Posted by Teknohead on June 16, 2004, at 10:55:10
In reply to Re: Various forms of SJW » Teknohead, posted by Questionmark on June 16, 2004, at 8:54:32
> > As I mentioned in a previous response to your earlier post (1st June), I would go for Kira every time. Not only do I know it works, but it has a proven track record.
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> > As for the effect, I find Kira stimulating. In some ways it feels similar to the effect I've had from lofepramine, a strongly noradrenergic tricyclic, but there is without doubt a strong dopamine effect with Kira SJW too. And it feels nothing like any SSRI either.
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> > I've never trusted tinctures. The dosages always seem far too small, the dropper measurements never seem to add up and many of them aren't standardised.
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> > SJW also seems unusaul in the way that the quality, and even the effect can vary so much from brand to brand.
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> > At the end of the day, personal experience is the only way you'll know for sure.
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> > Good luck!
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> i've taken a number of different brands of SJW at several different times, each time for at least 5 or 6 weeks, and i never noticed even the slightest change. But i have never taken Kira (or Perika) so your post highly interests me. How long were you taking Kira before you began to noticed a beneficial effect? What was your dose? 900mg/day?
> Thank you.Hi Questionmark.
I must admit that when the Kira first worked for me, I was very surprised of the effect as it felt differnt to how most books had decribed it. And as for waiting 3 to 4 weeks? Never longer than 10 days for me!
I would always buy the One-a-Day Tablets. Each contains 300mg of gently dried SJW extract (called L160). This is standardised on 0.3% hypericin equal to 900mcg (microgrammes) hypericin per tablet. Now, even though this is a One-a-Day tablet, anyone who has read much about using standardised SJW would know that its normally 3 tablets of this strength PER DAY that is the recommended dose (total of 900mg of extract). This is why I previously mentioned how expensive it costs. But I beleive it was worth it, at least for me.
I live in England but the product details/labels may vary between countries so make sure you chack the pack for hypericin content.Now there's no guarantees it will work for you, but after trying many different brands myself with little success, then I think it's worth a go.
One last point, and an important one, I think. I no longer smoke, drink alcohol or caffeine. Since quitting, I've found ALL psych meds to have a much more powerfull effect on me, even making some meds that had little effect before, become very effective. I beleive each of these three substances can even cause mental illness, yet most people don't even think twice about them. And anyway, when a med, herbal or synthetic, finally kicks in, any need for a pick-me-up should virtually vanish into thin air. If not, get on a different med!
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