Re: does St. 's Wort prevent PSSD recovery?!?

[Guest guest]

I do not believe it does. Have a look at www.stjohnswortblog.com

Steve

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[Guest guest]

St. 's Wort appears to act similar to other antidepressant

medications both in mechanism of action and behavioral effect. It

increases the serotonin (5-HT) available at the synapse by interfering

with its re-uptake (like a tricyclic or SSRI) or its eventual

metabolic degradation (like an MAOI). In either case, the end result

appears to be a net increase of available serotonin in the nervous

system. While it is a naturally occurring compound, it might be best

to consider its relationship to PSSD as potentially similar to other

SSRI class antidepressant medications like Prozac or Paxil.

It is most probable that the sexual side effects experienced while

taking such medications (and which persist after discontinuation as

with PSSD) are not caused by the chemical compound itself rather the

excess serotonin which such compounds allow to accumulate throughout

the nervous system by interfering with the body's natural regulatory

processes. If it were not so, sexual side-effects (and subsequently

PSSD) would appear linked to some specific, proprietary formulas of

SSRIs and not others. These effects appear to be caused by the

serotonin itself and not its re-uptake inhibitor specifically.

All of this is to say, if you are taking an herb which increases the

inter-synaptic availability of serotonin, you may well experience a

side-effect profile not unlike a commercial SSRI. Furthermore, you run

a similar risk of developing PSSD, or as you originally asked,

preventing recovery from it. Of course this all depends to some extent

on the dosage, purity, and preparation of the supplement you are taking.

I could be wrong - but you asked for theories and this is my logic

when it comes to St. 's Wort. For what it's worth to you.

Now - there are some who feel that PSSD can be helped by taking very

low doses of an SSRI. If this indeed the case (and I do not know from

personal experience), St. 's Wort would be a good, economical

choice for such low-dose treatment.

Good Luck!

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[Guest guest]

Some people, in this group and elsewhere, have claimed that they got

PSSD from SJW.

Vornan

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