Guest guest Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 16:49:16 -0500 > > Subject: Re: Appropriate Antidepressant > > At 11:49 PM 5/3/98 -0000, you wrote: > > Interestingly, natural remedies seem to be out-stripping developments in > >medicine in this area. First we rediscovered St's wart, which provides > >the body with a natural material that gets turned into useful Seratonin if > >you are lucky. This is a more simple approach than trying to improve the > >body's efficiency in using what it has learned to discard. Beyond this, a > >more direct substance called5-hydroxytryptophan occurring naturally in an > >African seed & also easily cheaply made in the lab, appears *identical* to > >the body's own Seratonin production chemistry. It is cheap and possibly > >more direct & better than the Prozac/Stjohn's wort route. Curiously, my > >body responds very well to this. Doesn't stop pain, but sure makes it a > >happier experience. > > Just a couple notes of caution: I am not a medical professional, but I do > a lot of reading, so understand that I'm presenting my understanding of > what I've read elsewhere... > > Anyway -- St. 's Wort can be very effective, but it's important to be > aware that since it functions similarly to the SSRI's, it should NOT be > taken in combination with ANY anit-depressants. The potential exists for > some fairly serious problems. Also, some of the newer diet drugs, > including the two that were taken off the market (Redux and fenflueramine), > also work to try and increase the amount of sertotonin by various methods, > and should also not be combined with St. 's Wort or other > anti-depressants. > > Also, the 5-hydroxytryptophan is very similar to L-tryptophan that was > pulled from the market a few years back after some people died from taking > it. I heard reports indicating that this new formulation is safer, and > I've heard some saying it isn't, so just be real careful with it, and, > since it also is closly related to sertotonin and the levels of sertotonin > in the brain, it is unwise to mix it with St. 's Wort, SSRI's and other > antidepressents. > > I use a lot of natural remedies myself, but it's important to remember that > even natural remedies can have side-effects. They don't get publicized as > much, and GENERALLY they're not as serious or detrimental, but they do > exist... > > Apparenly, our brain gets weird if we have too little sertotonin, but it > can get REALLY bad if it gets too much.... ::sigh:: It never gets to be > easy, eh? > > OK. I'll stop being the voice of doom now. > > Griselda > ************************************* > Are you a caregiver for a disabled or ill family member? > join CAREGIVERS, a mailing list at: > http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/caregivers > ------------ > Are you disabled or have a chronic illness? > Join DISABLED, a mailing list at http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/disabled > ************************************** > )O( email: jarnsaxa@... ICQ #: 8770960 > alt email: mailto:griseldajarnsaxa@... (use this for mailing list ?'s) > ************************************** > " We are become grey. We stand between the darkness and the light > ...between the candle and the star " -- B5 > ************************************** > " 300,000 " is a LIE! // " The Shame Should Not Be Mine " - The Practice > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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