St. John's Wort Interactions WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on St. John's Wort Interactions
As with all herbs and drugs, the possibility of interactions are a possibility with St. John's wort.1 St. John's wort is an herbal supplement that is commonly used to treat depression.2 St. John's wort has been favorably compared to antidepressant medications, such as amitriptyline, maprotiline, and imipramine for the treatment of depression.
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- May cause phototoxicity, photsensitivity, or photoallergy hypersensitivity reactions.1
- At high doses, St. John's wort has shown to have some antiviral activity.3
- St. John's wort may weaken the effectiveness of birth control pills.3
- Psychiatrists say that appropriate diagnosis and treatment is important for anyone suffering from depression.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 RxList: St. John's Wort
- ↑ FirstDatabank (via MedicineNet): St. John's Wort
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The AIDS InfoNet: St. John's Wort (Hypericin)
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