I'm sorry if I came across as being anti-herb, I'm definitely not, and I don't buy any big pharma propaganda nonsense. I take ginkgo and ashwagandha daily, and sometimes relora, to manage symptoms I have that were caused from coming off an antidepressant too quickly a year ago (yes, a year). I also take some Bach flower essences.

My word of caution was in playing around with substances and doses without knowing much about what you are doing. If I take too much Relora, I can feel worse rather than better. And I tried St. John's wort myself. It made me feel removed from reality and gave me terrible stomach cramps, so I didn't carry on with it. It does have psychotropic properties.

Maybe I'm all the more a believer in herbal medicine, because I know that they really can be powerful substances.