5 Htp Instead Of Ssri

[giftcreations123]

Hi..

I am getting frusterated with not feeling well and thinking about asking for antidepressant. I have been reading alot about using 5HTP instead. Some research says to use during the day and others say at night before bed.

Has anyone used it and how did they take it?

Thank you

[Janey]

Do you want the SSRI because of the frustration or do you want it because you've heard it helps with POTS?

I tried to take 5HTP for depression when I first got symptoms and Doctors were ignoring me! I didn't feel that it made any difference, but I could have been taking it at too low a dose...

Janey

[giftcreations123]

Hi..

I heard that it helps with POTS and I am getting frusterated with feeling so crummy all the time.

When did you take it?

did you end up going on a SSRI instead?

Thanks

[Janey]

I took it for about 3 months in 2007, but at quite a low dose, so I could have got it completely wrong and maybe it needed a higher dose. I took something like 10mg a day... try taking something like 30mg or 50mg. I don't think it does you any harm..

My Doctor wouldn't allow me to go on an SSRI (this was before the POTS/Dysautonomia diagnosis) because he didn't believe that I was ill. I went so many times to the Doctor and said "I'm ill all the time, I'm really depressed," and he just dismissed me. That's why I resorted to trying St John's Wort and 5HTP. After I finally got diagnosed I felt less depressed because I was more in control of what it was and I could read stuff on the internet and join groups like this.

I do think though, that SSRI's would lessen my symptoms, as I have a lot o sympathetic nervous system involvement, and SSRIs reduce that.

Will you let me know how you get on with 5HTP? I might try it again.

I'm sorry you're so frustrated, we are all here for you

Janey