Serious 5 htp or st john's wort?

[WawelDragon1683]

I'm not really ready to go for the antidepressants route. So i figured i give 5 htp or st john's wort a try. Did any of you tried either of them? Have they worked? Which one would you say is better? Im thinking of getting st john's wort as i've heard it lasts longer but i'm not really sure.

 

[Schizoidcel]

5-htp can lead to heart valve damage I believe. I didn't feel much from it, maybe it was slightly easier to fall asleep? No dreams either.
St jones wort I haven't tried yet (I have some coming in the mail) but in some studies they say it's comparable to prescribed SSRI's for some people so it should be worth trying.

 

[WawelDragon1683]

5-htp can lead to heart valve damage I believe. I didn't feel much from it, maybe it was slightly easier to fall asleep? No dreams either.
St jones wort I haven't tried yet (I have some coming in the mail) but in some studies they say it's comparable to prescribed SSRI's for some people so it should be worth trying.

I quess i should probably go for st john"s wort aswell. Although idk if i won't try 5 htp also, i've heard that you get these ccrazy lucid dreams but i guess that might be bullshit.

 

[Deleted member 8884]

Careful combining 5 htp and st. Johns wort with antidepressants/mdma/dxm(common otc cough suppressant), tramadol or anything serotonergic. Could lead to serotonin syndrome which I have gone through before. Not a fun experience AT ALL.

 

[Schizoidcel]

I quess i should probably go for st john"s wort aswell. Although idk if i won't try 5 htp also, i've heard that you get these ccrazy lucid dreams but i guess that might be bullshit.

Be careful with drug combinations, you can get serotonin syndrome. St john wort has alot of interactions with other drugs as well.

 

[WawelDragon1683]

Careful combining 5 htp and st. Johns wort with antidepressants/mdma/dxm(common otc cough suppressant), tramadol or anything serotonergic. Could lead to serotonin syndrome which I have gone through before. Not a fun experience AT ALL.

Be careful with drug combinations, you can get serotonin syndrome. St john wort has alot of interactions with other drugs as well.

Yeah i won't take them at the same time. I'll take st john;s wort first for a couple of weeks and then 5 htp and see how they compare.

 

[seija]

Don't do any sort of medication or antidepressants, they'll fuck up with your brain and won't allow you to have pure thoughts.

 

[Indari]

try psychedelics

 

[RageAgainstTDL]

St. John's Wort >>> 5-HTP. There are negative effects from 5-HTP and it's not well proven to work.

St. John's is very well proven and it's the only thing personally that keeps me sane.

You just can't take St. John's in combo with prescription antidepressants.

 

[Numb]

I've done both, 5 htp has some shit side effects. Go for the w a r t