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Posted by rjlockhart98 on July 28, 2005, at 19:30:30
5HTP you know (serotonin).
Could i take 2, which would be 100mg which is really not that much.
I currently take 20mg of Prozac.
Would this do anything?
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on July 28, 2005, at 19:30:30
In reply to Can i take a small dose of 5HTP with Prozac, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 26, 2005, at 10:00:00
do y'know, I have been wondering about this too.
I don't have a clue to the answer though!
Also,
Can you take the 5HTP with a NARI?
Anyone?
Posted by john berk on July 28, 2005, at 19:30:31
In reply to Can i take a small dose of 5HTP with Prozac, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 26, 2005, at 10:00:00
HI!!
I TAKE 2 TRYPTOPHAN CAPSULES IN THE EVENING MOST NIGHTS, [NOT ALL] WHICH I BELEIVE IS EQUAL TO 50 MGS. OF 5 HTP! [1000MGS. TYRPTOPHAN=50MGS. 5 HTP I BELEIVE]. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEROTONIN SYNDROME!!
I RAN IT BY MY DR. AND SHE SAID IT WAS OKAY!!
HOPE THIS HELPS A LITTLE, AND I HOPE MY TRYTOPHAN-5HTP CALCULATION IS ACCURATE.....JOHN
Posted by Phillipa on July 28, 2005, at 19:30:31
In reply to Re: Can i take a small dose of 5HTP with Prozac » rjlockhart98, posted by john berk on July 26, 2005, at 16:55:54
Matt, stick with your current meds for a while please? Fondly,Phillipa
Posted by Mistermindmasta on July 29, 2005, at 15:02:53
In reply to Can i take a small dose of 5HTP with Prozac, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 26, 2005, at 10:00:00
> 5HTP you know (serotonin).
>
> Could i take 2, which would be 100mg which is really not that much.
>
> I currently take 20mg of Prozac.
>
> Would this do anything?
You also take an atypical anti-psychotic though right? They act on serotonin 2a receptors, so it doesn't seem predictable to be taking prozac, which increases serotoning at synapses, an antipsychotic, which antagonizes 2a receptors, and something that also increases the synthesis of serotonin. That just would seem unpredictable.
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