JamesJohn: Used 5- HTP

[JamesJohn]

I weened off my Welbutrin and almost done weening off my Lexapro. It took almost a year now but with a lot of time staying at the same dose (could've taken a lot shorter amount of time but procrastinated initiating dosage drop). Just wanted to let everyone know that I used 5 htp to help with withdrawal symptoms (mainly light headedness/ brain flashes). and it really helped. I basically stopped the Welbutrin cold turkey with taking about 200 - 300 mg of 5 htp for about a week then lowering the 5 htp dramatically and that really helped. The lexapro is harder but the 5 htp really helps. I don't come on this website often so I you guys are always already talking about 5 htp sorry for the redundancy. I just felt the responsibility to come on here and let everyone know. I was on Lexapro 20 mg and Welbutrin 300 mg and now I'm off. and my sex drive is back and I feel emotionally fine because they were probably a placebo in the first place. good luck 

[Songbird]

Hi JamesJohn, welcome to SA.  Are you off Lexapro already or still tapering?

 

It would be helpful if you could create a signature containing a summary of your med history, including all drugs, doses and dates (starting and stopping).  Your signature appears below every post you make.  Instructions for creating your signature are here: Please put your withdrawal history in your signature.  You can edit your signature here: edit your signature in Account Settings.

 

I'm glad that 5-HTP has helped you to alleviate withdrawal symptoms.  Unfortunately, some people have had bad experiences with it during withdrawal, so it isn't a good choice for everyone.  We don't tend to recommend many supplements here because individual responses vary so much, and because in withdrawal our systems can be very sensitive and react in unexpected ways to supplements.  Anything that messes with neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine can be particularly risky.  We have a topic about 5-HTP here:  5-HTP (5-hydroxy-tryptophan) and l-tryptophan

 

Please post all your updates and questions about your situation here in your introduction topic.