Anyone here tried St. John's Wort for depression??

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SlowSpyder

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I take St. John's Wort and have for about a year now. In all honesty, I'm not convinced it is doing too much. I have read that in many countries St. John's Wort is the initial go to med for moderate depression. I also take vitamin D, 2-3 1000iu gell caps a day.

I am not sure I have noticed much one way or another to tell you the truth. That's not to say it wouldn't work for other people, but in my case I think it is a pretty minor improvement at best.
 

zCypher

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for more Vitamin D info

personally I have found proper food and exercise to make rapid and noticeable improvements against depression. i would stay away from anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medication, but that's just me.