Berberine - antidepressant herb?

I was wondering whether anyone has tried this. I started it a few days ago to try and help my bowels but felt oddly better in my mood. I stopped for a day then my mood plummeted and now started again and feeling a bit better.

I'm a bit worried if it's safe to take with an antidepressant but I checked and can't find anything saying it's unsafe. There seems to be some research that it does have an antidepressant effect. I noticed the difference almost immediately.

Anyone else have experience of this?

You should let your doctor/pharmacist know, just to be on the safe side. Every time I think, "Oh,it cannot hurt," I think of Heath Ledger. Accidental overdose.

Well my experiment with this herb didn't end well. On the plus side it worked exceedingly well, in just a day my mood suddenly felt decent, I didn't want to die and could sit and relax.

Unfortunately it also disagreed with my stomach, and a day after stopping I had the most almighty crash in my mood and spent the whole day despairing and in tears. I seem to have come back to normal (my depressed normal) but not one to play around with unless u can take it consistently.

It at least made me remember how being somewhat normal felt like and I realise how far away I am from it!

Interesting, I'm actually taking berberine as part of a protocol to heal my gut. I can't say I noted any psychological effects, but as part of a combination of probiotics and some other herbs, it's definitely helping my gut.

That said, you're right, it's tough on the stomach.