| |  "muscle weakness?"
, Sat 5 Jan 15:19
has anyone experienced muscle weakness from 5-htp? i have chronic fatigue syndrome as well as depression. the depression pre-dates the cfs and was always fairly managable with exercise & therapy & social support & meditation & sjw until the cfs set in. i read somewhere that 5-htp is good for cfs as well as depression b/c it helps with sleep and muscle pain as well as mood (2 birds with one stone!). i was taking thornes's (leftover in my cabinet--may have not been very potent)but switched to nature's way about 2 weeks ago & at about that time started feeling muscle weakness BUT also coincidentally had an increase in work load & stress at the same time, which can really aggravate cfs, so it's hard to tell which is which. i have also have a little stomach irritation & difficulty in falling asleep since starting nature's way but i'm hoping this will pass. those effects don't worry me, but the muscle weakness has made me a little anxious. i really want this to work--the next step is prozac, which i have successfully AVOIDED for years. any thoughts or comments? thanks!!
ps. i also tried sam-e with great results but it was WAY too expensive.
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