"only been on st. john&#039;s wort for a couple of days, but so far, i&#039;m optimistic.  i&#039;m a 39 year old female that has battled moderate depression and anxiety on and off for years.  after watching my step mom turn into a pill popping, ssri dependent maniac, i knew that i never wanted to take prescription drugs.  i started off with 5htp, but it just put me into a &quot;fog&quot; and i felt like the only reason my anxiety decreased was because all i wanted to do was sleep while on it.

enter st. john&#039;s wort.  i feel like i am better able to focus at work and get things done, and the constant &quot;stomach churning&quot; that i attribute to anxiety has gone away.  i&#039;ll give another assessment in a few days."