Posted by JLx on November 6, 2004, at 19:35:08
In reply to L-Tryptophan - dosages dreams receptors??, posted by Jasmineneroli on November 5, 2004, at 0:36:56
There's some info Joan Matthews Larson's site ("Depression Freee Naturally") http://www.healthrecovery.com/ including to take B6, Vit C and also some niacin with it.
"In one notable study, a Dutch medical researcher demonstrated that the combination of tryptophan (2 grams nightly) and vitamin B6 (125 mg three times daily) could restore patients with anxiety-type depression to normal in four weeks. Remember that the type of depression that is accompanied by anxiety and sleep disturbances is most likely to respond to tryptophan (serotonin's precursor.)"
Hmm...I've been taking tryptophan lately but not that much B6.
I had some nightmares at first too, just as I used to when I first went on an SSRI. Must be something about the serotonin.
It makes me too sleepy to take during the day.
JL
> Apologies if this has been raised before, but my Pdoc has taken me off my low dose of Celexa, due to S/E's and replaced it with L-Tryptophan. He feels I will have less or no S/E's. I'm still on my low dose of Klon. He's left the daily dosing up to me, because he says that people have a wide range of dosage responses. I can take 500-1500mg per day to start with and experiment with timing.
> I'm on day 4 on Trypt. and off Celexa.
> Question 1: Exactly which 5ht receptors does Tryptophan affect?
> 2: Does it affect other catecholamines at all?
> 3: I'm taking 1250mg at night right now (zero side effects - yay, although waiting for sexual s/e's of Celexa to subside), is this the best time? Should I spread the dose out during the day?
> 4: On night 2, I took 1500mg at bedtime and just after falling asleep I had a very weird experience. I had a frightening dream and tried to scream in the dream, but couldn't. My throat seemed really closed up. I awoke, to find myself still trying to scream, but feeling terror and a constricted throat. In the past I've had dreams where I couldn't scream, but this was extreme and carried over to waking.I couldn't even call out for help. It took at least 5 minutes to be able to make a sound. This was only about 15 mins after falling asleep. I rarely dream at all. Was it the tryptophan, or coincidence?
> Thanks for your help.
> Jas
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