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by spondylosaurus 1y ago
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A recent cautionary tale about someone who took St. John's Wort because they didn't want to take antidepressants, then quit the SJW too quickly... which functionally put them into (prolonged, agonizing) SSRI withdrawal.
- Aurornis 1y agoSJW inhibits serotonin uptake and also has numerous other targets. It’s a fundamental misunderstanding of the alternative medicine world to consider it safer or more gentle than SSRIs.
- spondylosaurus 1y agoYeah, I thought it was ironic (and a little funny) that people promote it as an SSRI alternative even though it's just a less precise, less regulated SSRI. It's like telling someone to skip their quinine pills and chug a bunch of tonic water instead!
- girvo 1y agoTo be fair, tonic water (with some gin in it) tastes a lot better than quinine pills!