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St. John's Wart
| Tue, 05-02-2006 - 11:31am |
I am on the pill. I have been for 9 years. I am not currently sexually active, nor plan on being so anytime soon.
I've been having some "issues" going on in my life that has left me with a slight case of anxiety and sadness. I really would rather go the herbal route and I heard St. John's Wart is good for anxiety, but not good to mix with the BC Pill.
Is it just because it increases your chances of getting pregnant, or if your a pill user could it cause BTB or other problems?
Like I said no way I'm getting prego, I just don't want BTB or other issues. And I really don't want to go to a doctor for a prescription anxiety med, they are too strong and I'm not having issues every day, just every so often.
TIA
Jenny


Hi Jenny, welcome back!
I do think St. John's Wort taken with BCPs can decrease your protection and cause irregular bleeding, not what you want to hear I know. You could try SJW and see how you do, or ask your doctor for something mild. I was on 50mg/day of Zoloft for a while recently and that really helped me. I hope you find something that helps with your blues.
Jill