Natural
St. John's Wort for SAD
for Seasonal Affective Disorder
St. John's Wort has been used for seasonal depression and has a compatible mechanism with the serotonin hypothesis of SAD.
How it works
Inhibits reuptake of serotonin, dopamine, and noradrenaline. May complement the serotonin deficit specific to winter-pattern depression.
What to watch for
Significant drug interactions — consult a pharmacist. Not to be combined with SSRIs. Evidence specific to SAD is limited; extrapolated from general depression research.
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