Tuesday, October 22, 2013

For Those Looking For Alternative Methods In Which To Control Their Anxiety, There Are Many Options Available Today

By Addy Rochon


Are you suffering from depression? Do you get headaches all the time? Do you have eating disorders? Are you gaining too much weight even if you don't eat too much? If you can relate to these, no need to worry for they can all go away with 5-HTP.

What's the evidence for 5-HTP? Psychiatrists ran a research trial involving 60 people with mild to moderate depression compared 5-HTP against Luvox (fluvoxamine), an antidepressant in the same drug class as Prozac.

The trial concluded that 5-HTP was slightly more effective Luvox. Moreover, while Luvox users suffered a range range of side effects usually associated with SSRIs, 5-HTP only caused mild stomach upset in a few of the people who took it.

Two decades of evidence suggest that 5-HTP is a relatively safe supplement. Nonetheless, there are people who should avoid it. The most frequently reported adverse effects from 5-HTP are heartburn, nausea, and various kinds of stomach upset. 5-HTP can cause bloating, flatulence, and stomach rumbles. This side effect is due to the fact that the digestive tract makes its own serotonin, which may be overabundant until your body adjusts to the supplement. About 2 in 5 people who use the supplement experience these effects during the first 2 weeks of using it.

Specifically relating to anxiety disorders, 5 HTP anxiety supplementation combined with a healthy diet is reported to provide some amount of relief of anxiety symptoms. Whether taken with prescription medication or alone, many who take it report calmer, less depressed moods and less anxiety.

Some studies indicate that 5-HTP is as effective in treating people who are experiencing moderate depression since it works as antidepressant drug. Aside from that, these studies have also revealed that it is effective in improving mood, anxiety, insomnia, and physical symptoms.

5-HTP Improves Sleep Problems People who suffer from sleeping problems are known to have low levels of serotonin. 5-HTP has been shown to improve the quality of sleep. Medical research indicates that taking 5-HTP before bedtime can induce sleepiness and delay wake times.

Serotonin syndrome has never been observed from supplementation with 5-HTP, but as a precaution, avoid using 5-HTP if you take any prescription drugs for depression or migraine. People who have angina, uncontrolled high blood pressure, a rare form of migraine known as Prinzmetal's angina, or who have had a heart attack should also avoid 5-HTP.

There are reports that combining 5-HTP with the Parkinson's disease drug carbidopa can cause symptoms similar to those of the skin disease scleroderma. 5-HTP probably should not be combined with conventional antidepressants.

This does not mean you should stop your prescription antidepressant and put yourself on 5-HTP. Just the opposite: Almost all prescription medications for depression have to be tapered off gradually under your doctor's supervision. In the right circumnstances, however, 5-HTP might give your brain just the boost it needs to overcome depression and return to normal function.




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