Topic Title: Mild OCD symptoms: need help
| |  "Mild OCD symptoms: need help"
, Wed 10 Mar 09:49
Hi
My fist post. Found this forum a couple of days ago. Very nice. Congratulations.
My case. I am experiencing mild OCD symptoms for about 10 years (from 20 to 30 years old, more or less). Tryed Zoloft once but never felt so bad in my life. Stoped the next day. So I am considering 5-HTP. But I do have some concerns:
1. We all know some scientific studies, yes, but do you feel it's really safe to take it?
2. Is this addictive? Imagine 5-HTP works great. Good. But can one stop taking it and still feel good after that? I really do not need a new adiction (I smoke and that is enough for me...)
3. As I said, I have mild OCD symptoms plus sleeping problems. In this case, what would be my dosage? When during the day should I take the pils?
4. Here and there, only when I am more anxious, I have some trouble controling my ejaculation. Can 5-HTP help here?
Thank you. Peace.
luz
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Wed 10 Mar 2004 9:36 |
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| |  "Re(1):Mild OCD symptoms: need help"
, Mon 15 Mar 07:09
1. 5htp is safe I've been taking it for over 2 years with no problems.
2. Not at all addictive. I've been through the withdrawls of paxil and 5htp is not at all like that. You can stop at any time without side effects.
3. 5-HTP Dosing Guidelines (from the website: www.health-freedom-nutrition.com/books/5htp/toc.html )
The dose of 5-HTP that has most often been reported in the scientific
literature and prescribed by physicians is 300 mg per day. When taking
5-HTP for depression, anxiety, or fibromyalgia, the general practice in
scientific studies has been to take 100 mg three times a day. This
dosing regimen may leave some people too sleepy during the day,
however.
Some physicians have found it best to start their patients out by taking
150 to 200 mg at bedtime. If this is insufficient to provide
antidepressant/anti-anxiety relief, they can take additional doses of 33
to 50 mg during the day. The number of these doses should be adjusted
to a level that provides adequate relief without causing daytime
sedation.
If you are taking 5-HTP to enhance sleep, it is probably best to take the
entire 300-mg dose at bedtime. The dose used in the best migraine
study was 400 mg (100 mg four times per day).34 The dose found to
effectively suppress appetite was 900 mg per daily (300 mg three times
per day).51 Incidentally, the fact that this very high dose of 5-HTP was
used without significant side effects can be taken as an indication of the
general safety of this substance.
Different individuals may require higher or lower doses than these, but
these are good starting points. As with any drug, it is usually better to
start with a low dose and increase it gradually. If you find that a lower
dose delivers the therapeutic effect you are looking for, then you can
stop there. If the 300-mg dose seems inadequate, you can slowly
increase it (preferably under your physician's supervision). In any case,
always be alert for adverse side effects. If a given dose makes you feel
uncomfortable, either physically or mentally, back off the dose and do
not go any higher until you consult with a knowledgeable physician. In
most cases, lowering the dose will quickly cause the adverse effects to
disappear.
MJ DuPont
Posts: 624 | | Registered: Wed 20 Jun 2001 6:19 |
| | "Re(1):Mild OCD symptoms: need help" , Wed 10 Mar 17:34
You could try 5-HTP, but I've hear that alot of people have better success taking tryptophan. Something to do with the conversion process is the reason many believe tryptophan is better. Neither 5-HTP or tryptophan are addictive. If I were you I would just start out taking 50 mg of 5-HTP every night and if no improvement if made after a week to increase it to 50 mg twice a day. If it doesn't work, there are several sites where you can buy pharmaceutical grade tryptophan.
Posts: 2 | | Registered: Thu 7 Aug 2003 17:14 |
| | | "Re(2):Mild OCD symptoms: need help" , Thu 11 Mar 08:01
Lots of great information here, including answers to most, if not all, of your questions:
http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/fulltext/5htp3-4.html
Posts: 43 | | Registered: Mon 8 Dec 2003 10:23 |
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