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02-10-2007, 01:19 PM | #1 | ||
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Hi,
Has anyone had any success with 5-HPT? Doc says my serotonin is low, likely due to the pain. I tried Cymbalta to help with the nreve pain but could not get past the first 3 days becasue it made me so irritable. Doc said to try low lebel of 5-HPT to start with. Thanks for any help or insight |
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02-10-2007, 02:15 PM | #2 | |||
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It made me really jitterly...uncomfortable.
I started at 50mg at bedtime, increased to 100mg at bedtime, and before the month was out...I couldn't take it anymore. I am however, having great response lowering pain with the light therapy. I didn't expect that. I did it just for the oversleeping and fatigue, and winter blues/shift work changes. I use a potent B-100 complex as an accessory to it. SSRIs do not make MORE serotonin for you. They just prevent serotonin from being metabolized away from the synapse. You need B6 to make serotonin. If you are low in B6, or don't convert it to pyridoxal (P5P) because of low B2 levels, you will fail too. http://www.diagnose-me.com/cond/C77232.html Some 5-HTP products come with B6 added to it, already. Essential fatty acids help too, fish oil with DHA. Some people do well on 5-HTP and others don't. You'll have to try it. Cymbalta is irritating because of the norepi stimulant portion. You probably didn't take it long enough for the serotonin part to kick in. Another thing that helps with depression and anxiety is inositol. This can be used as a powder. My son is doing very well on that. I used it for a while, but after several months, it started to make me hyper. My husband still takes it tho, but not every day. 1 to 2 grams a day, mixed in juice. (has no flavor). Another option is SAMe. I have used that since 1999, but it seems to have lost it punch for me lately. (I am just getting OLD now). I still use 400mg each morning of that, for my arthritis.
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02-10-2007, 04:31 PM | #3 | |||
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hi Shelley
my 17yo son does very well on 50mg 5HTP at night for his OCD my husband cannot take it and, like mrsD, becomes edgy and jittery on it they both have TS/OCD and low serotonin my husband finds St John's Wort(hypericin) far better for him My son was once on Luvox but he had awful side effects from it, and that was when our physician suggested the 5HTP. The important thing to remember tho is NEVER to take 5HTP while you are on any other medication or supplement that elevates serotonin, as spiking can occur which is VERY DANGEROUS
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02-11-2007, 12:37 AM | #4 | ||
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Thank you both so much. I am still a little on the fence about whether to try it.
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02-13-2007, 04:23 PM | #5 | ||
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Grand Magnate
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You guys were so right...I took it last night and i was so jittery i could not sleep...blech...not for me.
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