Topic Title: questions...
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, Mon 9 Jun 07:31
I tried SJW without much success so now I am giving 5htp a try. I have a couple of questions.
1) How long does it take to work?
2) How should it be taken? (on an empty stomach, morning, evening, etc.)
3) What dosage should I be taking?
Thanks for any feedback.
Posts: 13 | | Registered: Wed 23 Apr 2003 10:27 |
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, Mon 23 Jun 04:12:
What are you taking 5htp for?
To answer your questions 5htp could work immediately or take up to 8 weeks, depending on the dose. My personal opinion is that the higher the dose the sooner you feels it's effect. This was my daily regimen for 2 years. 250 mg with coffee first thing in the morning, and 250 mg around 3pm with a light snack.
MJ DuPont
[this message was edited by DuPont on Mon 23 Jun 04:14]
Posts: 555 | | Registered: Wed 20 Jun 2001 6:19 |
| | | "More questions for DuPont..." , Mon 23 Jun 11:36:
DuPont, what dose did you intitially start out at? Because I assume you built up to the 500/mg per day.
Also, what dose are you taking now? I noticed on several replies that you said it "cured" your depression. Does that mean that you no longer take 5-htp?
[this message was edited by Bach on Mon 23 Jun 11:40]
Posts: 40 | | Registered: Thu 6 Sep 2001 7:42 |
| | |  "Re(1):More questions for DuPont..."
, Mon 23 Jun 16:47
Well, I was pretty desperate when I tried 5htp and I did take 500 mg my first dose. I wanted to feel better soooooo badly, and I immediately felt a difference but became very tired. So, I went to a divided dose of 250 mg 2x's/day. I experimented with lower doses, but felt best at the 500 mg level. I did lower the dose gradually when I knew it was time to stop.
My depression is cured, but not just by using 5htp. There are other variables that helped me crawl out of that black hole over a period of probably 2 years. I really think the 5htp eased the depression enough so that I could do the work needed to change.
Currently, I take 5htp only as needed. My husband lost his job 3 weeks ago, and I felt the depression coming back so I took 150 mg 5htp and reviewed some of the skills I learned in therapy, and NO depression. For me that is the best part, I know I have the skills and resources to beat depression any time it rears it's ugly head.
MJ DuPont
Posts: 556 | | Registered: Wed 20 Jun 2001 6:19 |
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