Posted by ronaldo on December 24, 2006, at 5:18:24
In reply to St John's wort and bioplar -recipe for disaster?, posted by survivin bpd on December 22, 2006, at 17:54:34
Hi Maria
Here is some info about SJW interactions
http://services.ascribe.com/bnf/publications.aspx/bnf/current/index.htm
Hope this helps
Alan
> HI
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> Has anyone with bipolar 1 succesfully used St John's wort when depressed? I am worried about it precipitating a switch to mania. This is my first depression or mood change at all for 5 or 6 yrs. the depression has appeared due to using olanzapine for chronic insomnia - a try out that went wrong. I don't want to get back on the rollercoaster and dont like the side effects of the antidepressants that i know are ok for me. venlafaxine works ok but wrecks my sleep and i have to watch out for hypermania. mirtazapine also works but makes me angry initially and i pile on the weight.
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> what do you think about the risks of trying st johns wort?
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> Maria
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