Topic Title: 5HTP
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, Tue 11 Feb 09:52
Hello all, am new to this board. I heard about 5 htp last week and went out and bought some. Brand name is ora labs. I took one the other day and felt kinda funny. So the next day I broke caplet in half and still felt alittle funny. I took it because I have anxiety, no depression. I just want something that makes me feel normal, not high. I thought this may be do to the brand because I see most of you take natures way so I have ordered that. The brand I have now does not contain b6 or c, do you think that may have something to do with it? I also noticed alot of you take a higher dose. I think when my order comes in I may start trying a higher dose maybe 100mg 2x a day. I want so baddly for this to work. I just do not want to try any ssri's. All I hear is complaints about weight gain, loss of sex drive, etc. I do take an occasional zanax here and there, but wanted to find something that works on an everyday basis
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Tue 11 Feb 2003 9:35 |
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| | "Re(1):5HTP" , Wed 12 Feb 07:33
Hello,
First off, 5 HTP usually takes a little time to get used to, also takes some time before you start to feel better so give it a little while and see how it goes. Also, if you are taking an enteric coated tablet of 5HTP don't cut it in half as that will cause the pill to be dissolved in the stomach, not the small intestine, which can lead to nausea. Try to get the dosage you are looking for in one enteric coated tablet. Nature's Way is a good brand. I started off with 50 mg twice a day, then after a week or 2 increased to 50 mg 3 times a day. After just about a month, I felt MUCH better in terms of my anxiety and mood swings. After 2 months I also started to supplement the 5 HTP with the amino acide L-Tyrosine at 500 mg once a day. So far so good......I hope this helps out.
Good luck!
Posts: 6 | | Registered: Tue 14 Jan 2003 19:48 |
| | | "Re(2):5HTP" , Tue 18 Feb 21:15
I've tried 5-Htp several times recently for anxiety. I take just one 50mg per day (Natrol brand).
The good news: Even with this small dose my anxiety symptoms (sort of an "electrically charged", agitated feeling) dissipate within two hours.
The bad news: The anxiety symptoms are replaced with a weird, heavy, emotionally constricted feeling that sticks with me the rest of the day.
I've attempted to stay on 5-htp 4 times now, but so far can handle only about 3 days in a row at which point I can't stand it any longer. Interestingly, I feel best the day after I quit, which tells me I still getting the benefits of the increased serotonin without the nasty side effects.
In spite of the fact that my dosage is a fraction of what most people take on this message board, it seems to me that I need to lower my dosage. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any products that offer less than 50 mg.
Any comments?
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Tue 18 Feb 2003 20:46 |
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