Celexa or St Johns Wort?

Hello All,

Because I am getting so weary with these anxious and now depressed feelings lately (even thinking about some of my favorite things is not making me happy anymore), I am seriously considering medication.  This will be my first time with prescription meds.  My doctor has prescribed an initial 6 day dose of 20mg Celexa, moving up to 40mg thereafter.  Personally, I think 40mg will be bit too much for me, considering that I'm the type of gal that can take 1 200mg Advil and feel relief or drink one beer and dance on the table :)  

So---for those of you who take/have taken Celexa, what has been your experience?  Has it helped...has it made things worse...please share both the good and the bad....

Also, anyone had any luck with St John's Wort?  If I thought there was some way to relieve my feelings with a supplement I would be way more interested in trying it than the Celexa.  

Please share your experiences...also, if you have any depression experiences I would love to hear them as well.  This depression is a new territory for me, and I feel more concerned about it than the anxiety sometimes :(

[lonewolf07]

I found Celexa to have very few side effects but it did not really help my depression either.  It tends to make people tired - that was on the prescription container.   However, every person is different - their body chemistry is different and while this drug didn't work for me doesn't mean it wont work for you.  Taking prescription meds for the short time can be helpful but IMHO a combination of meds and therapy works the best.  It's a lot of work and quite painful but if you stay with it, you will slowly begin to feel better.   Walking your dogs might help too.   They love you and trust you unconditionally.   We are trying to have two   of our dogs used as "therapy dogs".  They go to nursing homes, any place that believes that being around dogs is good medicine.

Never tried St John's Wort but would prefer it to more chemicals.

wolf