Does anyone have experiance in taking 5-htp? If so what were your results? Was it effective? Any wierd side effects?
Does anyone have experiance in taking 5-htp? If so what were your results? Was it effective? Any wierd side effects?
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I've taken it, with no weird side effects BUT I'm also on Paxil. It's kind of like doubling up the dosage so I'm assuming the side effects are the same. Help sleeping, less depression, weird ass dreams, etc.
I don't think it's actually recommended to be taken by someone on paxil, BTW, or other anti-depressants because it can cause seratonin sydrome - where the brain is flooded with seratonin.
Thanks for this thread, you reminded me I have some left! I've been feeling REALLY down today and, since I'm on a low dose of paxil, it's better than a bottle of wine. At least, health-wise.![]()
Cool...glad to hear someone's heard of it! LOL! Do you know if it's better to take at night or morning? I bought a 200 mg tablet bottle thats time released...so maybe it doesn't matter. Is 200 too much? Maybe I should break it in half for the first few days? LOL! I don't think I've ever been so nervous to take a supplement before!
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I tried it. Extreme loss of appetite, nausea and constant spinning/dizzy feeling.
SAM-e is supposed to have the same mood lifting effects minus the bad side effects.
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I bought both a few years ago and took each for a week or so . I can't recall if I felt more than the placebo effect. I think I'm going to walk to CVS and buy some tonight. I don't believe in pharamies for my minor bouts of shit for brains.
Does anyone know how long it takes to start feeling any changes with either Sam-e or the other?
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It's not very useful for my depression or brain problems, but that's because I almost always have dopamine/norepinephrine shortages, not serotonin shortages. YMMV.
It is VERY, VERY useful for powering through the day when sleep-deprived. Sleep-dep directly results in serotonin shortage (During sleep, melatonin converts to serotonin, while awake, serotonin slowly converts to melatonin, and if you skimp on sleep, part of the reason why you feel groggy is because you're still full of melatonin and short on serotonin.) I seriously recommend everyone have this shit around their house and carry a few pills in a wallet. If you go to bed at 6 AM and then have to work a day shift, you will totally see what I mean. :-)
I'd recommend starting with 50mg pills. There is really no reason to start higher than 100. If no effect, you can always increase the dose, after all.




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I used to take 5-htp years and years ago when I was really drug-fucked to counter serotonin loss. It literally saved my life some days when I was so scattered I couldn't function.
I haven't taken it since that time, but I think I might go and buy some as a pick me up. Especially if it helps with sleep and appetite.
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it made me dizzy, not good for my body at all.
I'll wait till I finish my final for my summer class before taking it. Then I think I'll cut the pill in half and start with 100mg. I'm scared it's going to make me weird or that I'll become addicted to it.
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Yeah, I take 100mg only and that's considered a daily dose. Some people take 50 twice a day.
Some people do have pretty adverse side effects like stomach ache,vivid dreams,dizziness and some don't. Be careful, start slow if you're sensitive to medications.
Every time I see this thread it reminds me to take mine LOL
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