st john's wort question

Posted by felipe on October 17, 2002, at 0:51:55

i already bought a bottle of sjw but still have not taken it.i thought it was safer when i bought it,didnt know it had some maoi and ssri properties.im a bit afraid of taking it as i am with all medications that affect the brain.i have all kinds of antidepressants in my drawer but never took anyone.my depression is not mild and ive heard that serious depressions should not be treated with sjw.also i often drink alcohol,mostly beer and wonder if alcohol could interact with sjw, although ive heard they do not.ive also read that sjw does not interact with foods although it has some maoi properties but i want to be sure of that.also supposing it doesnt work for me how long would i have to wait to take a regular antidepressant?ive heard mixed opinions about this ranging from 2 weeks to 2 months.i even heard one person had serotonin syndrome for talking 1 1/2 dose of zoloft after6 weeks of stopping sjw.im really concerned about this because if it doesnt work my second option would be remeron which i was prescribed originally and also have it in my drawer but am afraid to take.what is the problem with anesthesia and sjw? what if i have to go to the dentist or something?
responses and advice will be greatly appreciated.
by the way what is sam-e?
just another thing.when i asked my psychiatrist about sjw he didnt even know what it was.he said he didnt believe in those kind of herbal remedies and that i should stick to conventional well studied antidepressants like remeron which he prescribed me.im quite sure that most doctors around here dont know nothing about sjw and needless to say the dentist wont know either.so is there a problem with anesthesia and sjw?what should i do if i have to go to the dentist or have a cut and need stitches?is there a problem with that?the fact is i feel kind of stupid trying to explain what sjw is to doctors.what should i do in these cases or is there no problem at all?

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st john's wort question felipe 10/17/02
Re: st john's wort question atxbelle2000 10/17/02
Re: st john's wort question Kari 10/17/02
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Re: st john's wort question » felipe ZeeZee 10/17/02
Re: st john's wort question » felipe ZeeZee 10/17/02
SamE is contraindicated for anxiety disorders (nm) ZeeZee 10/17/02
to Felipe Kari 10/18/02
To Felipe ZeeZee 10/18/02
Some research ZeeZee 10/19/02

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