5 HTP and St. Johns Wort

[kanyeknievel]

There's a good chance that your headaches and hand tremors are due to your anxiety. The human mind is very powerful and can often make you feel strange sensations and pains where there are none. Everyone sees floaters and has DP from time to time. Lights sometimes do flash. Usually your mind just ignores them, but you're so anxious that you're picking all these things out and freaking out over them. You're memory isn't too good because your mind is focused on the stress/anxiety instead of what you normally think about.

I went through all this too and thought I was going crazy. You're perfectly healthy, you're not psychotic. Just relax and the symptoms will go away over time. Go for a run, get some exercise, meditate. You'll be ok.

Exactly , well put.

Did yours come from weed btw? and did u stay clean the whole time while recovering?

 

[forums1969]

I will do my best to not think about and get on with my life. I am also going to try a few different types of natural medications for my mood. I will keep you updated to how I feel and would like to say thank you for all the advice and support.

 

[paridiso]

Exactly , well put.

Did yours come from weed btw? and did u stay clean the whole time while recovering?

It actually happened a couple times in different ways. First time it was triggered by mephedrone and large amounts of K2. That time I got lucky and recovered by tripping for the first time 2 weeks later. The second time it was much more prolonged and was triggered by months of stress/anxiety, some rough drug experiences, and a bunch of other things piling up on each other. I still haven't completely recovered but I'm pretty much there. I'm in university so I have tons of work to do all the time. I started getting chest&back pains that were bad enough that I couldn't do any sort of thinking when I got it. Weed took the pain away and let me study, so I needed it at that point. Weed definitely prolonged my recovery but it was necessary at the time. I still get tons of DP/DR but I've had it since before I used drugs and it doesn't really bother me anymore.

 

[jamesmartin]

L-Theanine is good stuff. Its found in green tea, abundantly. A green tea extract would also have it, but why bother when the tea itself is good? I love high quality (not bitter when you steep it strong) green tea.

Green tea mixed with bulk Rhodiola could be a good medicine. Rhodiola increases serotonin and increases oxygen efficiency in the body and brain. Green tea gives you a mild buzz, less caffeine than sugar, but unlike coffee has L-theanine which reduces anxiety and may help depression.

When I mix both of the above with Fo-Ti, I feel absolutely euphoric, like low dose morphine euphoric....no comedown, because its healthy.

I second this

Green tea is apparently an amaing thing according to studies .

I oy get short term effects from it though .
Hasn't helped my depression long term unfortunatley

 

[forums1969]

So today I started taking the 5 HTP by itself and I don't know if it just a placebo effect, but I don't feel more positive and less in pain. I'm going to keep the recommended dosing and keep you updated.