5-htp and magnesium taurate for ocd

[Guest guest]

Hi

believe it or not, a few days. I was in a bad way, waiting for my

psychiatrists appointment to ask/ beg for zoloft. I had tried prozac before and

it

made me feel horrible. But after a few days on 5-htp and mag taurate I felt

like my very habituated, broken record watching my body ocd brain had

stopped and I could be in reality again. I can't imagine an ssri working any

better. At least for me. You cannot take 5-htp with ssris, but mag taurate,

and the other supplements I believe you can. I " m also giving my 11 year old

with ocd the mag taurate and inositol, it seems to help too.

In a message dated 11/3/2010 9:24:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

tstoupenos@... writes:

,

How long was it before you could tell it was helping? Are all those meds

ok to

take if you are on a precribed med?

Thanks,

Theresa

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From: MonaY <_mgy23@..._ (mailto:mgy23@...) >

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Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 9:13:59 AM

Subject: 5-htp and magnesium taurate for ocd

HI

I and my daughter both have OCD. My ocd is health anxiety and basically my

brain

being on a broken loop goign over the same things again and again. I am

very

sensitive to meds and was really contemplating takign them until I started

really giving 5-htp a try. I find it helps incredibly. I ( an adult) take

300

mgs a day. along with a large dose of magnesium taurate, inositol,

theanine and

melatonin. I think the melatonin helps the ocd also for some reason. There

is a

protocol on safe harbor alternative mental health. My daughter is getting

better

with CBT.

Please look into that protocol. I was in quite a bad way..but getting

better.

Blessings to you all. I know how you struggle.

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[Guest guest]

No she isn't on any other meds. She still has issues with things that drive

me crazy , like changing clothing. Do any other OCD parents have this

issue? She has " house clothing " she will wear until it is painted with drips,

stains, tears, holes, and I have to BEG her to change it. I know it is OCD

behaviour, not simply being a slob! which I hate to say-

[Guest guest]

HI

I and my daughter both have OCD. My ocd is health anxiety and basically my brain

being on a broken loop goign over the same things again and again. I am very

sensitive to meds and was really contemplating takign them until I started

really giving 5-htp a try. I find it helps incredibly. I ( an adult) take 300

mgs a day. along with a large dose of magnesium taurate, inositol, theanine and

melatonin. I think the melatonin helps the ocd also for some reason. There is a

protocol on safe harbor alternative mental health. My daughter is getting better

with CBT.

Please look into that protocol. I was in quite a bad way..but getting better.

Blessings to you all. I know how you struggle.

[Guest guest]

,

How long was it before you could tell it was helping?  Are all those meds ok to

take if you are on a precribed med?

Thanks,

Theresa

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To:

Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 9:13:59 AM

Subject: 5-htp and magnesium taurate for ocd

 

HI

I and my daughter both have OCD. My ocd is health anxiety and basically my brain

being on a broken loop goign over the same things again and again. I am very

sensitive to meds and was really contemplating takign them until I started

really giving 5-htp a try. I find it helps incredibly. I ( an adult) take 300

mgs a day. along with a large dose of magnesium taurate, inositol, theanine and

melatonin. I think the melatonin helps the ocd also for some reason. There is a

protocol on safe harbor alternative mental health. My daughter is getting better

with CBT.

Please look into that protocol. I was in quite a bad way..but getting better.

Blessings to you all. I know how you struggle.

[Guest guest]

I am curious to hear more about melatonin. I have recently heard that it

interferes with hormones in children and should not be used bin addition my

understanding was always that it should be used for no more that a few weeks at

a time. Any info you have would be great. I would definitely love to learn more.

Thanks!

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> HI

>

> I and my daughter both have OCD. My ocd is health anxiety and basically my

brain being on a broken loop goign over the same things again and again. I am

very sensitive to meds and was really contemplating takign them until I started

really giving 5-htp a try. I find it helps incredibly. I ( an adult) take 300

mgs a day. along with a large dose of magnesium taurate, inositol, theanine and

melatonin. I think the melatonin helps the ocd also for some reason. There is a

protocol on safe harbor alternative mental health. My daughter is getting better

with CBT.

> Please look into that protocol. I was in quite a bad way..but getting better.

>

> Blessings to you all. I know how you struggle.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks . He just started Zoloft yesterday so I guess the 5-htp is out if the

question. Wish I had known about it sooner, maybe I just missed a posting on

it.  The last couple of weeks have been extremely difficult....I'm suprised I

know my name.  Is your 11 yr old on any other meds?

Theresa

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To:

Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 9:30:48 AM

Subject: Re: 5-htp and magnesium taurate for ocd

 

Hi

believe it or not, a few days. I was in a bad way, waiting for my

psychiatrists appointment to ask/ beg for zoloft. I had tried prozac before and

it

made me feel horrible. But after a few days on 5-htp and mag taurate I felt

like my very habituated, broken record watching my body ocd brain had

stopped and I could be in reality again. I can't imagine an ssri working any

better. At least for me. You cannot take 5-htp with ssris, but mag taurate,

and the other supplements I believe you can. I " m also giving my 11 year old

with ocd the mag taurate and inositol, it seems to help too.

In a message dated 11/3/2010 9:24:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

tstoupenos@... writes:

,

How long was it before you could tell it was helping? Are all those meds

ok to

take if you are on a precribed med?

Thanks,

Theresa

________________________________

From: MonaY <_mgy23@..._ (mailto:mgy23@...) >

To: _ _

(mailto: )

Sent: Wed, November 3, 2010 9:13:59 AM

Subject: 5-htp and magnesium taurate for ocd

HI

I and my daughter both have OCD. My ocd is health anxiety and basically my

brain

being on a broken loop goign over the same things again and again. I am

very

sensitive to meds and was really contemplating takign them until I started

really giving 5-htp a try. I find it helps incredibly. I ( an adult) take

300

mgs a day. along with a large dose of magnesium taurate, inositol,

theanine and

melatonin. I think the melatonin helps the ocd also for some reason. There

is a

protocol on safe harbor alternative mental health. My daughter is getting

better

with CBT.

Please look into that protocol. I was in quite a bad way..but getting

better.

Blessings to you all. I know how you struggle.

[Guest guest]

, I'm glad that combo is working for you, thanks for sharing it!

Way back when was on inositol, at that 13-14 grams dose, I tried adding

5HTP for him too, but didn't go well so I stopped it. Probably too much between

the two, I'm guessing, at the doses or something. He just got hyper,

practically had insomnia, and this was my couch potato son. We tried theanine

separately a couple or so years ago. Did a calcium-magnesium comb too. I've

wondered if maybe I should have tried a combination at the same time, we would

just try one supplement at a time and wait to see, not work, switch, etc.

So thanks for sharing your combination, may have to sneak that in somehow with

as a combination to try....

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> HI

>

> I and my daughter both have OCD. My ocd is health anxiety and basically my

brain being on a broken loop goign over the same things again and again. I am

very sensitive to meds and was really contemplating takign them until I started

really giving 5-htp a try. I find it helps incredibly. I ( an adult) take 300

mgs a day. along with a large dose of magnesium taurate, inositol, theanine and

melatonin. I think the melatonin helps the ocd also for some reason.

[Guest guest]

I wonder if any of the behaviors seemed tic-like? Just that I've read magnesium

helps with tics, for those who test low in it.

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> Yes. I understand. this is pretty much huge doses of magnesium taurate, I

> tried SO many types of magnesium. All of them did NOTHING to stop the

> compulsive part of ocd.

> FOr a child I imagine it would be much less than 2-3 grams a day.

> It is so hard to find the right combination of things. I desperately tried

> everything before doing the inositol, mag taurate, 5-htp, theanine,

> inositol and melatonin combo.

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