 22, 2006, at 4:08:21
I wasn't aware that it does the same as tricyclics. According to wikipedia, it inhibits the reuptake of GABA as well as dopamine, seretonin, and norepinepherine. Most likely, no one really knows how it works. I've just been considering it as a safe and effective add on to my normal SSRI, which would perhaps allow me to lower the dosage of my SSRI. I've heard mixed reviews ... like anything, it appears to help some people and do nothing for others.
> St. John's wort is distributed in my country as a prescription medicine. Highly standatized (I actually know the manufacturer). I know a top psychopharmacologists who prescribes it to "morons who think natural is better" (precise citation). He says it's very effective and has the same side effects as tricylic. So why not take a tricyclic in the first place? (-:
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> Jimmy
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