5-HTP alternative to zoloft

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Registered: 05-18-2003
5-HTP alternative to zoloft
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Thu, 04-22-2004 - 12:24am
I never liked the idea of being on Zoloft (tried it twice) due to side effects and bizarre, nasty withdrawal symptoms. It took a whole 6 weeks of me ever-so-gradually decreasing the dosage from 50 mg. daily to 0 before I stopped feeling dizzy spells and head zaps. I never want to go back on it! So I've been taking 5-HTP, a natural herb, in hopes of helping with my depression. So far I've been taking 100 mg. before bed each night.

Does anyone have any experiences with 5-HTP?

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Registered: 05-18-2003
Mon, 04-26-2004 - 12:29am
Hi, thanks everyone for your replies. I did read those articles. I knew that taking 5-HTP with SSRIs is bad news...that's why I went through the yucky process of slowly tapering off the zoloft first. (Has anyone else every had bad experiences with this process?) Good suggestion about the essential oils...i have taken flaxseed oil in the past. I am very determined not to go back to SSRIs, but I can totally understand why so many people do. Hopefully I'll find a proper dosage of 5-HTP or something soon. Thanks again!

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