jeremyll33
Registered: 07/06/09
Posts: 2
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Hello there, I have been taking SJW for about a week now and I can report its success.
I am stay at home Dad and I get a bit down often with things so I used to medicate myself on Friday nights with a beer then a beer, then another.
Its Monday and this is the first weekend I haven't had any beer - if you count a single shandy which is beer and lemonade mixed. I just didnt get that Friday "Lets have a pint" feeling I normally get. I just dived into a novel.
It doesn't make you feel amazing just stops bad thoughts from spiralling into more bad thoughts. The funny thing is that my situation hasnt changed at all - its still stresful bringing up 2 small kids as a man - but the way I deal with things has subtly changed. I might now argue that I didnt have depresion at all ahich sound severe, rather what the old people might have called a spot of "melancholy". I think that there are degrees of sadness. I certainly wasn't suicidal really. My next steps will be to exercise more.
So I can only say how it is helping me from diving into the "pit", or also a glass with slippery sides!
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prinny69
Registered: 09/18/09
Posts: 2
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Hello, Ive just joined, I started st johns wort yesterday, and I am hoping - praying, for some good results. Over the last few weeks i must have been given every anti-depressant going prescribed by my doctor. Each one of them gave me bad side effects, sickness, sexual problems, couldn't eat etc. even now after giving up cymbalta 3 days ago, (after only 3 tablets) I still dont feel well. the side effects are still there. so after much research on the internet i have started the st johns wort. I have had depression before a few years ago and was on prozac for 6 months which did give me the side effects but i did manage to stop on that one! I am a stop at home mum, with 6 kids, 3 if them are aged 5 and under. 2 are now at full time school and one just started nursery. My husband thinks things will get better now they are all at school, but its so hard managing the house etc and feeling so crap all the time ! ive no energy to do anything and just want to stay in bed, there seems to be no point in anything anymore, all I ever do is clean/tidy up all day everyday. I don't feel like a person anymore, had councelling a while back, but that didn't help !!! PLEASE PLEASE tell me the st johns wort helps and I will feel normal again soon. All I want to be able to do is get up and have some fun and SMILE again ! sorry this is long |
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jeremyll33
Registered: 07/06/09
Posts: 2
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Hi there I am stay at home Dad who was very down. Doing what we do is very hard lonely and often dispiriting. I used to drink too much alcohol to switch off. I'd say the following has helped. 1. Exercise. Get your husband to take the kids and go running just 30 mins now and again. 2. Herbs: SJW, lemon balm and teas like this help. When a bad thought comes along. with SJW it doesnt continue into another worse thought. 3. Make sure you eat good food. Order organic is possible. Sometimes cooking is a way to redeem sekf esteem. 4. Go to Podcasts and search for an MP3 on Progressive Muscular Relaxation. I found thsese measures helped me. I am still in the same boat lookig after kids and right noiw they are watching too much rubbish on the telly but with the above measures I can handle the stress better. Good luck. |
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prinny69
Registered: 09/18/09
Posts: 2
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Hi, thanks for the reply ! its good to know your not alone ! Im on day 4, and yesterday was terrible. I had a really good nights sleep but felt dreadful all day. went out and bought some more st johns wort, the kira brand, and hopefully these may work better, gonna try them for the next week and if I dont feel any better im going back to the doctor, cos i cant stand this feeling much longer, its not fair on the kids, i have no energy to do anything with them, and there constant moaning is driving me insane. At least on the prescription drugs i didn't get bad tempered they really mellowed me. anyway, I m glad its working for you and please keep in touch and let me know how your doing. x |
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kimm
Registered: 10/26/09
Posts: 1
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hey there, just decided to try St johns wort. Feeling blue, and no way I want to try antidepressants.Did that last time I felt like this about 15 years ago. I hated all the side effects. Anyone have any great results with SJW. |
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