Accept no substitutes

I'd read some wonderful things about the effectiveness of St. John's wort for treating mild to moderate depression and anxiety. However I was unimpressed when I tried other products. I then came across an article discussing how any company can grind up St. John's wort put it in a bottle and market it but very few brands have been standardized and used in clinical trials. This is one of those brands and the results I've gotten from it are superb. I have used this product exclusively for about three years and I truly believe this product has allowed me to cope and to thrive despite my tendencies towards anxiety and mild depression. Highly recommended.More detail ...

so-so

I started taking these almost 3 months ago hoping to eventually get away from anti-depressants. I have not seen any noticaeble change in my mood. I have been sleeping pretty good (also take something for that). Even though I take something for my sleeping it hasn't always worked in the past. I do seem to sleep better lately so maybe it is helping in that regard. I cannot compare it to other brands as I have not used any others.



UPDATE --- 6/22/09

If Amazon allowed rating changes I would increase mine to 4 stars. Since I thought this St. Johns Wort really wasn't helping me I quit taking it last week. Big mistake!! While I still don't think it affected my mood when I took it I suddenly had trouble sleeping last week. When I laid in bed I felt very anxious and nervous. I had nothing going on that should have made me so worrisome. After a few days I finally remembered that this problem started when I quit taking the St. Johns Wort. I started taking it again over the weekend and my sleep is back to normal. I guess since I hadn't skipped it for too long it affected me again pretty quickly.



I will definitely continue to take this product. I wish it helped in other aspects of my life but I am happy that it does help me relax at night and sleep. (I would make it 5 stars if it helped my depression/anxiety during the day. Since it doesn't I give it 4 stars because of the way it helps my mind when I am trying to sleep.)More detail ...