Does St. John's Wort REALLY work as an anti-depressant? HOW EFFECTIVE is it?
Please let me know. That's the only OTC anti-depressant I know of.unless you know anything else.
THANKS
Answers: There is a fair amount of research indicating that St. John's Wort works, but merely for mild depression. Research is being conducted into the role of omega-3 oils for treatment of depression and bipolar disorder. Certain fish, especially salmon, are a good supply of omega 3. If you're lacto-vegetarian, you can take omega 3 capsules, especially flax seed grease. If you google for omega 3, you can find foods that contain lots of omega 3. In case you are interested, there is a prescription form of Omega oil capsule called Lovaza. I see my psychiatrist this week, and I might ask him about it.
There are lots of natural remedies that supposedly support depression. However, there is very little solid scientific research on how capably these natural remedies work.
You can go into most vitamin or health food stores and find a in one piece aisle devoted supplements to help depression. If the sales clerk appears knowledgeable and honest, ask for his/her guidance on some of the best products.
Amino acids that may help depression include phenylalanine, tyrosine, GABA and theanine.
5-HTP, tryptophan and alpha lipoic acid might have some antidepressant merits. The same can be said for folic acid and the B vitamins in general.
Some researchers recommend SAM-e, but I and others I know found it to be vastly expensive and ineffectual.
Again, there ain't much scientific studies of the remedies above. Your best bet might be to got to an alternative form practitioner or MD who has done a lot of work in treating depression.
If it is possible for you, I would seriously suggest as much exercise as possible, obedient nutrition, and some form of relaxation like meditation. Exercise is one of the best antidepressants I know of. Also, some form of psychotherapy is advised. Best wishes.
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Yes, it does work... but only for mild depression, and probably not as effectively as an SSRI. But it does work. Drug companies don't want the competition, so near is a lot of work by them to tell you otherwise. The scientific studies I am aware of utter it does work, but again - it always has been intended one and only for mild depression, not for major depression or other mental health issues. Here is the conclusion from a reputable scientific study:"Conclusion: There is evidence that extracts of hypericum are more potent than placebo for the treatment of mild to moderately severe depressive disorders. Further studies comparing extracts with standard antidepressants in well defined groups of patients and comparing different extracts and doses are needed."
BMJ 1996;313:253-258 (3 August)
Here is the correlation for pubmed which will give you the results of the 1559 studies that have been done on it - I can't post the rummage results because its an internal engine.
However, when you type in the search, use the first word of its scientific (latin) identify, hypericum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
If I were you I would also check out fish oil, specifically, eicosapentaenoic acid (the omega three fatty sharp in it that makes it effective)
Good Luck
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there enjoy been scientific studies and they say...it does not work. sorry.