Posted by adamie on October 23, 2001, at 20:04:24
In reply to any new drugs coming? Need hope, posted by karin on October 17, 2001, at 14:50:24
hi. I have had ECT for what is sometimes extremely severe depression. It really has caused pretty much no unpleasant effects at all. The only thing which has happened is loss of memory. But I garantee you that it's really not a big deal at all. ECT is extremely safe and can be the most effective therapy for some patients. In my case it maybe only helped a little bit. But it was deffinetly worth trying and I dont regret that I have. ECT may be scary to you but depression relief is priceless. This could possibly be the only thing that can help you. In my case ECT has so far been one of the most helpful therapies.But what you deffinetly should try is 5-HTP. Here is some information and I'll tell you about my experience in a second:
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5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is the intermediate metabolite of the essential amino acid L-tryptophan (LT) in the biosynthesis of serotonin. Intestinal absorption of 5-HTP does not require the presence of a transport molecule, and is not affected by the presence of other amino acids; therefore it may be taken with meals without reducing its effectiveness. Unlike LT, 5-HTP cannot be shunted into niacin or protein production. Therapeutic use of 5-HTP bypasses the conversion of LT into 5-HTP by the enzyme tryptophan hydroxylase, which is the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of serotonin. 5-HTP is well absorbed from an oral dose, with about 70 percent ending up in the bloodstream. It easily crosses the blood-brain barrier and effectively increases central nervous system (CNS) synthesis of serotonin. In the CNS, serotonin levels have been implicated in the regulation of sleep, depression, anxiety, aggression, appetite, temperature, sexual behaviour, and pain sensation. Therapeutic administration of 5-HTP has been shown to be effective in treating a wide variety of conditions, including depression, fibromyalgia, binge eating associated with obesity, chronic headaches, and insomnia.
-------------------Believe it or not but after just the first dose I felt an improvement in my depression. This was a few months ago. Then later on I guess it lost it's effect or whatever happened. I have a poor memory. The thing is that 5-HTP can have a very noticable effect on someone in an extremely short time of being on the medication. I have read stories from this forum of how someone had the strangest night of sleep in their life after just the first day taking 5-HTP. And my friend just told me today how he felt as if it was creating a stimulant type of effect in him. 5-HTP can have an effect good or bad in a very short time. I feel you should deffinetly give it a try. What do you have to lose? a good dose by the way is 200mg daily. take care
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