Posted by KaraS on April 9, 2005, at 22:41:37 [reposted on April 11, 2005, at 11:34:23 | original URL]
In reply to 5HTP worked for me, posted by john1022 on April 9, 2005, at 18:57:00
> Hello,
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> I used to post on here probably close to 2 years ago. I was in pretty bad shape. Very depressed, foggy brained, sleep problems, blurred vision, racing songs in my head, suicidal thoughts.
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> I used to take Effexor many years ago and it worked well. The third time I started it I had a horrible opposite reaction where it made my about ten times more depressed, anxious, foggy brained and actually gave me suicidal thoughts were there were none before that.
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> I finally saw a doctor who practices both natural and medical phychiatry. She diagnosed me as bipolar, which I know now I am, but I also strongly believed there was an underlying serotonin problem.
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> I was in really bad shape for about a year. I finally saw this doctor in Mass (search for Dr. Greenblatt to find out info about him and other doctors that practice with him). The doctor I found said I should never try SSRI's again and instead of putting me on something like Depakote or Lithium, she wanted to try me on small amounts of 5HTP first because I was so sensitive to meds and see what happens
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> within a week of taking 5htp I noticably felt better. I take 200-400 mg a night now and over about a month after taking it I really started feeling better.
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> I honestly thought my life was over because there was no other med I could take or tolerate (which will obviously be a problem in the future). I can honestly say 5htp saved my life NO QUESTION. I am back to having a normal life.
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> don't feel too happy for me because I still deal with a lot of anxiety and sleep problems and will probably have to deal with this again in the future, but for the last 2 years I have been stable and 5htp is what pulled me right out of it.
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> but fortunately the deep depression is very much gone (I know one might think it might be part of my bipolar cycle, but as soon as I started taking 5htp I was lifted right out of close to a living hell)
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> Just wanted to share my story in the hopes that even one person might be able to be helped by this stuff. It works, it worked for me like a charm and gave me my life back. Of coarse read up on it first and decided whether it is safe or right for you.
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> I wish all you the best of luck and hope everyone is well. Take care
Hi,It's so nice to read about success stories. What brand(s) of 5-htp have you taken? Did you or do you have any gastrointestinal discomfort from the 5-htp? Or do you take enteric coated pills?
K
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