If you feel low/anxious sometimes.....

Dont know about you guys but I feel quite low a lot of the time and worry so much about stuff, to the point I get myself into a right mess. I think its more of an anxiety disorder than depression but its been getting worse recently and I figured Id have to do something about it. Now I dont want to go back on prozac and I dont have time for therapy as Im working 3 jobs just now (probably part of the reason for all of this) so I done a bit of research on the internet and found 5-HTP.
For those of you who havent heard of it/read about it, it bascially increases the production of seratonin in your brain (depressed/anxious people are generally deficient in seratonin) whereas Prozac blocks what seratonin is already in your brain, to prevent it from being broken down blah blah

Anyway, to the point. I ordered some 2 weeks ago (120 capsules) and have been taking 200mgs a day and I can honestly say its working!
I feel a lot less anxious and less paranoid and overall happier. The main side effect is lucid dreaming/nightmares but Ive only experienced the 1st and it doesnt bother me too much.

I just wanted to let people know about it

That is all.

To buy
http://www.naturalpharmacy.com/suppl...category/5-HTP

To read up on
http://www.erowid.org/smarts/tryptop...yptophan.shtml
http://www.5-htp.net/

Cheery bubbles :)

If I'm ever feeling anxious or low... i know where to go! :thumbsup:

im glad ur doing better sensi...


i use 2 take thos...

i need 2 get back on them...

I think I'm gonna try them out, actually. Couldn't hurt anything, ya know?

i was reading some interesting stuff on erowid that it would make a pot high seem as if it were your first time...if that makes any sense

amen sensiride, thanks for the post. you have no idea

ive had some weird stuff happening to me lately.
im alright as long as i stay sober, then i smoke, and it all goes down.
while im high im cool, but as i come down, i crash hard and for a long time (days).

ill be out with friends, and ill crash so hard i wont be able to communicate. people say stuff, and i wont find anything to reply to it, weird eh?
so i just lay low and stay quiet, and get even more down.

looks like 5-htp will be a great aid. thanks so much.

bless your heart sweet buns

Maybe you're lack of seratonin has something to do with your extascy intake!?!:p

Good to cya back!

Peace

Buddy

awwwee sensi, we all love you here. dont feel sad. i have been feeling very very depressed lately for a number of reasons. i just surround myself with people that care about me and smoke herb.i jog daily and talk with people. i dont need prozac, just people who love me, they are my seratonin. dont resort to medications, figure out how to feel better naturally and learn eactly what is making you feel down. in my opinion meds are for last-resort situations in which the person is beyond homeopathic and conventional therapuetic means. we live in the age of quick-fix meds and often this causes us to overstep tried and true means of healing and causes us to disregard what is really inside of us. medications are crutches, not solutions. isnt a shame to know that you cant feel good without a pill? the potential for heling is within us, we just need to bring it out, not supplement it with chemicals. please take another rout and put down the pills. i love you sensi!

Sensi posted this thread back in July. Danny just resurected itr.

Wouldn't mind chattin to Sensi right about now. Missin her, lol.

I know, me too, she aint been on for ages. :(