Posted by john constantine on February 17, 2004, at 13:37:10
In reply to first dose 5HTP - questions, posted by Emme on January 12, 2004, at 22:23:32
> 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". how you feel after being on it for several days?
> Thanks,
> EmmeI took some the first time about a week ago. I'm also on lexapro, dexedrine, and methadone -- so my experience I'm sure was due to interaction to a great degree.
Anyway, what a hell of a rush! My whole body lit up the way it used to an hour after dropping a tab of LSD. Colors became highly saturated. Made me randy like a goat too. I took it again the next day and got the same result. (50-150mg each time). Last night I took it again -- this time with no Lexapro the past 36 hours or so and no recent dexedrine and got the same type of effect though somewhat diminished. This was the biggest dose for me (150mg. three tabs) and I feel real good depression-wise but I'm really bummed out about one thing --- It seems to have aggravated my visual convergence disorder and thats causing a mild eyestrain headache to develop. Maybe lowering the dose might help.
I read somewhere that 5-htp not only is a serotonin precursor but also triggers some dopamine and norepinephrine release. This true?
This isn't something I'd ever take to help me sleep. In fact, every time I've taken it before bed I've been up nearly all night.
Stay Noble,
John Constantine
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