Depression, stress, chronic fatigue are frequent guests for every adult. The modern pace of life leaves no room for self-pity and good rest. In large cities, people are forced to sleep for only five to six hours in order to manage to get to the place of work. An insignificant amount of time remains on hobbies and leisure. Such a lifestyle will inevitably lead to depression and mental disorders. Antidepressant drugs will come to the rescue . Hypericum in the composition is a proven and safe component that gently affects the mental state and nervous system.
The healing properties of St. John's wort
The plant has been known since ancient times for its sedative, relaxing and antidepressant effects. Even our ancestors actively used tea from St. John's wort with spleen, apathy, and melancholy.
In the modern world of alternative medicine, St. John's wort is also widespread. Even official pharmacology has adopted this plant, having managed to synthesize an analogue of its juice in laboratory conditions. the main active ingredient is hypericin, it is due to its action that an antidepressant, relaxing, mild sedative effect is achieved.
There is a theory that bioflavonoids from St. John's wort juice accelerate the conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine. At the same time, therapeutic doses of hypericin and only an insignificant presence of this element in the blood are quite enough to stimulate the process.
List of Hypericum preparations
Modern pharmacology offers a rather impressive list of such drugs. The average cost of each of them is about five hundred rubles per package. Drugs based on St. John's wort for depression, unlike analogues from the SSRI group and MAO inhibitors, can be purchased at a pharmacy without a prescription. They do not have serious side effects and do not cause either physical or psychological addiction.
List of the most popular hypericum preparations:
- Negrustin;
- "Hypericin";
- Deprim
- Gelarium
- Hyperforin;
- Neuroplant.
"Negrustin" - the most popular drug of St. John's wort
It is a tablet preparation for oral administration. Each tablet contains 0.4 grams of St. John's wort extract.
The drug has a mild antidepressant effect, relaxes muscle tone, restores sleep phases. It is not a full-fledged analog of tranquilizers or antidepressants, therefore it is sold without a prescription. It has anxiolytic activity, therefore, in action it resembles Tenoten or Afobazol preparations.
Indications for use of this drug for hypericum:
- anxiety, suspiciousness, irritability;
- trouble sleeping
- initial stages of a depressive disorder;
- fears and phobias;
- unmotivated aggressiveness;
- period of withdrawal symptoms or a hangover.
Of the side effects, the development of drowsiness, a feeling of fatigue and a decrease in working capacity is characteristic. If such a problem occurs, the dosage of the drug should be reduced. If drowsiness and performance problems continue, you need to completely abandon the reception of "Negrustin".
"Hypericin": instructions for use
The drug is named after the main active ingredient in St. John's wort juice. This is its main ingredient, due to which the medicine has a sedative, antidepressant and sedative effect.
Indications for admission:
- arrhythmia and breathing problems for psychosomatic reasons;
- sleep disturbances;
- earlier awakening;
- hyperactivity in adolescents;
- initial stages of a depressive disorder;
- fears and phobias;
- unmotivated aggressiveness;
- period of withdrawal symptoms or a hangover.
It perfectly eliminates anxiety and fears during the period of withdrawal in people with addiction. In this case, it is advisable to take the drug in a course, since the effect is cumulative. Notice the therapeutic effect of "Hypericin" is possible only from the second or third week of admission. This is the problem of all drugs whose effect is achieved through plant extracts.
"Deprim": instructions, indications, side effects
One tablet of Deprim contains 60 mg of dry St. John's wort extract. The drug can be purchased at any pharmacy without a prescription from a doctor.
Indications for use of the drug:
- psycho-vegetative disorders;
- insomnia;
- increased anxiety;
- unmotivated irritability, psychoses;
- increased irritability;
- hyperactivity in adolescents;
- initial stages of a depressive disorder;
- fears and phobias;
- increased weather sensitivity.
Of the side effects, the development of drowsiness, apathy, and indifference to surrounding events is possible. In some cases, taking high doses of Deprim can cause digestive upsets and hives, dermatitis, eczema, and itchy skin. If such symptoms appear, you should either reduce the dosage or completely abandon the dose. Skin rashes are a rather rare side effect of St. John's wort herb preparations, this indicates individual intolerance to hypericin.
"Gelarium" - a safe antidepressant based on St. John's wort
Available in the form of tablets, the main active ingredient is the St. John's wort dry extract. The drug has anxiolytic and mild antidepressant effects on the psyche.
It is dispensed in pharmacies without a prescription. The approximate cost is about two hundred rubles. In the package of 30 tablets, it is enough on average for one and a half to two weeks of admission. The general course of therapy is at least one month. Hypericin accumulates in the cells of the body quite slowly, so the therapeutic effect of the drug can be noticed not immediately, but more often only from the second or third week of administration.
"Hyperforin" - a description of the drug
Another drug with Hypericum for depression. Like all the above analogues, the patient notices the effect on the body of the drug only from the second or third week of administration. You can buy the drug without a prescription from a doctor, the cost of packaging is from three hundred rubles or more, depending on the number of tablets in the package.
Indications for use of "Hyperforin":
- unmotivated irritability, psychoses;
- increased irritability;
- hyperactivity in adolescents;
- anxiety, suspiciousness, irritability;
- trouble sleeping
- initial stages of a depressive disorder;
- fears and phobias;
- increased weather sensitivity.
The drug is allowed to be taken even by adolescents and schoolchildren: the main thing is to choose the right dosage. "Hyperforin" should not cause drowsiness, apathy, or decreased performance. Such manifestations indicate individual intolerance to St. John's wort.
If there is a digestive upset (another common side effect of St. John's wort preparations from depression), you should reduce the dosage or completely abandon the use of Hyperforin.
"Neuroplant": instructions for use
One capsule of the drug contains 300 mg of St. John's wort extract. Excipients - methanol, ascorbic acid, starch, croscarmellose sodium, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate. The cost of one package is about four hundred rubles. Belongs to the class of antidepressants.
Among the side effects, many patients report dyspeptic disorders. fatigue, photosensitivity, allergic reactions (most often it is skin itching, urticaria, papules, dermatitis, eczema).
Indications for taking "Neuroplant";
- nervous tension during increased stress;
- chronic anxiety disorders;
- chronic alcoholism;
- unmotivated irritability, psychoses;
- increased irritability;
- hyperactivity in adolescents;
- initial stages of depressive disorder.
It should be noted that with the simultaneous administration of oral contraceptives, Neuroplant can reduce their effectiveness, increasing the possibility of fertilization. The instruction concentrates the patient's attention on this. While taking high doses of Neuroplant with alcoholic drinks, an alcoholic coma may develop.
The therapeutic effect peaks around the second week of regular use of the Neuroplant. The dosage is selected individually for each adult, the minimum is two tablets per day.
Psychiatrist Tips: Features of taking Hypericum-based drugs
How to accelerate the accumulation of hypericin in the tissues of the body and contribute to its maximum effect, tell simple tips:
- You should completely abandon the use of alcohol, coffee, black tea for the duration of therapy. Juices, compotes, fruit drinks, green tea, chicory and any drinks that do not have an exciting effect on the body are allowed.
- It should not be combined with St. John's wort preparations with other sedatives, tranquilizers and antidepressants.
- Parallel administration with B vitamins will help to restore the healthy functioning of the nervous system more quickly.
- You can not starve and sit on strict diets during treatment with St. John's wort, as eating disorders contradict the principles of life without stress and only harder the nervous system.
- It is necessary to refuse work which brings excessive stress. Over time, such employment will provoke the development of serious problems with nerves and the psyche, and then it will require a much more expensive treatment.