HERBAL REMEDIES [ back to What's New ]
People taking anti-depressants (e.g. Zoloft, Prozac or Paxil) who are interested in trying a natural remedy alternative (e.g. tyrosine or St. John's Wort) sometimes pursue a "don't ask don't tell" approach - meaning they do not tell their treating internist or psychiatrist that they are seeing a homeopath and do not tell their homeopath they are taking prescription medications. The result can be disastrous even fatal, because unmonitored mixing of prescription and powerful herbal medicines may wreck havoc with blood pressure, kidney function, liver function, etc. Concerns over being branded as a flake or weirdo by ones doctor must be subordinated to maintaining good health. Furthermore, mainstream doctors are not as uptight as they are portrayed and they need to be educated by their own patients as to herbal remedies which can safely supplement, enhance or replace everyday drugs.