St John's Wort - Does anyone here use it?

[Jen]

Does anyone use St John's Wort and tell me if it is worth trying?

[jenna]

Do you mean for yourself or your horse?

[Jen]

For myself, why can you give it to your horse as well?

[Yann]

You might, but worts are generally bad news for horses ;D

I sometimes use it as a bit of a pick me up in the middle of the winter if I'm feeling a bit drained (SAD type thing) and it definitely seems to help. I may be imagining it but I do find that if I keep taking it for any length of time I start to get pressure type headaches. It does work though.

[jenna]

The reason I ask, is that if you're on any form of contraception, be very, very careful.

I have the Implanon implant and I cannot take St John's Wort because it will negate the effects of the implant. The pill I was on previously (Microgynon 30) also advised against taking it.

(Also didn't know it was bad for horses - sorry! Just didn't want to go blathering on about contraception if it was for the neds!)

[Yann]

I'm pretty sure it is poisonous to horses, certainly in plant form. Homeopathy etc might be a different matter of course.

[Jen]

Thanks for the advise. Will have a chat to my doctor when I next visit.