Posted by Tony P on October 6, 2003, at 10:48:12
In reply to Re: Sleep without ativan, posted by John1022 on October 4, 2003, at 22:06:18
> But of coarse read up and make your own decisions on the safety of 5HTP and if it sounds like the right thing for you...
I have to be really careful of 5HTP. I'm already on quite a high dose of A/D's (currently 600 mg Serzone + 20 mg Buspar / day); 5HTP can boost my serotonin levels into the "S. Syndrome" region (so I assume) where sleep becomes impossible - I get anxiety, burning skin and thrashing thoughts which are the last things to make me sleepy!
To complete the picture -- since this is P.B. Substance Use -- I've been abusing Robaxin and Carisoprodol (Soma) recently. No wonder my sleep pattern is disturbed!
I'm posting right now as I've been awake since 05:30 (PDT!) with similar symptoms. No 5HTP, but I took my AM Serzone at 5:30 in the hope of getting back to sleep, but sometimes it seems the results are the opposite of the sedative effect it usually has. BTW, my MD also cautioned against using 5HTP with high doses od Rx A/D's.
YMMV - one trial on 5HTP and (posssibly) a sleepless night is not likely to significantly harm any of us.
Care,
Tony
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