St. John's Wort And Aids

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St. John's Wort (Hypericin)

What Is St. John's Wort? What Are the Benefits of St. John's Wort? Why Do People With HIV Use St. John's Wort? How Is St. John's Wort Used? What Are the Side Effects? How Does It Interact With Other Therapies? The Bottom Line What Is St. John's Wort? St. John's Wort is a flowering plant. ("Wort" is an old English word for an herb or plant.) It grows in many parts of the world. Its scientific name is hypericum perforatum. All of the...

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St. John's Wort and many of my meds!

Six days ago, I started taking anti-depression pills that I purchased at a health food store--along with all of my HIV meds. These new pills contain St. John's Wort; and today, on day six, I have started shivering, and itching all over,...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.I would continue to take your HIV medications as previous, but stopp the St. John's wort supplement.Benadryl (diphenhydramine) is ok to take to help with the itching; but I'd contact your doctor at your next... Read more »

Re: St Johns Wort with Wellbutrin

I thought St. John's Wort wasn't good to take with HIV medicine. ...

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D.

University of Utah, School of Medicine

You are correct. There is an interaction that has been studied between St. John's Wort and Crixivan, which results in marked lowering of Crixivan levels. I have not seen specific studies, but it is likely that other drugs affected would include... Read more »

st johns wort

Can i take SJW with Buspar?...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

St Johns Wort should not be a problem combined with BuSpar.However, St Johns Wort causes very significant interactions with many antiretroviral drugs. It induces the metabolism of several protease inhibitors and other ARTs, and can lead to lower... Read more »

False negative HIV test from St John's wort?

Hi Would taking daily supplements such as St Johns Wort cause a false negative HIV test?...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

No.... Read more »

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taking st. john's wort?

Posted by Anonymous

I am working on a cover story for US News and World Report about dietary supplements. There have been some findings that taking St. John's Wort can interfere with the effectiveness of protease inhibitors. If this has happened to you or you know of... Read more »

Yes, another oral worry wort!

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

About 3 years ago, I was the insertive partner in fellatio. I do not know the HIV status of the guy that "performed". In fact, I had never met him in my life. (stupid, I know) However, after this incident, I came down with the worst sore throat... Read more »

john hopkins

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

does anyone know the web address 4 the john hopkins hiv/aids site? thanx

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

HELLO TO EVERY POOR SOUL WHOM IS WORRIED ABOUT HIV/AIDS INFECTION.As im no hiv/aids expert,all i can do is tell you the truth about myself.ive always been looking for(14months) for the 100%sure test that i was neg.ive spent thousands of pounds,that... Read more »

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