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Currently going through SSRI withdrawals.

Bluehazed":3kfssdik said:
Yeah, I picked up some 5-HTP, B Complex vitamins, and feel slightly better. Still want to stab everyone who talks to me IRL.

By the way, I'm sure you probably already know this, but if you're taking 5-hydroxytryptophan, this is kind of like taking levodopa, a treatment for Parkinson's. Both of these are precursors to dopamine. Dopamine has receptors all of your body and having too much dopamine around can give you side effects similar to those you are already experiencing from the serotonin withdrawal effects. To not get into too much detail, I advice you to take 5-hydroxytryptophan along with carbidopa. This drug, carbidopa, eliminates the adverse effects in your body, but still lets dopamine work around in your brain, because it can't cross the Brain Blood Barrier.

Since you didn't trust me on the other thing, trust me on this one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbidopa
 
Other than that, I just read a Wikipedia article about what you have and it suggests you take happy pills (a.k.a serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as Fluoxetin, the most popular by far). These are sold over the counter where I love live. I don't know what's your situation. But it's kind of like getting back on the horse. It has some side effects and it can cause withdrawal symptons. This is the reason why I thought 5-hydroxytryptophan was such a bad idea on the first place.
 

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