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Are there any herbal antidepressants?

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05/13/2022 at 5:20 PM

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Hello everyone,

Do you know any herbal depressants? My medication made me gain some weight and I want to try a natural treatment.

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@depressedme hi, and thank you for opening this discussion.

It's an interesting question! Let me tag some members to see if they have something to share with you on the subject 😉

@suethomas111859 @Dr.WhoPeggygmail.com @Bubblekitty @Jujubeaner @naptnm @charding8290 @Nanasaucedo @Michelle @Dvdsms028 @Skylarswims123 @2ndchance @Zackaryr38337 @Dawn0695 @HRoberts11 @Ilovemycatozzy @fellingalone @Mammabear85 @Roberta Owensby @Skylarlovesdogs @Marjay @spiritguide @Mel1287 @wheezer71 @Tracy12345 @Simonamay @Keisha @Tsakani @Soluss @Sheltonmarissa

Hi all, hope you've been doing well!

Has anyone tried natural treatments for depression? What was the result?

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Hi. Herbal antidepressants. Wow!!! Googled some. St. John's wort, lavender, chamomile, Omega 3's. Stuff is out there. Good luck.

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Here is a link to an article about herbal antidepressants: www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/6-natural-antidepressants. Hope that helps.

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@Dr.WhoPeggygmail.com

hi, thanks, what I meant was if anyone has tried any of them and could provide any feedback..


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@charding8290 thanks for the article, will definetely take a look


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Ok sorry. Was unclear. I take my "cocktail of meds" which are prescribed.

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