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dipin_dottie

Updated 1y ago

5-HTP for Anxiety: Is it Helping or Hurting?

Has anyone used 5-htp. I have anxiety and have for years, I refuse to take anxiety pills so about a year ago I started taking it and I started taking 2 pills daily a month or so ago and it seems to have made things worse. Could I be over medicating myself?

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tbiehnarmy587

3y

It's possible, but sometimes medicines can make things worse. What meds are you taking?
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dipin_dottie

3y

I said in the post. 5-htp
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tbiehnarmy587

3y

Oh okay, haven't heard about that. So I don't know
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dipin_dottie

3y

It's herbal. That's why I was saying I won't take anxiety pills.
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Tomato

3y

Hey, I used to take it for a short period of time, and I quickly moved to SSRIs. I respect your choice to refuse taking anti-anxiety drugs, what is the reason though?
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dipin_dottie

3y

What is serious? Anxiety pills have a small dose of tranqs in them, also I just don't like chemicals in my body
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Wiry

3y

I'm not familiar with 5htp, but I started taking L-methylfolate before I started any psychopharmaceutical, it did help me. It turns out a lot of people are genetically deficient in the ability to methylate folic acid, which is a serotonin precursor. Start with at least 5mg.
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Wiry

3y

There is also St. John's Wort. I didn't like the way it made me feel, but it definitely had an effect.

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