RhythmSpring
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So I've been taking 5-htp rather consistently for the past few years. Mostly at around 100mg a day. Sometimes 200mg a day, occasionally 50mg a day. I took a few breaks here and there when I felt that I was in a very good place.
Recently I stopped taking it though. I was taking 100mg a day, and then 50mg a day for about 2 weeks, and then I just stopped. I was taking it for depression/anxiety/OCD-like symptoms and compulsive eating. But it was really messing with my sleep schedule, my eating habits, and my circadian rhythms in general. I had to stop.
But now I feel like I have no drive. Or discipline. I feel like 5-htp has BEEN my discipline for the past few years. It has allowed me to eat judiciously, sleep minimally, and think positively. Now that I've stopped, all of that has gone to shit. I can barely control my eating habits. I'm sleeping too much. My thoughts are terrible--I'm stuck in my head and I feel this sense of dread all the time.
But I don't want to be dependent on 5-htp. I know there is potential for cardiotoxicity and I just don't like the idea of being dependent on something for the rest of my life to get by. How can I detox? How can I face reality without 5-htp?
Thanks for any input you have.
Recently I stopped taking it though. I was taking 100mg a day, and then 50mg a day for about 2 weeks, and then I just stopped. I was taking it for depression/anxiety/OCD-like symptoms and compulsive eating. But it was really messing with my sleep schedule, my eating habits, and my circadian rhythms in general. I had to stop.
But now I feel like I have no drive. Or discipline. I feel like 5-htp has BEEN my discipline for the past few years. It has allowed me to eat judiciously, sleep minimally, and think positively. Now that I've stopped, all of that has gone to shit. I can barely control my eating habits. I'm sleeping too much. My thoughts are terrible--I'm stuck in my head and I feel this sense of dread all the time.
But I don't want to be dependent on 5-htp. I know there is potential for cardiotoxicity and I just don't like the idea of being dependent on something for the rest of my life to get by. How can I detox? How can I face reality without 5-htp?
Thanks for any input you have.