cowboyup
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Have any of you taken GABA and/or 5-HTP?
I've been taking both for a few months now thinking I could help, for lack of better wording, trick my neurotransmitters so I would not have to go back on RX anti-depressants. Well, I have noticed I am the opposite, more anxious, more likely to fly off the handle, the little things really bug me, faster heartbeat, mental confusion, more panic attack/anxiety attacks and frequent crying over really nothing.
So I went online to reputable sites and read up on serotonin syndrome. Now, I can NOT say nor will I self-diagnose as having this, but a few of the symptoms I have experienced are parallel with this.
I feel I should, for my own benefit, start to ween myself off these as I have been taking 2 tablets of GABA (750mg each) a couple times a day and 1 5-HTP (10 mg each) a couple times a day.
So should I cut them out altogether or slowly decrease the dosage?
My mistake, lesson learned...
I've been taking both for a few months now thinking I could help, for lack of better wording, trick my neurotransmitters so I would not have to go back on RX anti-depressants. Well, I have noticed I am the opposite, more anxious, more likely to fly off the handle, the little things really bug me, faster heartbeat, mental confusion, more panic attack/anxiety attacks and frequent crying over really nothing.
So I went online to reputable sites and read up on serotonin syndrome. Now, I can NOT say nor will I self-diagnose as having this, but a few of the symptoms I have experienced are parallel with this.
I feel I should, for my own benefit, start to ween myself off these as I have been taking 2 tablets of GABA (750mg each) a couple times a day and 1 5-HTP (10 mg each) a couple times a day.
So should I cut them out altogether or slowly decrease the dosage?
My mistake, lesson learned...
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