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shelee
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 Posted: 05/27/04 - 23:55 Post subject: St. John's Wort
Has anyone tried this herb, or heard anything about it? I was thinking about trying it out, but wanted to ask what others have experienced before buying it.
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jrjo
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Posted: 05/28/04 - 10:21 Post subject:
I remember a John Stosell or one of those news program type stories on how St Johns Wort when combined with other drugs can cause problems. And some of the cases, of course, were scary. So you might want to check with the pharmacist if you take other meds or supplements.
Here's one webpage I was able to surf up...
http://www.drugintel.com/drugs/st_johns_wort.htm
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shelee
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Posted: 05/28/04 - 10:34 Post subject:
Thanks, John! A website I went to said St John's Wort relieved the emotional PMS symptoms, so I thought, wow, I'll give that a try. Reading the page you linked me to shed some light on the herb. I need to do some more research, or maybe just go ahead and talk to the doctor.
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Kimba90
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Posted: 05/28/04 - 12:30 Post subject:
St. John’s Wort
Uses: Antidepressant, anti-anxiety agent
Interactions: may have possible interaction with SSRI’s-Prozac, Zoloft
Cyclosporine
Digoxin
Oral contraceptives
Protease inhibitors
Recommendations: Only use under medical supervision with SSRIs. Avoid combination with cyclosporine and antiretrovirals.
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
Theophylline
Warfarin
Calcium channel blockers
Side Effects-photosensitivity
St. John’s Wort Cont.
Recommendations (cont.): Monitor digoxin levels and adjust doses accordingly. Use caution with oral contraceptives and report any unusual symptoms to M.D. Monitor theophylline levels if added to regimen. INR should be monitored until stabilized value is assured. Monitor BP and HR if added to calcium channel blocker therapy.
This was from a PowerPoint presentation I did. Are you looking to relieve just the emotional parts of PMS? You might want to look up oil of primrose also. I just gave a lecture to a women's group on herbs and now I can't find my notes.
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jrjo
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Posted: 05/28/04 - 12:50 Post subject:
| Kimba90 wrote: | | Are you looking to relieve just the emotional parts of PMS? You might want to look up oil of primrose also. I just gave a lecture to a women's group on herbs and now I can't find my notes. |
<psst... many male lurkers are on the edge of their seats waiting for you to find those notes so we can make some special "emotional relief" brownies to serve up> 
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 05/28/04 - 14:02 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | Kimba90 wrote: | | Are you looking to relieve just the emotional parts of PMS? You might want to look up oil of primrose also. I just gave a lecture to a women's group on herbs and now I can't find my notes. |
<psst... many male lurkers are on the edge of their seats waiting for you to find those notes so we can make some special "emotional relief" brownies to serve up> |
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shelee
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Posted: 05/28/04 - 14:53 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | Kimba90 wrote: | | Are you looking to relieve just the emotional parts of PMS? You might want to look up oil of primrose also. I just gave a lecture to a women's group on herbs and now I can't find my notes. |
<psst... many male lurkers are on the edge of their seats waiting for you to find those notes so we can make some special "emotional relief" brownies to serve up> |
JOHN! LOL!!!!!!! If you could make a brownie that relieved emotiona PMSing, you'd be a billion air. AND we wouldn't need to kick our SO's shins (for the heck of it) on our way into the kitchen for some more chocolate.
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Kimba90
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Posted: 05/31/04 - 18:50 Post subject:
Oil of evening primrose. The seeds contain an oil which has a high content of GLA (gammo-linoleic acid-which is an essential fatty acid)
FFA's cannot be manufactured by the body, so must be provided by the diet.
USES: PMS-mood changes, fluid retention, breast tenderness
Heart disease: GLA has cholesterol lowering ability.
No big side effects with this herb.
Back to St John's Wort. Another drug that they intect with with are oral contraceptives. There have been documented cases in Germany of decreased efficicay of St John's wort with OCP's.
Back to the brownies. Bake a little St John's wort and Oil of Primrose in them, and I'll eat them!!!
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