Posted by LynneDa on January 22, 2004, at 11:46:15
In reply to first dose 5HTP - questions, posted by Emme on January 12, 2004, at 22:23:32
>Hi Emme - I haven't been in this section of the board before but thought I'd give it a try. I took 5htp last year, before starting on Lexapro. It took about 2 days for me to feel very up and good. I did have some stomach s/e's and it didn't really get through the depression I had the week before my period. I didn't need to take it every day - took it every other. It definitely gave me an up at other times of the month! I stopped after a month when my therapist convinced me to try Lexapro.
Good luck to you!
~ Lynne
Hi. I took my first dose of 5HTP this evening. 50 mg. It's supposed to be good for anxiety as well as depression, right? I was hoping it might be calming. It seems to have given me a "whoosh". Not a huge whoosh, but a little activating. Can anyone tell me what it feels like for them when they take 5HTP? Does your initial reponse upon taking it have anything to do with how you feel after being on it for several days?
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> Thanks,
> Emme
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