St Johns wort?
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Undated
Summary
St John's Wort, taken at 2-3 times the standard recommended dose for 3 consecutive days each month, gave this ME/CFS patient a pleasant feeling of relaxation and cleared brain fog. Illness duration before starting is not stated. He deliberately cycles it only a few days a month because, in his account, the effect fades if he continues taking it beyond about 3 consecutive days. This wearing-off is explicit in the post, and the cyclical dosing is presented as an ongoing maintenance strategy rather than a one-time cure.
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