Posted by jujube on December 9, 2004, at 14:07:18 [reposted on December 10, 2004, at 22:40:24 | original URL]
In reply to Is 5-htp safe with SSRI, posted by linkadge on December 9, 2004, at 12:52:51
You are right. There are sources that say that the two should never be combined. There are also sources that say that SSRIs can be combined successfully with tryptophan or 5-HTP. In a book that I read a number of months ago, the author talks about working with psychiatrists who are happy to combine tryptophan with Prozac (I would assume that would mean all SSRIs) and that the Physicians' Desk Reference doesn't note any problems with combining Paxil or Zoloft with l-tryptophan (again, I would assume that this would include 5-HTP, which, as I understand it, is the precursor to l-tryptophan). I had asked my pdoc and gp in the summer if I could take 5-HTP, L-tyrosine and L-glutamine when I was taking Effexor, and neither of them had a problem. The only caution I would have is that you be familiar with the symptoms of serontonin syndrome and monitor your reactions. You are on such a small dose of Celexa that a small amount of 5-HTP should not pose a significant problem.
Good luck to you. Hope the 5-HTP provides you with some relief.
Tamara
> I've been using 50mg of 5-htp with celexa 10mg. It really seems to help but is it safe. Some sources say not to combine the two.
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> Linkadge
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