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St John's Wort Just quickly. I have this included in a herbal preparation I take on the advice of a naturopaath. I do get pretty down, but not unmanagaeably so. I've not ready the literature, but in a recent convention of naturopaths here it was discussed in terms of its effectiveness being as good as conventional antidpressants. I experience no negative side effects - it is in combination with 4 other herbs in my 'brew' Beth Leslie. On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Jeff Jones wrote: > At 08:08 PM 12/18/96 -0500, you wrote: > <---- snip ----> > >>What drugs are typically prescribed for this > >>type of depression? Prozac? Or other drugs? > >>Thanks. > >>Bryce Jones > >> > > Bryce, > For what it's worth.... Did you see the national news story last > week where there are doctors who are advocating St. John's Wort as an > alternative to Prozac? They are saying that the natural, little flower > provides folks with relief from depression without the side affects that > accompany Prozac. It may be found in the herb section of your health food > store. Speaking from experiance I can say that this product has helped me > to set aside the depressive feelings that visit my very own self at times. > If you need, for your own peace of mind, need a doctor's opinion, I'd head > for a naturopath because I suspect most medical doctors wouldn't have > experience in this area (just my opinion). > > Jeff Jones part time CG for Becky, Seattle WA. > [log in to unmask] >