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Reviewer: morgan201000, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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i was feeling really depressed and SO TIRED NOT MOTIVATED TO DO ANYTHING. I hated waking up...i hated going out..i hated everything. I was gonna go talk to a doctor to see if maybe depression was the cause..and my mom acually told me to try sjw first. so i did. i have been on it for about and week and a half and already kind of see improvement..i wake up in the morning refreshed... a little bit mo
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Reviewer: hubertkarim, 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Consumer)
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My doctor (an MD and a homeopath) prescribed a therapeutic dose of St. John's Wort for moderate depression. It was very effective for me, improving my sleep as well as lifting the depression so that I could think and make decisions and care about life again. My energy improved. The skin on my hands did become very, very sensitive. So much so that slight bumps or slight scratches were very pain
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Reviewer: Here now, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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I have always been susceptible to anxiety and general malaise or depression. I have found the improvement using St. John's wort to be dramatic. I felt better just by the second day. And by better I mean without any change whatsoever in my physical state. No change in motor functions or perception at all. Just a generally lighter demeanor. Enjoying things and people more and seeing the better
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Reviewer: Solaray, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)
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I am using this supplement for almost 3 weeks, I have abdominal pain, constipation,
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