There have been some reported cases negative interactions, with St john's Wort & Zoloft, which included mental confusion, twitching, sweating, and fatigue. These are not common reaction, however it is advisable to speak with your doctor before adding herbals to your treatment.
Is it safe to take St Johns wort with melatonin to help sleep?
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Dan
The is NO medical contraindications to the taking of them both. It SHOULD be safe.
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Probably not a good idea. St. Johns Wort can decrease the effectiveness of the pill, if you need that medication, take it, but use a back- up method meanwhile
no if you do you will die and you wont go to heaven
Good question one Ive asked myself because ive recently started using SAM-e and st johns wort, I take st johns wort at night to help me sleep along with chiniese herbs, But lately I just havent been myself , Its possible that mixing them isnt a good idea.
AnswerOf course you can take St Johns Wort alone, and you will still see some improvements. 5-HTP is a naturally occurring amino acid and would help to intensify the results of the St Johns, but is not compulsory. Try out the St Johns and see how effective it is. If you do not see any effects - then you may want to add 5-HTP. As with all herbs, results very dramatically from person to person.
Yes you can take that
St Johns Wort does work for people who have mild to moderate depression. In fact, it works similarly to pharmaceutical drugs, though it might take longer for it to work. It is not recommended that St. Johns Wort be taken with prescription drugs that are meant to deal with depression. Since it is a herb, it is best to check the quality before buying it. Generally, the better quality will be more expensive, but it likely will contain more of the ingredient that is needed.
You should only take a medication none stop if your doctor prescribed it to you to take daily. Even though St. John's Wort is a herbal medication, herbal medications can be just as dangerous as synthesized medications.
Yes
St Johns Wort has the same affect as 5HTP,they are both precursors of serotonin. Serotonin being the precursor to Melatonin. Keeping it simple if you take melatonin then start on a low dosage 1.5mg-3mg taking . Larger doses not being analogous to being more affective. Also if your body is low in Melatonin then it will work. If you find you take it and it doesn't have the desired affect with in a short time then your body has enough Melatonin and is not the reason you are experiencing sleep problems and you don't need it. Also some people report experiencing depression and dark moods with melatonin this possibly due to the body not requiring the extra melatonin. It may be better to try supplementing them separately to see which works best. Some people do well on only 5HTP. It is interesting to note that 5HTP-serotonin are produced during the day ready to be converted when darkness sets to be transformed into Melatonin. Also there is a very strong connection with Vitamin D deficiency and insomnia and depression. Vitamin D is the Sunshine hormone so that would also be worth looking into. A deficiency in the daytime hormones or their precursors can affect melatonin levels. Just take note of how you react to each one separately and base your judgment on that.
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