Posted by JLx on December 2, 2003, at 9:54:33
In reply to Re: L-tryptophan/ niacinamide for anxiety! help » JLx, posted by clairey on December 2, 2003, at 3:32:01
> oh really? has it helped your anxiety at all yet then? you dont still get anxious do you?
> Suppose starting low and working up slowely will help.
> Do you get tired from the tryptophan like in the day, or do you just take it at night?
> :)I haven't taken it again since it made me so anxious. I was trying it for sleeping better, which I'm no longer having such a hard time with since I've been taking TMG and decreasing the light in my bedroom at night. (Including covering up the LED display on my clock! This has enabled me to sleep through the night without waking whereas before I was waking up 2-3 times every night.)
Anxiety is pretty much secondary to depression for me. And I was always more anxious on SSRIs. What I've concluded about that is that the extra serotonin decreases dopamine and that's what makes me more anxious. I'm taking tyrosine to elevate dopamine; it's apparently a delicate balance. I think I'm getting enough serotonin from my diet or also from the effects of TMG to stay pretty even so I won't take the tryptophan again unless I feel out of whack.
I take niacinimde every day though for general anti-anxiety purposes.
The more I learn and experiment, the more I am convinced that the solution is a wholistic approach...as if our brains and mental/emotional symptoms are the "canary in the mindshaft" for overall body health.
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