| |  "Re(1):take for 3 months only?"
, Wed 3 Apr 23:38
Hiya Linda,
I am no expert but.... I think you will find that there are many people that have taken 5-HTP for much longer than 3months. I myself have been taking it for nearly 6months now and I feel fine.
SSRI anti depressants are based on the same principal as 5-HTP but you will find that because the 'big companies' can't patent 5-HTP and make any money on it because it is a natural product that there hasn't been the intense testing and trials on this product that has been carried out on others. So.... at times when you really could do with finding out more information you will find that alot of articles treat 5-HTP with caution due to the lack of testing.
I personally feel as long as you treat 5-HTP with the same respect that you would any other medication then things will be ok. The hardest thing is knowing what dose suits you best and when to take it, but with a little patience and perseverance you will get there
There are plenty of books on 5-HTP if you wanted to find out more rather than relying on the snippets of information that can be found on the net.
I took Paxil/Seroxat for 11months and felt that it caused me more damage and pain all round, more than anything that I have ever taken in my life. I was prescribed that medication without being given any information on how it may affect me, how it could help me etc. etc. and I really was in the dark. They turned out to be my worse nightmare.
There are risks with any medication that you take you just need to weigh things up for yourself.
Cheers
Nicky.
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