Posted by Mistermindmasta on December 10, 2004, at 22:45:03
In reply to 5htp for Larry Hoover or someone with experience, posted by flmm on December 4, 2004, at 14:13:07
> So what is the deal? Does it really work for panic? What doses. Should I try to go off ssri meds. How do you ween off?
I don't have much to say besides that I feel like I have no emotional anxiety when I use 5-HTP, at around 400 mg / day. All my worries slip away. I think this might lead to a lot less fear of having a panic attack. Theoretically, low serotonin, high blood lactate and high blood CO2 are all "risk factors", so to speak, for a panic attack, and you would be eliminating one of these factors by increasing seroronin via 5-HTP. I can't say how well it works since I don't have panic attacks. But of course, don't combine with an SSRI, lest you risk serotonin syndrome. I have a feeling that SSRI's would be more effective than 5-HTP for panic, but that's not based on much besides a feeling.
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