Product analysis
Extra Strength Continence Max combines herbs and GABA, but its unnamed herbal blend makes suitability harder to check. St. John's wort can interfere with many medicines, including contraceptive pills and blood thinners.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality31
The ingredient forms do not provide enough information for a confident quality judgment. The unnamed herbal blend adds uncertainty because its components cannot be checked separately.
Ingredient Transparency62
Serving amounts are stated, but several forms and the herbal blend's ingredients are not. The total blend amount cannot tell you which herbs it contains or how much of each you receive.
Value For Money40
There is not enough reliable information to judge whether the ingredients justify the cost. The price alone cannot resolve uncertainty about the preparations and herbal blend.
Customer Satisfaction71
The available ratings are very positive. The small number of reviews makes that feedback less dependable than a larger body of customer experience.
Product Focus40
The mood-related evidence does not establish everyday mood benefits from this particular preparation. St. John's wort also has medicine interactions that materially affect who can use it.
- Format
Capsule - Container
- 90 Capsule(s)
- Per serving
- $1.44
- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 24 ratings
Goals
St. John's wort has a connection with treating diagnosed depression using particular extracts, but that doesn't tell you whether this preparation improves everyday mood in healthy adults. Extracts aren't interchangeable. It can also weaken oral contraceptives, anticoagulants and many other medicines, so medication interactions materially affect its suitability.
How this product is rated for Mood Support
Ingredient fit59
Goal fit
Dose adequacy
Pathways11
Depth
Breadth
Evidence84
Evidence strength
Studied preparation
Formulation logic100
Partner coverage
Conflicts
Effective doses
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Total Carbohydrates | 1 Gram(s) | |
Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) (root extract) (Sesquiterpenes) | 150 mg | |
St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) (aerial extract) (Hypericin) | 300 mg | |
GABA | 25 mg | |
Flowtrol(TM) Herbal Control Blend | 1080 mg |
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure
Composition and Label Disclosure0
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Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- Oral intake of γ-aminobutyric acid affects mood and activities of central nervous system during stressed condition induced by mental tasks.
- Peripartum neuroactive steroid and γ-aminobutyric acid profiles in women at-risk for postpartum depression.
- The role of neurotransmitters in mediating the relationship between brain alterations and depressive symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
- Occipital gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate-glutamine alterations in major depressive disorder: An mrs study and meta-analysis.
- Systematic review of gamma-aminobutyric-acid inhibitory deficits across the reproductive life cycle.
- St John's wort for major depression.
- Efficacy of St. John's wort extract WS 5570 in major depression: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of Hypericum perforatum in depression: a comprehensive clinical review.
- Efficacy and tolerability of hypericum extract WS 5572 versus placebo in mildly to moderately depressed patients. A randomized double-blind multicenter clinical trial.
- Complementary therapies for clinical depression: an overview of systematic reviews.