My St. Johns Wort Experience for Mild Blues
So a few months back, I had written about how I was starting to feel a little blue, just a little edgy about some things going on in my life, and how I thought I might try a natural remedy for depression. I landed on St. Johns Wort since this is one of the most well known of the natural antidepressants.
St. John’s wort is found in this natural remedy for depression and anxiety that we recommend, and this remedy contains other mind soothing ingredients as well, so it comes highly recommended as a natural antidepressant.
I knew it would take time to notice any difference, but hey, that’s the same thing that people on those (in my opinion) dangerous antidepressants they vend at Dr. offices. So I figured what the hey, what can an eventual mood boost hurt, right? I figured at the least, I’d start to experience less blue moods, and over time I could use the lift, even if my mild case of depression was lifted on it’s own.
So I bought a bottle of St. Johns wort, a dose of 300 mg. I had read various dosage recommendations for this natural depression remedy, but the one I wanted to start with, so as to not over do it, was the commonly recommended 300 mg per day. I was in luck, because the one I chose was that dosage per pill.
It was very economical, so I figured if my experiment with this mood lifter didn’t work, I wouldn’t be out too much money.
I began taking one 300 mg. St. Johns Wort pill every morning with my breakfast. I had read that you should not take it on an empty stomach as it might cause stomach upset. It took me a few weeks to notice a real difference, but I noticed little by little that I was starting to feel a bit better, a bit more event tempered. I didn’t let things get to me as much.
I noticed that I started to just feel an overall sense of well being that I hadn’t before, and that’s exactly what I was looking for. I figured that this remedy was cheap and non addictive, so I kept taking it every morning. Now, my question is, how long can I stay on something like this? I wonder if you quit cold turkey if your moods start to swing or anything like that?
I only wonder because I know there are a lot of prescription antidepressants that you cannot, absolutely canNOT, go off of cold turkey or there are dire consequences. I wonder since this is an herbal, mild remedy for depression, how would you ween yourself off? If anyone has any knowledge on this subject, please share with me and other concerned readers. Thanks!