Posted by barbaracat on December 31, 2004, at 19:32:31
In reply to Re: St. John's success and some thoughts, posted by ravenstorm on December 31, 2004, at 11:31:06
> Just a warning to others, SJW can cause mania or mixed states in the bipolar. That is probably why you do so well on the lithium/SJW combo, Barbcat. SJW would probably drive you right up a wall like taking an SSRI without a mood stabilizer!
**You're so right. Before I realized I was BP, taking SSRIs were creating untold agony which was getting worse as I got older and hit menopause. Any AD alone destabilizes me these days. SJW isn't an SSRI, however. It's action is very unclear and the best anyone can figure out at this point is it's in the class of a reversable MAO-A and B inhibitor working on all 3 of the neurohormones and probaboy a bunch others we don't know about.
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> Do you spread your dosage out over the day, or take it all at once? Any tummy troubles from it?**I take 1 HBC in the am and 1HBC and 1 Flora at bedtime. I've just started adding 1 Flora in the am. It hasn't given me any bad side effects and none of the hypersensitivity to sunlight either. My husband takes all of his 3 HBC and 1 Flora at night.
>CONGRATULATIONS for finding something that works for you!!
**Thanks! Let's keep our fingers crossed that it continues.
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