Re: Depression........ St. John's Wort?
From: Holly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 09:29:27 -0500 (CDT)
I tried St John's Wort for a few days and actually felt WORSE! I read
somewhere that for around 10% of people that take it, that's what
happens (don't know if that was a valid study though!). It's worth a
shot! You sound like you're very clinically depressed. Prozac has been
a God send for me! Good luck!
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Holly
At Mon, 30 Jul 2001, Zowie wrote:
>
>Bubba,
>You poor dear. Sounds like hubby needs to be a little more
>understanding. To actually accuse you of being a B and state that PCOS
>is merely your crutch is terrible. I know, because (obviously) I do
>have PCOS and I understand. I SEEM to be such a B, but I know it's NOT
>ME! With everything that's wrong with us, how are we expected to be
>"ourselves", let alone "normal"?? Sounds like you and hubby need to sit
>down and talk for both of you to understand all that PCOS has is store
>for both of you. To answer your question, I tried St. John's Wort
>several years ago before my Dx. All it did was give me an upset
>stomach. I took it for about a month or so and saw no positive results
>from it. I didn't *like* the fact that the pills were so big and tasted
>so nasty either, but hey, I still took them. That's my experience on
>them. Others on this board SWEAR by them, but I also think there may be
>some mental power involved--like if you THINK taking the pills will
>help, it WILL help. That's just my opinion, but for me, nothing worked.
>In your case, since your marriage is at stake, it couldn't hurt to try,
>but it's great that you're looking into resources to HELP you with your
>issues. If you are able to make an appt, I suggest your hubby go as
>well. He's not perfect either ya know, but he needs to understand that
>this is a _medical condition_, not you VOLUNTARILY turning into Queen B,
>ok? I wish you the best of luck. We're here for support whenever you
>need us. Please let us know how it turns out.
>
>At Mon, 30 Jul 2001, Bubba wrote:
>>
>>Hi all. I've been really down in the dumps lately and everyone around
>>me is suffering for it, especially my dh. We've been fighting so much
>>and all I do is cry. I don't feel like talking to anyone, but my job
>>requires it so when I come home I just want to go to bed, I could sleep
>>forever if he'd let me. Worst is, yesterday he accused me of blaming
>>everything on PCOS when really I'm just a b**** and should just admit
>>it. I am not myself and need to get out of this funk that I am in.
>>Putting on a show for everyone is so tiring and I just can't keep it up
>>- I even snapped at my grandmother the other day. Everything gets to me
>>lately - the extra weight, no energy, no appetite lately, the acne,
>>fingernails, my hair isn't even nice anymore and that was one thing I
>>always had... the not ovulating, but that doesn't matter since my hubby
>>has said he doesn't even know if we should have kids anymore because I
>>treat him so badly and we can't get along as it is. I need help... I'm
>>in the process of checking out psychs in my area and what my insurance
>>covers but I don't know what to do in the meantime.
>>
>>Anyway, thanks for letting me vent. My real question is has anyone
>>tried St. John's Wort supplements for mood/depression and have they
>>helped? Are they even safe to take with Met? I need to try something
>>fast. Welcome to suggestions for anything else that has worked.
>>
>>Thanks again,
>>Bubba
>>
>>--
>>"How much you get out of life depends on how much you get in to life" - Ziggy!
>>
>--
>Good luck! -- Zowie :)
>
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Holly
holly.laclair-bogedain@medstat.com
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