any luck with st johns wort - antidepressants dont work?

[Chickie]

been on paroxetine and sertraline and they both sucked - can st john's wort be effective? my doctor suggested maybe, but i was cynical ... any success stories from st johns?

i dont instantly take what a doctor says as gospel, so id like to hear what others have thought and any tips re: dosage

thanks
moderate depression but horrendous anxiety

[Molly]

In general, I do not think that St. John's Wart is effective. I think there are rare cases that it is. I think in those cases, the person believes that it will work, so it did.