Posted by hugo on April 17, 2004, at 14:01:39
In reply to Re: 5htp has helped a lot, posted by april8 on April 8, 2004, at 17:51:07
Hi!
I had horrible a horrible withdrawl from Effexor, like many other unfortunate folks. It was two months of hell-- dizziness, brain zaps, a sense of living in an aquarium. Be careful! A very interesting book on the subject of amino acids and depression is *The Mood Cure* by Julia Ross. She writes specifically about taking SSRIs and 5-htp together. She sites a study by Eli Lily, the manufacturer of Prozac, on page 43: "Serotonin activity was increased 150% on Prozac alone. It increased 650% after 5-htp was added." She also writes about taking 5-htp to ease withdrawl fom SSRIs. Just ten days ago I tried this myself when I quit Lexapro and Wellbutrin cold-turkey. Two days before I quit he meds, I started on 5-htp at 100mg four times a day between meals and had absolutely no withdrawl symptoms--actually I felt (and feel) much better. I only wish I had known this when I was tapering off Effexor! Good luck, April!
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