About natural anti depressants

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Question: What types of natural anti depressants are available for sale?

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With clinical depression affecting a huge cross-section of the population, people are beginning to find that sometimes, drugs like Prozac are not the answer. These drugs can have side effects that can sometimes be worse than the problem was to begin with.

According to clinical research, Prozac caused 21% of its research patients to feel nausea, 20% to get headaches, 15% of the test subjects to experience anxiety and nervousness, 12% of the subjects complained of drowsiness, 12% reported diarrhea, 9.5% dry mouth, and more. In addition, 43% of men and women taking clinical antidepressants reported loss of sexual appetite or libido.

To that end, there are many natural anti depressants out there for you to learn about and try. One of the most popular herbal supplements is St. John’s Wort extract.

Saint John’s Wort is a plant with golden yellow flowers, and it’s been studied in aiding depression for years. One great feature of this plant is that no side effects have ever been reported.

Clinical studies have indicated that this perennial plant can positively change brain chemistry. A chemical compound in Wort known as Hypericin leads the plant to have these positive mental effects.

Hypericin is a serotonin-reuptake inhibitor. This means that it makes the ‘happy’ neurotransmitter known as serotonin stay around in your brain for longer periods of time. Doctors recommend that patients taking this supplement indulge in 300mg of St. John’s Wort 3 times daily.

Kava extract is another one of the natural anti depressants offered. For hundreds of years, Pacific Islanders have brewed the roots of the Kava plant, resulting in a drink that promotes mild euphoria, increased sociability, and relaxation of the body and mind. Kava is also another plant with no reported side effects. Also, it is not an addictive substance.

Finally, Ginkgo Biloba is another herbal supplement on the market that promises to aid your depression. Ginkgo is the oldest known tree in the world, and its primary effect on the human body is improving cerebral circulation.

Ginkgo Biloba is known to increase oxygenation of brain tissues, and can be used as a cure for headaches as well. Like the other natural anti depressants, Ginkgo has no known side effects.

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TweetGood post, but what about any interactions with pharmacutical anti-deppressants like Effexor, which is what I'm taking now.