St. John's Wort reviews: what real users say
We read 314 first-hand mentions of St. John's Wort from health and supplement communities. 151 of them say clearly how it went — and 50% of those say it helped.
Where people say it works: mood (87% of 127), anxiety (82% of 44), energy (60% of 10), sleep (89% of 9).
Most common complaints: photosensitivity, serotonin syndrome, eye problems, dissociation, sun sensitivity. All side effects →
Positive experiences
“St. John's Wort, Passion Flower, Hops, and Skullcap. My sleep improved with those.”
“I dabbled with 5-HTP ... and St. John's Wort ... and found them to have some nice anti-anxiety / sedating effects.”
“I am taking Saint John's Wort and Bacopa now to modulate my serotonin system, as well as trimethylglycine to help boost catecholamine production. That is helping a lot.”
“I would try st jorts worth tea ... but it helped me with depresión.”
“I'm still taking it after 3 months...I feel a lot better, and my grades are higher than ever before.”
“this was the combination I credit with getting the ball rolling for me a positive direction about two years ago. It made me feel comforted and upbeat, without dulling or flattening my emotional landscape.”
Negative and mixed experiences
“even the nootropics that some communities swear by did nothing for me (some that come to mind - racetams, tyrosine/NALT, NAC, methylated B vitamins...”
“Didn't see any results with regular doses, so I took double the amount, and still nothing.”
“It worked after 3 weeks of supplementing but the feeling I got from it wasn't very pleasant. I felt very emotionally numbed from it and apathetic.”
“I have tried Adderall, ritalin, and st johns wort, none of which are effective although I definitely feel an effect just not the desired one.”
“I tried St John's Wort, Tryptofan and 5-htp. None worked, it even made the problem subtly worse.”
“St Johns Wort gave me a few windows of feeling normal like I used to 15 years ago, which was amazing, but it started becoming unreliable.”
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