Quote Originally Posted by Raptor View Post
St. Johns Wort is the worst thing ever. The only thing it did for me is make me immensely nauseous and kill what little appetite I had. If you've never been diagnosed, it's a horrible, horrible idea to self medicate. Depression can be a result of a chemical imbalance in the brain, or it can be an indication of other medical problems. Seriously. Get yourself checked out.
Well that sucks, worked great for me, though I used the 5-htp more. I've known others who were diagnosed and used it successfully. I've seen doctors for it but they never bothered to actually diagnose me, just tried to prescribe antidepressants. I honestly don't much trust western medicine and I've known a few people, including relatives, who've had some rather horrible side effects from various prescription antidepressants /other drugs.

I realize it won't work for everyone, and I didn't just jump into it blindly, I researched for quite some time. I have had great success self-treating to the point that I very, very rarely even take either or have depressive episodes anymore. If I do have any occasional episodes I take a dose of each or just the 5-htp and I've yet to have it not improve things rapidly. If I ever hit a point where it seems not to be helping and the depression comes back I will seek help if I feel I need it.

I certainly wouldn't recommend self-treating as a first course for many, but some ppl won't or can't seek medical help and it's something to consider trying if you do it carefully and recognize whether it's helping or hurting.

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