paxil vs. st john's wort and/or ginko biloba

[davedave]

Hello fellow Dj's

I wanted to know the following

I have been taking Paxil for well over a year and want to go natural. I hate the side effects but am keenly aware of withdrawl symptoms.

I have cut my dose in half recently and started taking some ginko to see what happens with the sexual side effects. ginko works but nothing like viagra did ha ha

Now I want to maybe try half a paxil, no ginko, and possibly St John's Wort. I took one last night and felt good thought that may be placebo.

Any danger to taking St John's and half a paxil?

Talk to a pharmacist?

I have no insurance and that is a part of why I am here asking and not at my Dr..


Thanks in advance

 

[KmZDon]

I'd suggest you talk to the docter instead of pharmist

I believe there is no side effect taking gingko biloba with paxil but I don't know about st john's wort since I never really took it

 

[silentbill]

I've read that St. John's Wort takes from like 1-6 weeks to actually start working. I started to take St. John's Wort last week because I've been having trouble moving on from a bad experience. Really, there are not significant side effects. There are some things about photosensitivity and fatigue. I haven't felt tired and I run at night, so you might as well try it. If you are having headaches, I heard that doing simple math problems/arithmatic in your head can help.

 

[Bobeboy]

DO NOT TAKE PAXIL AND ST JOHNS WORT TOGETHER , there are counterindication websites on the internet where u can enter several medications. See if you can switch to wellbutrin to avoid the sexual side affects. Bob

 

[Shiftkey]

Talk to a doctor! NEVER change your prescription or mix it with any over the counter drugs or alternative medicines without an OK from your doctor. St John's Wort DOES work, it's not just placebo. But taking it in combination with Paxil is potentially dangerous.

If you can't talk to a doctor, choose one, but don't use both at the same time.