Posted by bleauberry on December 28, 2007, at 20:56:35
In reply to Does Taking TRYPTOPHAN induce mania like SSRIs do?, posted by qbsbrown on December 28, 2007, at 15:03:38
Yes it can. I've had it happen to me. I've had short-lived hypomania from tryptophan as well as the ugly frantic irritated agitated angry kind. It went away within a day after stopping it.
I do not think tryptophan is likely to induce mania except in people who are vulnerable to it or overly sensitive to brain chemistry changes. If you feel you are at risk for it then you would want to start at really low dose, like maybe 100mg, and stay at that dose for a week before increasing it another 100mg, and be on the lookout the whole time for either improvement, worsening, or mania.
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