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View Post: Healthy Volunteer Clinical Trial: Repeat Dose Study of Controlled ...
21 Oct 2009
... or idiosyncrasy, excluding a pollen allergy without current symptoms; History of drug abuse, or current conditions of drug abuse or alcoholism; History of regular alcohol consumption exceeding, on average, 14 drinks/week (1 drink ... Use of prescription or no-prescription drugs, including vitamins, crude drug, herbal and dietary supplements (including St John's Wort) within 14 days prior to the first dose of study medication; Unwillingness or inability to follow the ...
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View Post: Running 'Cause I Can't Fly: "The Genetics of Addiction"
18 Oct 2009 by CoyotePrime@gmail.com (CoyotePrime)  
For example, women who were abused as children are known to have high rates of alcoholism and yet some show remarkable resilience despite a history of abuse. The difference in vulnerability can often be traced to variant versions of a gene ... Some natural anxiety remedies to look into are St.John's Wort, SAMe, L-Theanine, and Tryptophan. There's also cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and programs like Panic Away and The Linden Method, to name a few. Hope this helps! ...
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View Post: Treat Depression Naturally: Natural and Herbal Remedies for ...
8 Nov 2009 by Dana Fenton  
The biological influences of depression vary, but certain factors which can influence the condition include illness, substance abuse, alcoholism, hormonal deficiency, heredity, malnutrition, seasons, stress, illness and aerosol exposure. .... In the case of herbal supplements the most common herbal remedies used for the treatment of depression are gingko biloba and St. John's wort. St. John's wort has been used in other parts of the world for thousands of years, ...
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View Post: Combining Alcohol & Drugs: Recipe for Disaster
11 Jun 2009 by admin  
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), mixing alcohol with medications can make you sleepy, drowsy and lightheaded. You may have trouble performing small tasks. People who drink alcohol and take drugs are ... Medications to combat depression (a long list, but including Celexa, Paxil, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Zoloft and even herbal preparations like St. John's Wort), when mixed with alcohol, can result in increased feelings of depression, ...
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View Post: Covering Alternative Medicine---Another perspective : White Coat ...
18 Nov 2009
St. Johns Wort is a halfway decent anti-depressant, with exactly the same side effect profile as things like prozac (if your source has a constant amount of active ingredient, otherwise sometimes it works, sometimes not, sometimes toxic). ... and drink a lot of alcohol. I missed this bit, you do realise that in the UK alone, there are over a million working age alcoholics? In fact most cases of paracetamol toxicity are due to deliberate overdose*, followed by alcoholism. ...
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View Post: The Effectiveness of Kudzu and St. John's Wort on Decreasing ...
9 Oct 2008 by no@email.com (Jason Ladock)  
Recent studies have suggested that two of the most popular herbs, kudzu (Pueraria lobata) and St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum), can be effective at decreasing the intake of alcohol. Kudzu ... preventing and reducing alcohol cravings in recovering alcoholics. Studies in the use of kudzu found that this herb reduced alcohol consumption in both animal models and human volunteers, and kudzu continues to be studied as a potential treatment for excess alcohol consumption. ...
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View Post: Natural Medicine for Depression
28 Oct 2009
Order St-Johns-Wort extract (hypericum perforatum). SAM-e is a supplement which is a naturally occurring substance produced by the human body. Although the FDA has not studied this supplement extensively enough to endorse its use for .... Dr. Joseph Hibbeln, a researcher at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports in a letter to The Lancet that he has found a convincing correlation between fish consumption and the incidence of major depression. ...
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View Post: Alcohol Dependency: Anyone at Any Age
19 Mar 2008
Alcohol dependency does not discriminate. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that the dependency cuts across race, gender and nationality. 17.6 million individuals in the United. States abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent. .... known to us as St. John's Wort. Another one is Melatonin, which is commonly used as a sleep aid. Herbal supplements also have side effects like medications. What the public does not know is that these herbs ...
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View Post: BabyCenter: MOMformation » Blog Archive » Go ahead, tell them you ...
13 Oct 2009 by Betsy Shaw  
Cannabis is not a “drug,” it's a natural herb that grows out of the ground, like St. John's Wort. It works in very small amounts and, contrary to uninformed opinions, does not automatically make you “completely high. ... A large part of what becomes dangerous drug use or abuse is minsinformation. All “drugs” are not “stupid and dangerous.” As far as marijuana vs. alcohol, from a health standpoint, I'd rather have myself, my children and anyone I care about smoke before ...
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View Post: Alcoholism Herbal Treatment and Addiction Information
20 May 2009
Any Addiction or Alcoholism Herbal Treatment is certainly not going to solve all your alcohol/substance abuse related problems. Alcoholism is far too complex for that and so any herbal remedies for alcoholism should simply be seen as part ... 3) St John's Wort. With strong links between depression and alcoholism – St John's Worst is a useful herb that helps deal with depression. Studies have shown it to be just as effective as regular anti-depressants. Drinking alcohol on ...
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