Would u recommend seretin to treat depression i want to treat my depression naturally with seretin. would u recommend using it. i've suffered from depression for many years, but i want to treat it naturally to avoid the side effects from associated with

Seretin : Seretin is a mixture of various plant extracts and potassium bromide salt. The list of active ingredients posted on the seretin official website lists potassium bromide as "kali bromatum". This substance has mild sedative properties and was well known to psychiatrists and other physicians who practiced in the 19th and 20th centuries. Potassium bromide (kbr) is a salt, widely used as an anticonvulsant and a sedative in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with over-the-counter use extending to 1975 in the United States. Potassium bromide is presently used as a veterinary drug, as an antiepileptic medication for dogs and cats (please see the wikipedia link below for more details). One big problem with potassium bromide is its extremely long half-life (10-12 days). This means that bromide tends to accumulate in the body and could lead to a condition called bromism. Symptoms of bromism could include restlessness, irritability, ataxia, confusion, hallucinations, psychosis, weakness, stupor and, in severe cases, coma. The website does not disclose how much potassium bromide is in seretin. It is quite possible that the amount is negligible and unlikely to lead to bromism. Further to your question, whether it would be useful or not to treat your symptoms, i was not able to find any well-designed and placebo-controlled clinical studies showing effectiveness of seretin in treatment of depression. Currently available antidepressant medications are quite effective in treatment of depression and are well tolerated by most individuals. However, if you are reluctant to use antidepressants, you should consider psychotherapy. Your physician should be able to advice you on the type of psychotherapy that is likely to be most effective in your situation.

No.: Over the counter/natural remedies are not recommended. They most certainly can have side effects- often serious ones. THey also are not regulated, so you really don't know how much of what is in your capsule. Many newer meds have fewer side effects and are well tolerated. They are a better choice for safety & effectiveness.