SOLARAY St. Johns Wort Aerial Extract One Daily 900mg, Standardized w/ 0.3% Hypericin for Mood Stability & Brain Health Support, Non-GMO |60 Servings | 60 Tablets

I originally purchased this product as a replacement for a traditional SSRI because I didn't want to take the pharmaceutical any longer. I did a lot of research on SJW and eventually settled on this product due mostly in part that it would require only a once a day dosing instead of the usual 3- a day. In addition to the dosing, I chose this product because of the convenient 60 day amount and reasonable pricing.I have now been taking SJW for a little over a month and I have to say I am very pleased with the results. While I only suffer from mild depression it is unfortunately combined with short temper and irritability. Within several days I noticed that my fuse was not as short as it normally is and my irritability was definitely lessened. I was so pleased with the results I went ahead and ordered another 60 day supply before I have finished the first bottle.I have experienced only two side effects with SJW. One is a decrease in appetite and the other is a change in my menstrual cycle( one week late and pending). This was not a side effect that I found mentioned on WebMD and the like, however, it has been my experience. This change in my hormonal pattern would be the only reason that I would discontinue this product. This of course has nothing to do with the product itself but with the SJW herb. Overall, I would recommend this product because of the ease of taking it, the good results and the limited side effects.

My husband developed crippling depression over the summer, though we didn't identify it as that at first. It started with a disturbance in his sleep - where he would wake up every morning at 6am, no matter what time he went to bed, with a heavy weight in his chest and a sense of dread. Those feelings would stick with him all day. He lost interest in all of his favorite activities, coming home only to lay on the couch or bed and stare at the ceiling. His appetite decreased. Since I work with individuals with mental health disorders, I gave him a mental health battery to see if that's what was going on, and he was off the charts on the depression scale. Unfortunately, this was also a time when we didn't have health insurance. I knew about St. John's Wort, but was leery about over the counter supplements, as they aren't FDA regulated and often don't contain what they say they do. I did a lot of research to determine which brand to use, and Solaray came up near the top of the list, and was also reasonably priced. So I ordered it and he gave it a try. After about 2.5 weeks, he noticed the sense of dread/weight in his chest was lessening about half-way through the day. His energy and appetite started to pick up. Between 3 and 4 weeks after starting, he started to sleep a little longer, and he was back to doing some of his activities. He still had dread/weight every few days or so, but to a lesser extent. Today, he is on his last pill in the bottle, so it's been 2 months, and he's back to his old self. No signs of depression left. There hasn't been any side effects either. We have health insurance again, so he told his doctor about the ordeal and the St. John's Wort. His doctor approved of what we did and was thrilled that it worked for us. She is recommending that he continue to take St. John's Wort, as opposed to switching to traditional anti-depressents. (We wouldn't have switched anyway, but wanted her opinion as a medical professional). So, I highly recommend this product. You do need to give it time to work - and we stuck with it realizing this. It was a slow recovery, but totally worth it. We are so thankful he is feeling better.

Overall, this is maybe the most positive review I ever posted! Even though it may sound pathetic enough.How it was: (overview of starting condition and attempts of other methods)I was so out of order with my life and feelings, I couldn't stop crying and thinking all the same heavy thoughts over and over all the time, when I finally crushed into idea of treating it like a condition with antidepressant or whatever we should call it... to go the 'medical way', which was in itself so ridiculous to me, that I had a hard time crying about the idea itself. ("I can't handle it anymore, this is what I became - now looking for a pill to get myself going. A-aaa-aaa-aa.. " Which is after about a year of struggling with the personal problem, which only gets worse, and I was completely exhausted to handle it, I just couldn't.) I never used any mood related treatment in my life ever before and I was 100% sure I don't want to deal with doctors (not advising anyone here, but this is how I am functioning). A few months earlier I have tried (also the first time in my life) the 'self help' book approach - I've read several books with the general idea of how to calm down or become a happier person or to accept whatever there is to accept, fight fears etc. I've tried many techniques - It put me back on my feet for some time, but not for long and not deeply. It felt like I am lying to myself constantly and pretend that I believe in something that I don't actually, but I am just afraid to mess with it so I keep pretending for as much as I can. And as soon as something touches the ground of my problem, I may burst into tears and be set off for weeks of misery again, helplessly. Balancing on the rope, that is how it felt.I was always trying to stay strong, no drinking, self-destructive behaviors, smoking, chocolate-abusing. Instead I tried yoga, green tea and good nutrition. I exercise on the regular basis, never let myself skip 'because I feel like crap' - in theory workouts should help with the mood, but somehow it doesn't seem to help me all that much.When it all failed again I went on Amazon to see if there is any over the counter drug that seem to help others. I have developed a conjunctivitis on one eye by then because of heavy crying and I just couldn't stop nevertheless. I needed to do something about it. And I decided on this supplement because of the customer reviews and overall rating. I have nothing to compare it to, I never tried anything else, I only ordered this supplement.Some reviewers mentioned you need to give it about a month to work - this put me in despair as I read through, I felt I didn't have a month, I would not survive another month like that.What happened using this product:I can tell I definitely had a placebo effect. Even before it came by mail, I felt I am getting some help on the way, others say it is good stuff and at least I did something... I seem to stop crying that same day when I placed an order and I treated my eye. Than about 4 days later when I started taking it, I was struggling to determine whether the supplement helped or did I just overcome some crisis period, was it a coincidence? Was it temporary? Was it just a placebo? Regardless, I continued taking 1 pill every morning. And... Well, the life didn't shine like a rainbow, but it never seemed that hopeless since I have started. Slowly my attention drifted to something more constructive than going around my trauma and expecting the worst of my fears to sure happen, blaming and repeating this cycle. My attention was now on the hard work and normal regular struggles we all face sometimes with work projects. I liked it being important, tough, risky and approaching a deadline - anything that kept me away from my mind was good, now I was able to concentrate on it, at least.I will skip the transformation, it was gradual and hard to describe, but a month later I was actually feeling good. All my objectives are same bad, the more I try to improve them, the worse they get. Nothing can be done at this point, I just need to live through this and see where the fortune brings me. However, now I was ok with that! I don't know how to explain, it is still beyond my mind, how in the same situation I can feel so differently! I am very materialistic and factual, relying on logic predominantly, but the fact is - I was fine! A much better 'fine' than on "be happy" books of any kind. Almost as alright as a year ago, before curtain things have happened.I was so much alright that I forgot I needed this treatment! I forgot to take the John's Wort Supplement for the sheer 4 days (was it really working, anyways?) - Oh, yeah!.. It was working. All the time it was covering my back! I got all my negative thoughts, tears and fears throwing me back into sleepless nights and rough swollen face mornings, the life of helpless despair. I did stupid things too, things that I regret now.I put the supplement back on schedule, now as I am writing this 1 week later, I feel strong, I have the life, and everything is going to be alright. And if it won't - than I'll figure out what to do anyways. Wasn't I always been able to find a way?!I will continue taking the John's Wort until my objective that I stress about gets better.

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