Does St. John's Wort work?

St Johns wort works for me :thumbs:
I take it all through the "winter months"
 
should i point out this is a photography forum and not nhs direct and that st john wart can interact with some prescription drugs????
 
just wouldnt want you medicating for a seious issue without proper advice, nothing wrong with asking just be careful with the advice u get:) hope it works out whatever you do.
 
Toothie said:
should i point out this is a photography forum and not nhs direct and that st john wart can interact with some prescription drugs????
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I understand your concerns Ruthie you being in the "trade" and all :thumbs:
I do on occasion take so called regular drugs and have had no
"side effects" Thats I guess why they call it "complimentry medicine"
I find that if something "alternative" is going to work it will work almost imeadiately.
If it doesn't work within 24 hours then it will not work for me.
The best pain killer I have ever found is called "tiger balm" ( you rub it on to the effected area) it worked for me
( and still does) following sevre nerve damage when "full strength prescription
medicines failed dismally....
There are plenty of other examples But I will leave it there as I am
not trying to start a war, or "convert" anyone
just relating how some of the alternatives are far better than the conventionals for me at least.:thumbs:
edit, Ruthie, I use St Johns Wort for SAD, as most GP's don't reconise it ( along with a few others I could mention "MS" for another)
some of these things have to be treated
"alternatively"
 
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Cobra said:
I understand your concerns Ruthie you being in the "trade" and all :thumbs:

If it doesn't work within 24 hours then it will not work for me.
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I would doubt that St John's Wort would work within 24 hours, given the type of thing people usually take it for, more like 2-4 weeks....

Not that I would advocate any self medicating without first seeking professional advice
 
Flash In The Pan said:
I would doubt that St John's Wort would work within 24 hours, given the type of thing people usually take it for, more like 2-4 weeks....

Not that I would advocate any self medicating without first seeking professional advice
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No my bad, I meant a lot of the others........ for headaches toothache colds
other flu like symptoms etc etc etc
St Johns Wort I have been taking long term as above for SAD
 
Cobra said:

No my bad, I meant a lot of the others........ for headaches toothache colds
other flu like symptoms etc etc etc
St Johns Wort I have been taking long term as above for SAD
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I've heard it's very good for that, although so is UV light, you should try a winter holiday somewhere sunny ;)
 
Flash In The Pan said:
I've heard it's very good for that, although so is UV light, you should try a winter holiday somewhere sunny ;)
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that only works for 2 weeks :D
a few days back here and its back on the St JW
Light boxes are OK but its not that easy to get into a
regular pattern :(
 
Cobra said:
I understand your concerns Ruthie you being in the "trade" and all :thumbs:
I do on occasion take so called regular drugs and have had no
"side effects" Thats I guess why they call it "complimentry medicine"
I find that if something "alternative" is going to work it will work almost imeadiately.
If it doesn't work within 24 hours then it will not work for me.
The best pain killer I have ever found is called "tiger balm" ( you rub it on to the effected area) it worked for me
( and still does) following sevre nerve damage when "full strength prescription
medicines failed dismally....
There are plenty of other examples But I will leave it there as I am
not trying to start a war, or "convert" anyone
just relating how some of the alternatives are far better than the conventionals for me at least.:thumbs:
edit, Ruthie, I use St Johns Wort for SAD, as most GP's don't reconise it ( along with a few others I could mention "MS" for another)
some of these things have to be treated
"alternatively"
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Chirs i have no problem with alternative medicine or people talking about its effects. The op was just apared very quick to go take it on your say so, so i thought i word of cushion might be needed.

Alternative stuff does work and can be very good but its still drugs:)
 
Toothie said:
. The op was just apared very quick to go take it on your say so, so i thought i word of cushion might be needed.
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A word of caution might be better Ruthie :coat:
Point taken :thumbs:
 
( along with a few others I could mention "MS" for another)
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Can we take it you mean ME rather than MS?
 
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MarkydeSad said:
So it should work for MarkydeSad?

:)
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What I find with "alternatives" is,
if they are going to work they work very quickly, ( a marked improvement in days or less)
if they don't work quickly then I give up as I have tried the past with things that didn't work fast and found that they just didn't work.
and as you have probabley found St JW is not the cheapest product on the market either
All I can suggest is give it a go
*usual ceavat*
Use with caution read the labels yah de yah de yah etc etc
 
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