My 11-year-old takes these (he has OCD, Asperger’s Syndrome & Tourette’s.) Within 2 weeks we noticed an improvement in his mood & within 6 weeks there was an amazing change in his anxiety, mood, and depression. He is happy most of the time and when things go wrong, he handles them much more easily.
The bottle says it may take 6-8 weeks to notice an effect. Like the other reviewer, I felt a noticeable life in my overall mood in 2 weeks. I have also been sleeping better and drinking less wine with dinner. I read that SJ’sW has also been used to decrease alcohol consumption and I am a believer. My anxiety has decreased and I am a happier person all around. I have experienced no side effect other than mild upset stomach which can be avoided if taken with food. I was skeptical before I started taking this, but now I am an avid believer.
I started taking these almost 3 months ago hoping to eventually get away from anti-depressants. I have not seen any noticaeble change in my mood. I have been sleeping pretty good (also take something for that). Even though I take something for my sleeping, it hasn’t always worked in the past. I do seem to sleep better lately, so maybe it is helping in that regard. I cannot compare it to other brands, as I have not used any others.
UPDATE — 6/22/09
If Amazon allowed rating changes, I would increase mine to 4 stars. Since I thought this St. Johns Wort really wasn’t helping me, I quit taking it last week. Big mistake!! While, I still don’t think it affected my mood when I took it, I suddenly had trouble sleeping last week. When I laid in bed, I felt very anxious and nervous. I had nothing going on that should have made me so worrisome. After a few days, I finally remembered that this problem started when I quit taking the St. Johns Wort. I started taking it again over the weekend, and my sleep is back to normal. I guess since I hadn’t skipped it for too long, it affected me again pretty quickly.
I will definitely continue to take this product. I wish it helped in other aspects of my life, but I am happy that it does help me relax at night and sleep. (I would make it 5 stars if it helped my depression/anxiety during the day. Since it doesn’t, I give it 4 stars because of the way it helps my mind when I am trying to sleep.)
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My 11-year-old takes these (he has OCD, Asperger’s Syndrome & Tourette’s.) Within 2 weeks we noticed an improvement in his mood & within 6 weeks there was an amazing change in his anxiety, mood, and depression. He is happy most of the time and when things go wrong, he handles them much more easily.
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The bottle says it may take 6-8 weeks to notice an effect. Like the other reviewer, I felt a noticeable life in my overall mood in 2 weeks. I have also been sleeping better and drinking less wine with dinner. I read that SJ’sW has also been used to decrease alcohol consumption and I am a believer. My anxiety has decreased and I am a happier person all around. I have experienced no side effect other than mild upset stomach which can be avoided if taken with food. I was skeptical before I started taking this, but now I am an avid believer.
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I started taking these almost 3 months ago hoping to eventually get away from anti-depressants. I have not seen any noticaeble change in my mood. I have been sleeping pretty good (also take something for that). Even though I take something for my sleeping, it hasn’t always worked in the past. I do seem to sleep better lately, so maybe it is helping in that regard. I cannot compare it to other brands, as I have not used any others.
UPDATE — 6/22/09
If Amazon allowed rating changes, I would increase mine to 4 stars. Since I thought this St. Johns Wort really wasn’t helping me, I quit taking it last week. Big mistake!! While, I still don’t think it affected my mood when I took it, I suddenly had trouble sleeping last week. When I laid in bed, I felt very anxious and nervous. I had nothing going on that should have made me so worrisome. After a few days, I finally remembered that this problem started when I quit taking the St. Johns Wort. I started taking it again over the weekend, and my sleep is back to normal. I guess since I hadn’t skipped it for too long, it affected me again pretty quickly.
I will definitely continue to take this product. I wish it helped in other aspects of my life, but I am happy that it does help me relax at night and sleep. (I would make it 5 stars if it helped my depression/anxiety during the day. Since it doesn’t, I give it 4 stars because of the way it helps my mind when I am trying to sleep.)