Natures Aid Ucalm St John's Wort – Traditional Herbal Remedy for Low Mood & Mild Anxiety Relief – Supports Emotional Balance & Mental Clarity – Vegan, Non-GMO, Gluten-Free – 60 Tablets

Been struggling with the winter blues for years and always hesitant about prescription options after a bad experience with SSRIs. Decided to give these St John's Wort tablets a go after my sister recommended them, and I'm genuinely impressed with the difference they've made. Started taking them about six weeks ago when the shorter days were really getting me down. Didn't notice much for the first two weeks, but then gradually realized I wasn't waking up with that familiar sense of dread. My mind feels clearer, and I'm not snapping at the kids over little things anymore. The dosage is straightforward - one tablet twice daily. They're a decent size but not those massive horse pills some supplements come as. No unpleasant taste either, which is a bonus. The bottle says they're vegan too, which matters to my daughter who's staying with us currently. What I appreciate most is the lack of side effects. No drowsiness, no weird dreams, no dry mouth - all issues I've had with prescription options. I can actually function normally while taking these, which wasn't the case before. At 120 tablets, the bottle lasts two months, making them reasonably priced for the relief they provide. For anyone experiencing mild anxiety or that slightly low mood that just won't shift, especially during these gloomy British winters, these are worth trying before jumping to stronger options. They've helped me feel more like myself again without feeling artificially "happy" or zonked out. Will definitely be keeping these in my medicine cabinet year-round.

I've been taking these at the recommended dose of 2 tablets per day for just over a month now and I would say that they have brought some improvement to how I feel. It seemed to work fairly quickly and I did feel a difference in the first few days - but you may need to persist longer in taking them to see an effect. It's subtle, I'm not seeing everything in rainbows and unicorns, but I definitely feel less anxious/introspective and have also felt more motivated. I don't think it's just a placebo effect. Side effects: for me the main ones have been occasional headaches and maybe a bit of light-headedness/dizziness. I'm putting this down to the St. Johns Wort but there may not be a causal relationship. Even if these are from the tablets, those side effects are worth it for the improvement, for me at least. As some other reviewers have pointed out they are fairly large tablets, but I've found them manageable to swallow. You do need to be careful about interactions with other medicines you may be taking - St. Johns Wort has a long list of medications that it can interfere with, so do make sure to do your research/get medical advice before taking them.

Having experience many months of insomnia and depression after a difficult trauma, I decided to try St John's Wort. As advised, whilst taking the tablets I cut out caffeine, chocolate and alcohol, so it could be said that this contributed to the positive effect. However, the quantities of these food/drink items was already low. It took 3 weeks before I noticed any difference to my mood. By week 5 I started to feel much more emotionally stable and able to sleep again. I work within the mental health sector, so appreciate that exercise, diet and relaxation are all important for wellbeing, but St John's Wort was a great natural boost when I needed it. This herb can (for some people) react badly to strong sunlight, causing skin blisters, so when the supply of St John's Wort ran out at the start of the Summer, I switched to 5-HTP. This worked really well as a follow up (see my separate review for Solgar 5-HTP).

After a particular painful and difficult two years with some huge life changes, I was starting to rebuild me life but still felt quite low and anxious daily on my new journey, I felt like I needed a little help along the way. Had read about these and the benefits in the past but had always been on the contraceptive pill so was unable to try them. Off those now and thought I would give these herbal remedies a try rather than going to the drs. I have been on them around 6 weeks now so feel this is a good time to review. They are biggish round flatish pills but I don't struggle to swallow if I have a big gulp. I was struggling emotionally before I took them and my reactions were highly anxious based making me feel out of control. I feel what I can only describe as a sense of calm. I have been through some difficult times even recently and I feel with a calmer clearer head I am able to think more rationally towards situations and find solutions easier without panic. I no longer wake up with the feeling of dread or panic. Which is a game changer I am more engaged with my children and I am laughing more and enjoying life more. It doesn't numb my emotions but makes them easier to deal with. With less panic on my head my confidence has also grown making usual tasks feel less daunting, even socially I feel much less anxious than I did. Stronger as a person these have actually been life changing for me. Can't say they will work for everyone but for me they work like a dream. It's made me put my worries into perspective. I'm much less stuck in my head now and more action based. No side effects for me at all either which is a bonus

Well, where can I start? (600mg a day 2 times a day) I started taking the “pills” if I can call it so, about 3 weeks ago, it was ok, not a major change all kinda of ok, then 3 days ago I started to become very sad, but with flashes of happiness throughout the day and 2 days ago I had a very happy morning, working and listening to música which I hadn’t done for months due to stress and lack of communication with my friends and always stuck at home for months had a very big impact on me... Good... so then shortly after that very moment of happiness which lasted for about 20 minutes I CRASHED! I couldn’t stop crying, called GP and now I have councillor on 28th at 3:50, the impact that it caused was huge in very very short time. I decided to stop taking the pills yesterday which was one day after the event I suffered. After about 20:00 I was already able to laugh with my GF which I wouldn’t have done in the last month or so, I dyed her hair, it was fun... and today I am in fact 100% and thinking... WTF. It caused a depression that I have never ever had in my life. I worked yesterday only half shift coz I couldn’t cope. However I’ve seen lots of people having a huge benefit out of this extract. I also read when taking the extract to avoid or limit the amount of alcohol. I am 28yo and I can’t guarantee it, I found out it yesterday which also put me off. So be careful. If an advise... take it... see how you feel after 3 weeks, you might get worse before you get better, but if it’s too much to cope, breath and think how much worse you are, if it’s too much just cut off.. meet up with a friend, have a beer and be greatful. At the end, it could be worse...

I was reluctant to try these having tried St John’s Wort several years ago with not much of a response. After the first 2 tablets I noticed a brighter mood within a few hours. They definitely calm me and I feel like my mood has sunshine in it whereas before I was feeling very melancholy. They are quite strong on my system so I am playing with the dosage to find the sweet spot. A very good, high quality product. I rarely write reviews but felt it important to write this one incase it can help someone else feel ‘better’.

For me it only took less than 2 days to lift my mood out of the 2 week dark place I'd been in ... I took one tablet first thing in the morning and one around lunch time on an empty stomach and felt no stomach upset as some have mentioned. Results obviously vary dependent on other factors in your life. For me I'd got trapped in some negative loop thinking that just took me into feelings of self pity and worry about finances and disempowerment. I started crying a lot. The circumstances of my life have not changed but I now feel more able to look at what needs to be done and do something about it. At 3 days I had the motivation to clean my house so I'm impressed as I was literally unable to get myself to do anything before and I'd been avoiding people and doing anything but now feeling more myself. So yes, give it a try as I really didn't expect it to help turn my boat around like this. Sometimes we just need that little bit of support to help reorientate us back to being positive and from there we can probably manage without this ... but I'm definately going to keep these at hand and recommend to others. I'm not on any medication but if you are, there's a long list of contraindications so make sure you read the leaflet that comes with it and do some research before purchasing. Having looked into the benefits of St Johns wort .... it seems to have raised my seratonin levels and that is the action that has lifted me out of my dark mood. I'm not a poor sleeper but I also have slept a bit longer. If you are reading this and in that dark place just know that you will get out of it and I send you love and blessings coz you truly deserve to be happy and at peace xx

I'll update this review again when I know more, but so far, I've been on these for five days now and I do think they've made a difference. I take two a day at the same time just after breakfast. I've suffered from mild to moderate anxiety and some mild depression for around five or six years now. I'd best describe it as the ability to worry in an empty room because I overthink everything and worry about everything. Even when there is nothing to worry about, I'll either find something or I'll just be anxious generally. However, even after just a day or two of taking this, the symptoms of anxiety for me seem to have calmed down. Every time a silly thought comes forward, it's almost like I am able to block it and move swiftly on with my day without looking back. There's been a couple of situations this week that would normally cause me some anxiety and worry and despite them being a little stressful at the time, I didn't go away torturing myself over them, I was just able to carry on. I have noticed that they can make you feel a little too relaxed at times, not spaced out but calm to the point in which I have felt a little more tired than normal in the mid-afternoons but they don't knock you out or make you oversleep or anything like that. Sleeping has been good but never really had any major issues with that before. I'm a little concerned about what I read on the side effects, in particular, the photosensitivity risks and the possibility of being burnt by the sun much more easily (I'm about to go to a hot climate for a month so I'll have to monitor that). I did notice a rumbling of the tummy and some dashes to the toilet a few times in the first 48hrs but they have now gone. Other than that, no real side effects to speak of so far. Believe it or not these have been sitting in my kitchen cupboard for around four months now and I wished I'd started sooner. Here's to less anxiety and depression...or even better NO anxiety or depression. Will update again in a week or two.