[wmahla]

Mrs. D.,

Thank you! I do not take any SSRIs or SNRIs, I can not tolerate them. Given this, is l-tryptophan an option for me? Also, when do you take the Melatonin Ultra? At bedtime or some time before? I will get some Theanine - at Swansons?? Their brand seems pretty inexpensive.

My BUN was 20 mg/dl (9-23 normal range), and Creatine was 0.9 mg/dl (0.5 - 1.3), but I will cut back to half dosage on the Magnesium Taurate - these tests are also recent.

Best,

Walt

[mrsD]

Yes, the melatonin before bed. I read in bed, and it starts working in about 1/2 hr. You need to take it every day, and it may take 3-5 days to start working well. It is not like a drug...you won't feel that huge effect like drugs do.

I read at night... a boring thing works well!

Swanson's is fine. Do the theanine first. You may need 200mg or more a dose. You may need two a day, but start at 200mg a day or thereabouts and see if the lesser works. It will take the edge off the anxiety...since it works on GABA in a similar way as Xanax.

Tryptophan should be okay for you. You kidneys seem normal.