How many pills of st. johns wort should i take?

I just started to take it about a week ago. I was told to take one pill a day and that within a couple days i should feel a difference but i didnt. i started taking two a day the past couple days. I am taking it for high anxiety. anyone have any experiences? how many should i take a day and also, should i spread them out throughout the day or take them all at once?

Anonymous2011-12-09T15:41:05Z

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Don't exceed the stated dose

Plogsties2011-12-10T00:14:48Z

Assuming you are using this to treat depression, the most recent study I saw of this concluded it was no different from placebo in treating depression - and it has more side effects than many antidepressants.

Log onto the national library of medicine and choose Pubmed. Use the search bar to see abstracts of articles on this herb.