Has anyone ever used 5 HTP for OCD or other mental health issues? What was your experience like? Did you feel it helped? Are there any other remedies or medications you’ve found useful?
I’ve been taking 5HTP for a couple years now and I do feel like it’s helped. Could be a placebo effect but honestly I don’t care lol.
@Anonymous What kind of dosage?
Never heard of it before
@Nica Its a natural over the counter medication. It seems to be related to Serotonin production in the brain
@NickSchtick Over the counter medicine rarely works for a lot of stuff.
I’m taking it and I feel like I’ve seen a difference.
I’ve been using it for about a week or two. I noticed a difference. My mom has me on several different Seratonin boosting supplements because she desperately doesn’t want me to go on medicine.
@Peaches1127 How much do you take?
@NickSchtick I take 250 milligrams a day. I just started taking St. John’s wort 300 mg a day and I take some other vitamins. I’d be careful with too many seratonin boosters if you’re on SSRIs
@Peaches1127 Got it. I’m not on any just curious may begin taking some
Hey friends, I hope you all are well. I just wanted to check in and ask people's experiences about being on medication. I have had OCD pretty much my whole life, just got recently diagnosed 4 months ago and my therapist recommended that I get on meds for it so I have a psychiatrist appointment set up. I'm a little apprehensive about getting on them, but I've realized that I do have some sort of chemical imbalance in my brain that plays a part in my OCD and anxiety. I would love to hear anyones experiences or words of encouragement. Thank you, I hope you all are well.
Medication for OCD? Hello all, 19 male here, this seems like a cool community that isn’t nearly as triggering as reddit. I have pretty severe bouts of existential thinking or fear of going crazy ( psychosis ) after some pretty heavy mushroom trips a few years ago, I know logically I should be fine but I do know what it’s like to lose it and it’s scary. Currently I deal with relationship focused OCD, it’s all day from before I even open my eyes. I want things to work out with my girlfriend badly. Also I can come close to a panic attack sometimes which perpetuates everything. Anyway, I mention the fear of going crazy because the way my anxiety/derealization makes me feel is that I’m not mentally stable cause I feel out of it or unreal. I saw that a lot of anxiety and depression medication can cause psychosis and I feel like I could use some help in getting ahead of my OCD because the compulsions are had not to give into when I’m in such distress/not knowing. Plus overall I just feel like I have no idea how I feel about close to anything. Anyone relate about that ?
I just got diagnosed with ocd and she suggested I think about taking lexapro for it. Has anybody tried that and does it help at all?
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