Posted by bleauberry on December 23, 2007, at 9:19:40
In reply to 5HTP for anxiety Anyone?, posted by Kath on December 22, 2007, at 20:24:41
I don't think my experience with 5htp is very meaningful but I can pitch in.
I'm real sensitive. So even though common doses are between 50mg and 200mg per day, I started with 10mg, worked up to 50mg, then backed off to 25mg. 4pm was my best dosing time. Any earlier made me very tired in the day. Any later just felt too depressing the following morning. We're all different.
The first 3 days or so I did feel an increase of anxiety and irritation about an hour after dosing and it would last about an hour and then it would turn into a serene calm. It felt similar to how SSRIs can increase anxiety in the early going but then calm it down later after the receptors adjust.
At forums where people rate their treatments, 5htp has a wide variety of responses. They range from miraculous, to worsening depression, to worsening anxiety, to curing anxiety, to doing nothing. I guess it all depends on what each person's unique biochemical fault is whether extra serotonin will be good or not.
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