How many MG of St John's Wort do you take per day?

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I take 425mg of Boots own.

On day 26 and not felt so calm and good for years.

How are they working for you?

Depends what it says on the pot/bottle and who made it.
I think 'standardised extract' is the most pure form, stronger than many cheaper versions.
Fantastic herb, very useful for lots of things other than depression, which is why I use it on and off -have just started taking it as a gall bladder tonic.
Do check and see if you're supposed to have a 2 week break every 6 weeks - some herbs should only be used for 6 weeks without the 2 week break and remember it can cause sensitivity to sunlight. *think St Johns is OK to use all the time.
Pretty plant, grows like mad in Wales, Welsh name for it: Y Fendigedig.
Glad it's helping and no nasty side effects!

I've got a bottle of these in the cupboard must start taking it. Mine is 'standardised extract' 300mg x 3 per day apparently but I'm a bit nervy about starting on that dose.

Do we take it with food or between meals? it doesn't say on my bottle.

Thank you for the replies.

The directions for use are - take with water. No mention of taking with food on my box.

No mention of taking a break either.

You couldvtry that dies Malory, 3 per day with each main meal.

Which brands have you each got or tried please .

I was on 450g but had to go down to the 250g per day as I'm on the pill and they contraindicate - but my friend who is a nurse reckoned I should be ok on the lower dose if I took it in the afternoon and my pill in the morning ( disclaimer I am not offering medical advice to anyone ).

I have found it very helpful to alleviate with low moods I found it did take the full 4 weeks to take effect though.

I bought it from Boots.

Hi Rookie

I noticed the 250mg dose today. Infact I brought them by mistake and had to change them. I wondered why they wrre a lower dose. I am almost at the end of week four and I do feel better.

Will I feel even more better with them after the 4 weeks or is that the peak effect and kinda stays like that.

Hard to say really solesource. I have been on it for about 3 months now I feel that I have a lot more ups than before.

I tried to come off for a bit when my friend warned me about the issue about taking it with the pool and noticed the difference fairly quickly ( started feeling tearful again)

I think its great stuff just keep taking it and see how it goes.

Jt is great stuff and I am alsi experiencing more ups than lows. Exciting ...

SJW is banned at some level in France. Hoping things do not get like that here.

After a bit of research I found that SJW max dose might be 1000 mg per day...

so you can take it if you're on the pill then? That's good, i thought it stopped the pill working all together but if it's ok at the lower dose i may try that.

You can ask nurse at GP surgery.

Nan don't take my word for it please - I don't want to be responsible for any accidents !

My friend says ( and she is medically trained) that what happens is that the SJW interferes with your bodies ability to process the pill, it inhibits it somewhat. At first she recommended I come off it which I did but then when she saw how I was she thought it would probably be ok if I took the pill first thing in the morning and the SJW late afternoon to space them out oh and I had swapped to the lower dose.

I would say that I take the pill to suppress periods because I have endometriosis rather than because of contraception also I am 42 so if I were by some miracle to get pregnant DH and I would be absolutely delighted therefore it's not a great risk for me.

ah ok thanks. does anyone know if i can take anything else that has a similar effect to sjw but doesn't interfere with the pill? Does fit b do anything?

Agnus Castus for PMT. Kalms, Rescue Remedy try Boots pharmacist.