It's also very good for kick starting your digestion, and to help with detoxing. Also, if you have any problems with inflammation.
The reason I started with st John's Wort in the first place was because of depression, and it did help there a bit, but that it also curtailed my anxiety came as a complete surprise! I can't say exactly how long before I started feeling the effects- I'm not as god at keeping track as I ought to be - but I know I started taking it at the beginning of a trip and then felt the effects as I was leaving for the next one, meaning around five weeks time. When I'm about to ship out I'm usually a great big ball if nerves, with fun symptoms like nausea, speedy thoughts, shakes, cold sweat, and heart palpitations. But that trip all I experienced was a light nervous feeling, slightly shaky hands, and that ball of bad feelings in the pit of my stomach. A cakewalk compared to before! And for the most part that has held up very well. I even manage to get a full night's sleep some of the times!
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Date: 2012-11-11 01:10 pm (UTC)The reason I started with st John's Wort in the first place was because of depression, and it did help there a bit, but that it also curtailed my anxiety came as a complete surprise! I can't say exactly how long before I started feeling the effects- I'm not as god at keeping track as I ought to be - but I know I started taking it at the beginning of a trip and then felt the effects as I was leaving for the next one, meaning around five weeks time. When I'm about to ship out I'm usually a great big ball if nerves, with fun symptoms like nausea, speedy thoughts, shakes, cold sweat, and heart palpitations. But that trip all I experienced was a light nervous feeling, slightly shaky hands, and that ball of bad feelings in the pit of my stomach. A cakewalk compared to before! And for the most part that has held up very well. I even manage to get a full night's sleep some of the times!