Depression, stress, chronic fatigue are frequent guests for every adult. The modern pace of life leaves no room for self-pity and good rest. In large cities, people are forced to sleep only five or six hours in order to have time to get to their place of work. There is an insignificant amount of time left for hobbies and recreation. This lifestyle inevitably leads to depression and mental disorders. Antidepressant drugs will come to the rescue. St. John's wort in the composition is a proven and safe component that has a rather mild effect on the mental state and nervous system.
Healing properties of St. John's wort
The plant has long been known for its sedative, relaxing and antidepressant effects. Even our ancestors actively used tea from St. John's wort for blues, apathy, melancholy.
In the modern world of alternative medicine, St. John's wort has also become widespread. Even official pharmacologyadopted this plant, having managed to synthesize an analogue of its juice in the laboratory. the main active ingredient is hypericin, it is due to its action that an antidepressant, relaxing, light sedative effect is achieved.
There is a theory that bioflavonoids from St. John's wort juice accelerate the conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine. At the same time, therapeutic doses of hypericin and only a slight presence of this element in the blood are quite enough to stimulate the process.
List St. John's wort
Modern pharmacology offers a rather impressive list of such drugs. The average cost of each of them is about five hundred rubles per pack. Preparations based on St. John's wort for depression, unlike analogues from the SSRI group and MAO inhibitors, can be purchased at a pharmacy without a prescription. They do not have serious side effects and are neither physically nor psychologically addictive.
List of the most popular St. John's wort:
- "Negrustin";
- "Hypericin";
- "Deprim";
- "Gelarium";
- "Hyperforin";
- "Neuroplant".
Negrustin is the most popular St. John's wort
It is a tablet preparation for oral administration. Each tablet contains 0.4 grams of St. John's wort extract.
The drug has a mild antidepressant effect,relaxes muscle tone, restores sleep phases. It is not a full-fledged analogue of tranquilizers or antidepressants, therefore it is sold without a prescription. It has anxiolytic activity, therefore, the action resembles the drugs "Tenoten" or "Afobazol".
Indications for the use of this drug on St. John's wort:
- anxiety, suspiciousness, irritability;
- sleep problems;
- initial stages of depressive disorder;
- fears and phobias;
- unmotivated aggressiveness;
- withdrawal or hangover period.
Side effects are characterized by the development of drowsiness, feelings of fatigue and decreased performance. If such a problem occurs, the dosage of the drug should be reduced. If drowsiness and performance problems continue, you need to completely stop taking Negrustin.
"Hypericin": instructions for use
The drug is named after the main active ingredient of St. John's wort juice. This is its main ingredient, due to which the medicine has a sedative, antidepressant and sedative effect.
Indications for admission:
- arrhythmia and breathing problems for psychosomatic reasons;
- sleep disorders;
- early awakening;
- hyperactivity in adolescents;
- initial stages of depressive disorder;
- fears and phobias;
- unmotivated aggressiveness;
- withdrawal or hangover period.
Excellent in eliminating anxiety and fears during the withdrawal period in people with addiction. In this case, it is desirable to take the drug in a course, since the effect is cumulative. It is possible to notice the therapeutic effect of "Hypericin" only from the second or third week of admission. This is a problem with all drugs, the action of which is achieved through plant extracts.
"Deprim": instructions, indications, side effects
One tablet of "Deprim" contains 60 mg of dry extract of St. John's wort. The drug can be purchased at any pharmacy without a prescription from a doctor.
Indications for use of the drug:
- psychovegetative disorders;
- insomnia;
- increased anxiety;
- unmotivated irritability, psychoses;
- hyperexcitability;
- hyperactivity in adolescents;
- initial stages of depressive disorder;
- fears and phobias;
- increased weather sensitivity.
Side effects may include the development of drowsiness, apathy, indifference to surrounding events. In some cases, taking high doses of "Deprim" can provoke indigestion and urticaria, dermatitis, eczema, and itchy skin. If such symptoms appear, you should either reduce the dosage or stop taking it completely. Skin rashes are a fairly rare side effect of St. John's wort herb preparations, this indicates an individualhypericin intolerance.
"Gelarium" is a safe antidepressant based on St. John's wort
Produced in the form of tablets, the main active ingredient is a dry extract of St. John's wort. The drug has an anxiolytic and mild antidepressant effect on the psyche.
Available in pharmacies without a doctor's prescription. The approximate cost is about two hundred rubles. There are 30 tablets in a pack, which is enough for an average of one and a half to two weeks of taking. The general course of therapy is at least one month. Hypericin accumulates in the cells of the body rather slowly, so the therapeutic effect of the drug can not be noticed immediately, but more often only from the second or third week of administration.
"Hyperforin" - description of the drug
Another drug with St. John's wort for depression. Like all the analogues described above, the patient notices the effect on the body of the drug only from the second or third week of admission. You can buy the drug without a prescription from a doctor, the cost of a package is from three hundred rubles and more, depending on the number of tablets in the package.
Indications for the use of "Hyperforin":
- unmotivated irritability, psychoses;
- hyperexcitability;
- hyperactivity in adolescents;
- anxiety, suspiciousness, irritability;
- sleep problems;
- initial stages of depressive disorder;
- fears and phobias;
- increased weather sensitivity.
The drug is allowed to be taken even by teenagers and schoolchildren: the main thing ischoose the right dosage. "Hyperforin" should not cause drowsiness, apathy and decreased performance. Such manifestations indicate individual intolerance to St. John's wort.
If you experience indigestion (another common side effect of St. John's wort for depression), reduce the dosage or stop taking Hyperforin completely.
"Neuroplant": instructions for use
One capsule of the drug contains 300 mg of St. John's wort extract. Excipients - methanol, ascorbic acid, starch, croscarmellose sodium, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate. The cost of one package is about four hundred rubles. Belongs to the class of antidepressants.
Among the side effects, many patients note dyspeptic disorders. fatigue, photosensitivity, allergic reactions (most often itching, urticaria, papules, dermatitis, eczema).
Indications for taking "Neuroplant";
- nervous tension during a period of increased stress;
- chronic anxiety disorders;
- chronic alcoholism;
- unmotivated irritability, psychoses;
- hyperexcitability;
- hyperactivity in adolescents;
- initial stages of depressive disorder.
It should be noted that when taken simultaneously with oral contraceptives "Neuroplant" can reduce their effectiveness, increasing the possibility of fertilization. The instruction focuses the attention of the patient on this. When taking high doses of Neuroplant with alcoholic beverages, an alcoholic coma may develop.
The therapeutic effect reaches its peak approximately in the second week of regular use of Neuroplant. The dosage is selected individually for each adult, the minimum is two tablets per day.
Advice from psychiatrists: features of taking drugs based on St. John's wort
How to accelerate the accumulation of hypericin in the tissues of the body and promote its maximum effect, simple tips will prompt:
- It is necessary to completely abandon the use of alcoholic beverages, coffee, black tea for the duration of therapy. Juices, compotes, fruit drinks, green tea, chicory and any drinks that do not have a stimulating effect on the body are allowed.
- St. John's wort should not be combined with other sedatives, tranquilizers and antidepressants.
- Parallel intake with B vitamins will help restore the he althy functioning of the nervous system sooner.
- You can not starve and sit on strict diets during treatment with St.
- You should give up work that brings excessive stress. Over time, such employment will provoke the development of serious problems with the nerves and psyche, and then it will require much more expensive treatment.
