Topic Title: First time user questions
| |  "First time user questions"
, Sun 9 Dec 17:29
Hello,
I suffer from anxiety/depression and it usually lasts 2-3 months. It is nasty with all of the symptoms but the worst is insonomia. I have a busy job so I can't afford to be very drowsy (due to medicine) or lack of sleep. Will 5-HTP help me? If so, when should I take it especially for sleeping? The bottle reccomends twice a day @ 60MG. Can I take a conventional mild sleeping pill if with 5-HTP if it does not work for sleeping? any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Robert
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Sun 9 Dec 2001 17:23 |
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| | "Re(1):First time user questions" , Tue 11 Dec 19:53
i use 5-htp and i think it helps sleep a bit
because it lifts the depression, which
causes insomnia. it does not directly
cause me to be drowsy though. it actually
makes me kinda hyper. i use kava kava
to relax also, but even that does not put
me to sleep. to guarantee my sleep, there
is only one solution--ativan 1mg.
Posts: 13 | | Registered: Wed 5 Sep 2001 17:11 |
| | "Re(1):First time user questions" , Sun 9 Dec 18:08
Hello,
I take 100mg of 5-HTP in the morning, when I get up and then another 100mg around 3pm. I also take 2 kava kava around dinner time. Kava works pretty well with helping me to relax.
I don't have any problem sleeping. Exercise is a great way to help your sleep, too. Just make sure you finish 3-5 hours before you go to bed.
I hope this helps. Good luck!
Posts: 21 | | Registered: Thu 28 Jun 2001 15:58 |
| | | "Re(2):First time user questions" , Mon 10 Dec 16:06
Hello,
Will the 5-HTP make me very drowsy at work? Any idea if I can use a sleeping pill if it does not help my sleep? Thanks so much!
Robert
Posts: 1 | | Registered: Sun 9 Dec 2001 17:23 |
| | |  "Re(3):First time user questions"
, Tue 11 Dec 04:59:
It's all very subjective. The only side effect I have experienced is drowsiness. I take my 5htp with a cup of coffee in the morning and I don't feel drowsy at all. Then at 3 pm I take another dose and I'm in bed by 10 pm.
I really don't think you'll need a sleeping pill. Maybe you should take a low dose in the morning and a higher dose in the afternoon. I agree with Hiedi, Kava Kava really helps to relax me.
MJ DuPont
http://events.diabetes.org/memberpages/peshka
[this message was edited by Dupont on Tue 11 Dec 05:03]
Posts: 161 | | Registered: Wed 20 Jun 2001 6:19 |
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