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St. John's Wort Treatment Report

What is St. John's Wort? St. John's wort, hypericum perforatum, is generally is used for depression, seasonal affective disorder, and anxiety. Products currently are standardized based on hypericin content, although the hyperforin and bioflavonoid contents are also believed responsible for activity.


Reasons taken

53 patients in the community are taking or have taken St. John's Wort.

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Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 17 32%
Treat my mood condition(s) 15 28%
General health 5 9%
Other 4 7%
Slow my ALS progress 2 3%
Headaches 1 1%
Emotional lability 1 1%
Flu-like symptoms 1 1%
Treat Parkinson's 1 1%
Anxiety 1 1%
depression/mood swings 1 1%
Mood swings 1 1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking St. John's Wort.

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  as needed daily 1 cap(s) daily 1 mg daily 2 cap(s) daily 2 tab(s) daily 4 daily 8 cap(s) daily 150 mg daily 300 mg daily 325 mg daily 420 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 900 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1800 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking St. John's Wort or how long patients were taking St. John's Wort before stopping.

Currently Taking St. John's Wort

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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6
1
5
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2

Stopped Taking St. John's Wort

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
4
3
5
1
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking St. John's Wort (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 9 41% Did not seem to work: 41%
Other 7 32% Other: 32%
Doctor's advice 3 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Course of treatment ended 3 14% Course of treatment ended: 14%
Side effects too severe 2 9% Side effects too severe: 9%
Expense 1 5% Expense: 5%
Personal research 1 5% Personal research: 5%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 11 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 33% 1
None 67% 2

Treat my mood condition(s)

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 18% 2
Mild 9% 1
None 73% 8

Top reported side-effects include: stomach upset, skin problems, Blood pressure elevated

Summary results are based on 11 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 11)

  • one_step_closer
    Sex: F
    Depression: 4
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 3
    Anxiety: 2
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Low
    22 F
    Function: Low
    Distress: Moderate
    See profile
  • one_step_closer
  • by one_step_closer
    Feb 06, 2009
  • EfficacyNone
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Treat my mood condition(s)

  • omelet
    Sex: M
    Pain: Most
    Fatigue: All
    Sleep: Some
    Stiffness: All
    function: None
    external_stress: Some
    Stickman: most
    Description:M35y
    FM:7y Dx
    See profile
  • omelet
  • by omelet
    Mar 23, 2009
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression

See all evaluation results for St. John's Wort

Report created on November 08, 2009.