Posted by 49er on December 23, 2010, at 5:25:49
In reply to 5-HTP, posted by Buckeye Fan on November 30, 2010, at 13:03:34
> Anyone have experience or information on 5-HTP?
> My wife got some for me at the local Health Food store to help with my mood, anxiety and withdrawl from my Trazadone taper.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> BFHi BF,
Even though Trazadone is a weak inhibitor of Serotonin, there is a still a risk of Serotonin Syndrome.
I found this out when I was taking Doxepin, which also has similar properties. A multivitamin I took that had 30mg of 5-HTP caused extreme shivering which was a definite symptom. Fortunately, nothing else happened and I stopped the multi.
I greatly sympathize with your sleep difficulties in tapering Trazadone. I had horrific insomnia from tapering Remeron and Doxepin, which served as sleep meds for me even though I tapered very slowly.
Personally, I never found a good remedy that worked. Hopefully, your experience will be different.
49er
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