Topic Title: 5-HTP, Kava kava, and SJW ???
| |  "5-HTP, Kava kava, and SJW ???"
, Tue 13 Nov 12:32
I suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder and am currently taking both SJW and Kava Kava. I am thinking of trying 5-HTP as well.
Should I use all three or a combination of 5-HTP with either SJW or Kava??
Thanks for your help. Great Website!!!
Mark39
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Tue 13 Nov 2001 12:11 |
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| | "Re(1):5-HTP, Kava kava, and SJW ???" , Thu 15 Nov 04:25
Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it.
Mark39
Posts: 2 | | Registered: Tue 13 Nov 2001 12:11 |
| |  "Re(1):5-HTP, Kava kava, and SJW ???"
, Wed 14 Nov 06:37
You could use the 3 together. I have had great luck with 5htp and Kava Kava relieving my anxiety. Just be careful of serotonin overload, I have read that to much serotonin can cause generalized anxiety disorder, so if you feel worse after adding the 5htp it may be because of to much serotonin. 
MJ DuPont
http://events.diabetes.org/memberpages/peshka
Posts: 133 | | Registered: Wed 20 Jun 2001 6:19 |
| | |  "Re(2):5-HTP, Kava kava, and SJW ???"
, Wed 14 Nov 11:28
Hi,
I take Kava Kava and sjw and I have sent off for some 5-htp because of some of the good reports on this site. But what I don't want is for it to cause any more anxiety than I have already. Do I take one out of the mix? if so which one? I was hoping that this was going to be the one that helped, not hindered.
BB
Posts: 6 | | Registered: Sun 28 Oct 2001 12:38 |
| | |  "Re(3):5-HTP, Kava kava, and SJW ???"
, Wed 14 Nov 13:53
I suggest starting with a small dose of 5htp, then see how you feel, then add more if needed. I have never heard of anyone actually having serotonin syndrome or Generalized anxiety from to much serotonin, just read reports about what could happen?!
I was taking 500 mg of 5htp a day plus occasionally Kava Kava and I never experienced any of the symptoms in those reports. In my opinion I think you would have to be taking pretty high dosages of all to experience these side effects. In one study for obesity the patients were taking 900 mg of 5htp daily without experiencing any negative side effects.
MJ DuPont
http://events.diabetes.org/memberpages/peshka
Posts: 135 | | Registered: Wed 20 Jun 2001 6:19 |
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