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Supplements/herbs to take with depression meds?

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I am current on Effexor XR for depression. Are there any herbs any of you would recommend taking at night? I read a few posts about St. John's Wort and HTP. I've taken St. John's before to no real avail (that could change if combined with effexor perhaps?).

Can anyone recommend anything to sort of supplement or enchance Effexor's effects?

Thanks,

-Travis
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i think valerian root is supposed to help anxiety but it smells like ass...lol
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St. John's Wort might interfere with your Effexor. I recommend you stop taking the St John.
rubyblue
rubyblue
Don't take St Johns wort with meds it sill f**k up up. Have u tried Omeaga 3?
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ruby, i haven't tried omega 3.

omega 3 what exactly?

vitamins, fish oil?
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ur not supposed 2 take st johns wart with ANY antidepressants - it screws em up lolxx
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oh no, what i meant to say was I'd tried St. John's Wort separately without being on any anti-depressants in the past and it hadn't worked.
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I can give you a list of supplements that could help, but you would have to run it by your doctor first.
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how bout some mary j?? haha
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Nope,

Herbal substances sound like a better idea then "drugs"... but they are in fact drugs...

For example; both Marijuana, Opium and the Coca plant are all herbs, but I wouldn't suggest taking them.

I also wouldnt suggest taking poison Ivy either.

These substances are largely unregulated, and just as in the case of St. John's Wart, many of them have been proven to not only work no better then a placebo, but also have side effects that are bad for your health.

I would recommend you stay with clinically proven chemicals. In the case of many herbs, they are very complex containing many chemicals, that make these pills very hard to study.

If there is something to one of these herbal substances, you will see a pharmaceutical company isolate it and sell it in a pill form.

Remember, that the drugs we take are under very close scrutiny by many different institutions. Their is a NEW herbal substance every day!
Kaitrin
Kaitrin
Omega-3 is salmon fish oil, and available in pill form in grocery stores and Rite-Aids and Health food stores. My psychiatrist has me take it to augment/aid my antidepressants(too many to list,but I used to take it with Effexor myself,and didn't notice improvement.)I don't notice it now,either--much change--but I continue to take Omega 3,as it is supposed to be good for metabolism and overall health in general.
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SAM-e has been a big help for me. I take Lexapro also.
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myspirit, you take both of them at the same time , right?
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