St Johns Wort and 5-HTP - help

Diseases & Conditions Depression
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Hi,
 
I know that I should not take SJW with 5-THP, as it is quite dangerous.
 
Does anyone know how long I should wait after stopping SJW before taking 5-HTP?
 
Any help would be most appreciated. I am trying to battle depression and OCD.
 
Thanks,
 
sad  
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I would probably talk to a pharmacist, or Health food store..they may know the answer..
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i have taken 5-htp for 4 months
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does St John's Wort work? What are the effects? And how long do you have to take it before it starts working? I went cold turkey from all my meds back in Dec 2004,and know I need to get on something but am scared to go to the doctor as I don't want to become addicted again......

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yea so what did you have anxiety , depression or something else
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Depression and anxiety

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did it come back?
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it never went away,I just could not afford to get my meds anymore.

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do you stay in the house a lot
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I make every excuse not to leave the house,I have anxiety attacks when I drive,which sucks as I have to go to job interviews.
I know that finding a job will help me in the depression.

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ShynSassy,

Have you tried Holy Basil? You can get it at a health food store, supposed to work very well for depression and anxiety.
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no I haven't tried it...I'll look into that right away!
Ty

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