If so did it work out for you?

Don't mess with St John's Wort. Try or keep on with the L-Tryptophan and L-Theanine. They support your brain's neurotransmitter system in a way you brain understands. St John's Wort bypasses the brain's system. You can overdose on S J W.

What is your current daily vitamin and supplement regimen ? Please list it all so we can help you tweak it if needed.

I'm currently l-theanine and b complex to help with the anxiety.

St. John's wort behaves as SSRI except without the side effects and withdrawals. At the moment I'm experiencing high anxiety and I want to take the remedy route and therapy before the meds.

St John's Wort increases serotonin without regard for how much you need. L-Tryptophan helps your brain properly produce and regulate serotonin. L-Tryptophan is better and safer than St John's Wort. Plus, it is impossible to properly measure the dosage of St John's Wort .

Stay away from St John's Wort.

Get started with a B-12 (methycobalamin) two or three times a day. How about the rest of the regimen ? You need the D3 and anti-oxidants. B-Complex is just for the minor amounts of B's other than the B-12 and B-6. There is not enough B-12 in a B-Complex to make a difference.

I agree with Mark that St. John's Wort should be avoided completely.

There are other methods of decreasing anxiety that are much better than St. John's Wort.

The latest concussion research has indicated that a great number of people who don't recover within the first year after a concussion are suffering from pituitary gland or stalk damage or dysfunction that was caused by the concussion. Some experts even think that hormonal imbalances are what cause PCS altogether - but that they resolve themselves in most people within the first year after the trauma.

The pituitary gland secretes hormones that humans need in order to function physically and cognitively.

St. John's Wort has proven to interrupt the hormone or endocrine processes which effects the hormones that humans need for cognitive and physical functioning in addition to it affecting other brain systems that should not be messed with, especially not after a brain injury.

Point taken.

Mark and everyone else what's your thoughts on passionflower supplement?

Arty,
I fell and hit my head on 07/26/14. I am interested to see your progress as we have all the same symptoms. You haven't posted in here in a while so I hope to hear from you and see how you are fairing with the anxiety and if you ever decided to take medications for it. Thanks.

RAllen,

It is a futile effort to try to compare symptoms and recoveries.

You are still at only the one month mark.

Mark,
I'm at a very dark place in my life as I went from a fully functioning adult to suffering from
constant panic and anxiety with no relief. I can't eat or sleep. I look to these boards for comfort especially when I see someone who has had similar issues after a concussion. It's hard enough to convince a doctor that this really isn't me so when I'm on the boards asking it's only to see what treatment has worked and to see if any progress has been made. It's not a comparison and I wish you would see it as such. I'm desperate. I understand one month is early but when you have been in fight or flight mode for 32 days, it seems that the body and mind can't tolerate too much more. I'm searching for help not discouragement.

I take Inositol powder for anxiety.
It's helpful for me. It just seems to take the edge off.

I find St John's Wort quite strange in its effects.
It certainly elevates mood but seems to increase anxiety.

Edited to add: I forgot something as usual...

Inositol is harmless. Worth a try.