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St. John warts for Lichen Planus?

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Mit1979
Mit1979

I read it in this forum that someone tried St. John warts 600mg /day and it helps clear the LP

Anyone has more inputs ?

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  • constantine111
    constantine111 Mit1979

    Posted

    That guy's name was Greg. I talked with him. I think it will work. I haven't used it yet but i will. There is nothing you can lose. Only side effect that scares me St. John Warts is like SSRI drugs. So you can see ssri like side effects but they are temporary ( i saw on internet ) . If you will use please update post for news

  • julia52834
    julia52834 Mit1979

    Posted

    Hi I am on an antidepressant right now that is not working for depression. In Jan I am going to go off and try St Johns Wort for Lichen planus and depression. I will keep you up to date on my progress. Fingers crossed that it helps both! Anyone know a reputable brand of St. John’s Wort?
    • constantine111
      constantine111 julia52834

      Posted

      Julia i don't know if your depression related to lichen or not. But if it is, stop stress. It won't help you with Lichen and will make it worse. And you should stop chemical anti depressant drugs too. For St John Wartz you can look at amazon. Lots of brands out there

    • kimberly_64728
      kimberly_64728 julia52834

      Posted

      Hello, I was wondering if you have update on St. John’s Worth for you Lichen Planus?
    • julia52834
      julia52834 kimberly_64728

      Posted

      Hi Kimberly64728, Well I successfully weaned off the antidepressant. But my brain was so dysfunctional I could not handle it. So I took the docs advice and went back on a different antidepressant which has helped. I also found out that I have a methylation problem which I take certain vitamins for. So I still have OLP just as bad as before. Ugh! I think if I could find a functional medicine doctor they would be able to help. I watch so many podcasts from them and I believe they are on the right track! Sorry I can’t give you any feedback on St Johns Wort. 🙃 Hope you find some answers!

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