Posted by Phillip Marx on December 23, 1999, at 2:16:14
In reply to Re: INSOMNIA, posted by Adam on December 19, 1999, at 12:34:28
My house is wall-to-wall books, so I can't find it right now, but there is a very affordable book/thick pamphlet on 5-HTP available at better health food stores that shows all the precursors, enzymes and other organic chemistry reactions.
Phillip Marx
PhilMarx@net999.com> That's what I was afraid of, melatonin being a derivative of 5-HT. I could find nothing in the
> literature about such a combination, though, or melatonin being associated with serotonin syndrome.
> Despite the inkling there could be risks, and your apparent confirmation of this, I can't think of a
> concrete reason, mechanistically, why this should happen. Do you have any theories. Does melatonin
> have sympathomimetic properties? Is it recycled into 5-HT? Is it a 5-HT receptor agonist? Nothing
> I have read would indicate any of these possibilites, but that certainly could be because I didn't
> know where to look.
>
> Thanks in advance for your thoughts...
>
>
> > > Has anyone tried it? Did it help?
> > >
> > > Also, has anyone tried this with an MAOI? Are there any risks or issues with dosing beyond whatever should be the normal constraints on its use?
> >
> > I had mild symptoms of central serotonin syndrome (dilated pupils, inappropriate sweating, and - get this - insomnia) when I tried taking a low dose (1/2 mg I think) with Parnate.
> >
> > I also tried it when I wasn't taking an MAOI. Despite the fact that I supposedly have a circadian rhythm disorder, it didn't do a thing, even at high doses.
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