Posted by Mistermindmasta on December 10, 2004, at 22:50:23
In reply to Re: Is 5-htp safe with SSRI » linkadge, posted by jujube on December 9, 2004, at 14:07:18
Maybe it increases the probability for serotonin syndrome, but not necessarily by a lot. You'd probably be more likely to get serotonin syndrome from a high dose of an SSRI + 5-HTP than the SSRI alone, but this doesn't mean combining an SSRI and 5-HTP is dangerous in lower dosages. I've read that only in theory does combining an SSRI and 5-THP lead to serotonin syndrome, but apparently it doesn't happen all too often in real life.
50mg of 5-HTP isn't too much. I've taken 300mg in one dose (not with an SSRI of course!). Be careful and observant, but you should be safe.
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