Posted by LisaDC on October 19, 2008, at 20:16:39
O.k, so I'm in my 4th week off of the Celexa and I'm still feeling sick as can be. The brain zaps dissapeared, but I've been severely fatigued, my anxiety has been way up, still getting the chills and body aches, and have been irritable as can be. As I told, I did try and put some of the Celexa back in me, but it doesn't seem to be helping.
Now my Dr. seems to be thinking that maybe my Serotonin levels have dropped off and he told me to go to the nutrition store and buy a supplement called 5HTP. He said, it increases your Serotonin the same way as the Celexa did, but doesn't come with the side effects. So, I'm thinking, what the heck, why didn't he just put me on this in the beginning, as he further stated it's simple to come off of and has virtually no side effects.
So, I took 100mg twice Yesterday, and again today. Sure enough, I'm starting to settle down. The anxiety is all but gone, my irritability is much better. I'm still hanging on the chills and body aches and fatigue though. Now, I'm starting to feel those Zaps I had in my brain, but not in my brain. I'm feeling tingly in my hands when I walk around. Now what is this? I hope I don't started getting those Zaps in my head again.
Has anyone ever heard of this 5HTP. I googled it and see alot on it. I did get some mild nausea and a little diarrhea from it today. Just looking for some advice again to see what any of you think of this plan.
Lisa
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