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Protazen is actually far less effective than St. John's Wort, and as you discovered, the latter is little better than placebo. It does have an effect, to be sure, but there are also problems with toxicity at the high doses required to achieve a meaningful pharmaceutical effect.
Speak to your pharmacist/chemist. Some of the major chains do offer assistance to low-income clients and if yours cannot, they may be able to refer you to one that will.
There really aren't any natural or "alternative" antidepressants that work satisfactorily for most folks. The active chemicals in them either are present in too small a quantity to be of help or they're accompanied by a number of other chemicals that can do harm. Pharmacy research has found those helpful chemicals and can synthesize them so that you can safely get a helpful dose without the danger of the other plant chemicals.
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