Posted by Jlx on September 14, 2006, at 18:30:23
In reply to alternative ssri?, posted by qqqsimmons on September 12, 2006, at 15:07:06
> is there any supplement that increases serotonin without increasing norepinephrine or dopamine? i believe st john's wort and fish oil can increase norepinephrine/dopamine...
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> i expect these other neurotransmitters are responsible for my sleep troubles, but i need something for depression. i guess i could see a doctor and try celexa or paxil again. i remember prozac as being quite stimulating.Prozac is primarily a serotonin booster I believe and yet you found it stimulating. I did too in a weird way. I couldn't sleep, yet felt sleepy.
5-HTP and tryptophan both raise serotonin and may be worth a try. They feel different to me than Prozac did.
Magnesium, especially when combined with a calming amino like glycine as "magnesium glycinate", may be sedating. Glycine itself is calming. Some people are the opposite and find calcium calming. Or perhaps a combo may be useful.
Magnesium, incidentally is the most effective "antidepressant" I've ever taken. :)
The biggest enemy of sleep I've found, is eating sugar.
JL
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