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St John's Wort

I suffer from Depersonalisation (an anxiety disorder with mild dissociative symptoms) and mild depression as a result of my anxiety. I was thinking about taking St John's Wort, but I heard you have to be careful what you eat while taking it. Has anyone here ever taken it, and does it have any weird side effects? I'm wondering whether I should ask my doctor before taking it.

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tbm

Ive never taken it so not sure about the side effects, but apparantly it reacts with the contraceptive pill (if you are taking it that is!), so take extra precautions if you are!

You might want to consider asking your GP, they might be able to point you in the right direction.
EDIT: I just found this if you are interested:

http://www.medic8.com/healthguide/articles/stjohnswort.html
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort/

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