Dizziness: St John's Wort responsible?

[Interestin]

Hi,

5 days ago I started taking St John's wort tablets (one 300mg
tablet per day) and high potency vitamin B tablets. However, I
only took them for 3 days (Tuesday, Wedesday and Thursday)
because on the Friday morning, on getting up, I felt slightly
dizzy (as in light-headedness). This also occurred yesterday
morning (ie Saturday), and this morning (ie Sunday).

The funny thing is that as the day progresses the dizziness
diminishes so that by the evening I can basically feel
nothing at all.

I'm just wondering if the St John's Wort might be responsible
at all?? Or maybe even the high potency B vitamins? But it's
been about 60 hours since the last tablets of St John's Wort
and vitamin B complex, and I only was taking them for 3 days
anyway. On the other hand, I have never before felt dizzy on
waking up 3 days in the row.

Any input appreciated.

[Darwin]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:37:52 GMT, "Interesting Ian"
<DELETETHISspam.me2@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>5 days ago I started taking St John's wort tablets (one 300mg
>tablet per day) and high potency vitamin B tablets. However,
>I only took them for 3 days (Tuesday, Wedesday and Thursday)
>because on the Friday morning, on getting up, I felt slightly
>dizzy (as in light-headedness). This also occurred yesterday
>morning (ie Saturday), and this morning (ie Sunday).
>
>The funny thing is that as the day progresses the dizziness
>diminishes so that by the evening I can basically feel
>nothing at all.
>
>I'm just wondering if the St John's Wort might be responsible
>at all?? Or maybe even the high potency B vitamins? But it's
>been about 60 hours since the last tablets of St John's Wort
>and vitamin B complex, and I only was taking them for 3 days
>anyway. On the other hand, I have never before felt dizzy on
>waking up 3 days in the row.
>
>Any input appreciated.
>

St John's Wort is known to cause or aggravate dizziness in
some people. Why not try quitting the St John's Wort but
continue the B vitamins to determine which of the two are
causing your dizziness.

[Interestin]

"Darwin" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:37:52 GMT, "Interesting Ian"
> <DELETETHISspam.me2@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> >5 days ago I started taking St John's wort tablets (one
> >300mg tablet per day) and high potency vitamin B tablets.
> >However, I only took them for 3 days (Tuesday, Wedesday and
> >Thursday) because on the Friday morning, on getting up, I
> >felt slightly dizzy (as in light-headedness). This also
> >occurred yesterday morning (ie Saturday), and this morning
> >(ie Sunday).
> >
> >The funny thing is that as the day progresses the dizziness
> >diminishes so that by the evening I can basically feel
> >nothing at all.
> >
> >I'm just wondering if the St John's Wort might be
> >responsible at all?? Or maybe even the high potency B
> >vitamins? But it's been about 60 hours
since
> >the last tablets of St John's Wort and vitamin B complex,
> >and I only was taking them for 3 days anyway. On the other
> >hand, I have never before
felt
> >dizzy on waking up 3 days in the row.
> >
> >Any input appreciated.
> >
>
> St John's Wort is known to cause or aggravate dizziness in
> some people. Why not try quitting the St John's Wort but
> continue the B vitamins to determine which of the two are
> causing your dizziness.
>
Dizziness has diminished a great deal today. I will recommence
taking the high potency B vitamins tomorrow. However, there is
nothing on the net I can find which indicated they cause
dizziness. Also you just urinate out any excess vitamins. I'm
pretty sure the dizziness was caused by SJW.

[Interestin]

"Interesting Ian" <DELETETHISspam.me2@ntlworld.com> wrote in
message news:zH2md.69$h01.36@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
>
> "Darwin" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:qpgfp0htm18afkfkd8ltgb85oggv4k8mat@4ax.com...
> > On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:37:52 GMT, "Interesting Ian"
> > <DELETETHISspam.me2@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >5 days ago I started taking St John's wort tablets (one
> > >300mg tablet
per
> > >day) and high potency vitamin B tablets. However, I only
> > >took them for
3
> > >days (Tuesday, Wedesday and Thursday) because on the
> > >Friday morning, on getting up, I felt slightly dizzy (as
> > >in light-headedness). This also occurred yesterday
> > >morning (ie Saturday), and this morning (ie Sunday).
> > >
> > >The funny thing is that as the day progresses the
> > >dizziness diminishes
so
> > >that by the evening I can basically feel nothing at all.
> > >
> > >I'm just wondering if the St John's Wort might be
> > >responsible at all??
Or
> > >maybe even the high potency B vitamins? But it's been
> > >about 60 hours
> since
> > >the last tablets of St John's Wort and vitamin B complex,
> > >and I only
was
> > >taking them for 3 days anyway. On the other hand, I have
> > >never before
> felt
> > >dizzy on waking up 3 days in the row.
> > >
> > >Any input appreciated.
> > >
> >
> > St John's Wort is known to cause or aggravate dizziness in
> > some people. Why not try quitting the St John's Wort but
> > continue the B vitamins to determine which of the two are
> > causing your dizziness.
> >
> Dizziness has diminished a great deal today. I will
> recommence taking the high potency B vitamins tomorrow.
> However, there is nothing on the net I can find which
> indicated they cause dizziness. Also you just urinate out
> any excess vitamins. I'm pretty sure the dizziness was
> caused by SJW.

Dizziness came back on yesterday and experiencing it today
too. I'm guessing that since it's 5 and a half days since
taking my last St John Wort tablet that it probably isn't that
responsible after all? :-( Funny how my dizziness almost
dissappeared completely on Monday though.

[Gmcarter]

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:17:04 GMT, "Interesting Ian"
<DELETETHISspam.me2@ntlworld.com> wrote:

snip
>Dizziness came back on yesterday and experiencing it today
>too. I'm guessing that since it's 5 and a half days since
>taking my last St John Wort tablet that it probably isn't
>that responsible after all? :-( Funny how my dizziness almost
>dissappeared completely on Monday though.

Probably not. I don't think the half-life of any SJW
ingredient is that long. It may be time to see your physician
and/or a neurologist.

George M. Carter

[William_no]

"GMCarter" <fiar@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:17:04 GMT, "Interesting Ian"
> <DELETETHISspam.me2@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> snip
> >Dizziness came back on yesterday and experiencing it today
> >too. I'm guessing that since it's 5 and a half days since
> >taking my last St John
Wort
> >tablet that it probably isn't that responsible after all?
> >:-( Funny
how
> >my dizziness almost dissappeared completely on Monday
> >though.
>
> Probably not. I don't think the half-life of any SJW
> ingredient is that long. It may be time to see your
> physician and/or a neurologist.
>
> George M. Carter
>

Don't assume the symptoms of an adverse drug effect will end
on discontinuing a drug. Sometime enough damage is done that
recovery is incomplete or even nonexistent.

The problem maybe some problem of the inner ear.