oddissy4u Forum Guru
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| | 05/04/04 - 06:05 AM  
 
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whts tht? n wht are hawthorn ,saw palmetto and gingko biloba ??
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| peekay Forum Guru
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| | 05/04/04 - 06:41 AM  
 
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ALL ARE OTC.USED MOSTLY TO ELEVIATE ANXIETY(ST WARTS,HAWHTHORE) AND FOR BOOSTING IMMNUNE SYS/FOR COLD(G.BOLOBA). EFFICACY HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED BY FDA. PT TAKING THESE SHOULD BE CONSULED ABOUT DRUG ITERACTION.
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| oddissy4u Forum Guru
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| | 05/04/04 - 07:52 AM  
 
|   #3 |
whts the interaction b/n st john wart n fluoxetin?
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| mash Forum Fanatic
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| | 05/04/04 - 08:50 AM  
 
|   #4 |
serotonin syndrome st johns wort is 5 hT enhancer so it increases 5ht levels. fluoxetine is SSRI
___________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. --Confucius
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| oddissy4u Forum Guru
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| | 05/04/04 - 08:57 AM  
 
|   #5 |
okk. hawthorn ,saw palmetto ---how do they act?
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| mash Forum Fanatic
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| | 05/04/04 - 09:04 AM  
 
|   #6 |
as far as i remember saw palmetto is 5 alpha reductase inh so, is used in BPH fr symtom relief
___________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. --Confucius
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| mash Forum Fanatic
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| | 05/04/04 - 09:07 AM  
 
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how does d other one work?
___________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. --Confucius
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| oddissy4u Forum Guru
Topics: 107 Posts: 389
| | 05/04/04 - 09:30 AM  
 
|   #8 |
i dont know.
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| mjl1717 Forum Hero

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| | 05/04/04 - 04:02 PM  
 
|   #9 |
I dont claim expertise in alternative medicine but I know St Johns wort is popular for depression Any Naturalist out there give us MOA and side effects of those supplements Ill attempt to research those.
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