Posted by jasmineneroli on December 12, 2004, at 22:12:02
In reply to Re: James South - anyone tried his recommendations? » Larry Hoover, posted by MKB on December 12, 2004, at 14:28:44
Hi MKB:
You're absolutely right, start low and continue to titrate up, until you feel (IF that happens) better. Then stick there, and see what happens.Believe me, I'd rather not be taking 4 doses of trypt. per day at such horrendous cost!!!
I started at 500mg, but was told by my Pdoc that I should start at 1500mg and I could go up to 3000mg without referring back to him. He told me there was a massive range in responses to tryptophan, in his experience. He has patients doing well on 500mg and one that takes 6000mg!!!For myself, 500mg did nothing. 1500mg initially gave me brain zaps and helped my sleep, but then stopped effect (after about 2 weeks). I became anxious again, so my Pdoc told me to take 500 x 3, per day, plus 2000mg at bedtime. Even that huge dose does not make me drowsy! My sleep has improved again, SOMEWHAT, but not as much as originally on the 1500mg. My mood is a bit more even (not as anxious), but I'm not doing as well as I was on Celexa & Klonopin!
AND, I'm ordinarily, VERY sensitive to meds and supps too (depending on which ones). I only needed 10 mg Celexa and .5mg Klon. per day, to keep my GAD under control. (Those doses would be considered as sub-therapeutic doses by some docs!).
So, yeah, start slow, but don't under or over-estimate how much of ANYTHING your individual body might need. Even THEN, the same doses don't work as effectively in the SAME body, at different times. Nothing is static. It just pays to be attentive to your body, your sleep, your behaviour and reactions, and what's currently happening in your life too! Stress can throw any well-used med/supp. plan out the window!
Take care,
Jas
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