Depression/OCD

Wayne_Cowdrey said:Would a quick blast of cold at the end do the job?

JackRevans said:
Yes but the whole thing is preferable

Robbo said:I can't emphasise enough how good no flush niacin (b3) is. There is a lot of information on the net out there on it

CAJ said:
Hmm.. I have nearly a full pot of the real deal stuff, the flushing variety containing the nicotinamide or whatever it is, presume the action is different in no flush? Certainly couldn't take more that 1g or this in one go the flush is crazy, kinda fun turning red for half an hour though

CAJ said:OK so just wanted to offer an update as to how this has been going..

So I've been using 5HTP for over 2 weeks now and also stacked this along the way with Niacin and D3. My physical anxiety has reduced massively and I've only had 2 episodes in the last week, both of which I was able to manage calming myself within minutes rather than having to resort to medication.

On the downside what completely sucks now is my mood. I have been having huge mood swings between feeling somewhat normal to feeling really low and perhaps most worryingly extremely angry in public and having violent thoughts. Now I'm not the most tolerant person normally but I keep a lid on my thoughts and I'm fairly placid when I need to be, so finding myself in situations where I feel the need to get out fast before I f**king hit someone is a bit scary.

Having thought long and hard, done my research and reached out to others I decided to ask the Dr to try me on a low dose of Sertraline in a bid to help restore whatever imbalance I have. I will have to stop the 5htp as they shouldn't be taken together. I plan on continuing the other stuff however.

I took my first one today, knowing that insomnia was a potential side effect I took it this morning, which was a mistake as by lunchtime it had completely f**king spanked me. I got a mild headache and nausea for about an hour and then the drowsiness hit me like a f**king train and I've spent most of the afternoon in bed. I'll definitely be leaving this one for bedtime!

I know this stuff takes weeks to work optimally but I must say even after a single dose I feel somewhat different already. Perhaps this is because the 5HTP has been working on a similar mechanism already therefore giving it a jump start? i don't know. What I do know is that things that have bee 'bothering' me for weeks suddenly don't seem important and I couldn't care nearly as much right now.. interesting

Anyway, it's still only a temporary measure, hopefully it will even me out enough to be able to work productively on all the compounded factors which have brought this about in the first place and then after a few 'good' months hopefully I can taper off and perhaps reintroduce the 5htp.

Many thanks for sharing your experiences/thoughts so far guys.