Convulsions associated with an overdose of St John’s wort

Karalapillai, Dharshi C; Bellomo, Rinaldo

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00867.x

Topics

Complementary therapies

Emergency medicine

Mental disorders

Pharmaceutical preparations

To the Editor: St John’s wort (SJW) (Hypericum perforatum) is a natural medicine commonly used for treating depression. We recently encountered a case of an overdose of SJW leading to serious manifestations in the patient.

Intensive Care Department, Austin and Repatriation Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: dharshik31@hotmail.com

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