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5HTP and anti-depressants

5HTP and anti-depressants

Why is it that you can't take these 2 together?
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more info is needed. What is 5HTP. IF you go to www.drugs.com. Look for the original sight clearly
marked as www.drugs.com. There you will find a drug interaction guide, You are required to register
at no charge, and it is a secure site
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From what I understand, both work on seratonin levels. You don't want 2 drugs trying to do the same thing..especially if one is non prescription and not under your doctors care.
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SSRI's such as prozac keep seratonin in the bloodstream longer (inhibit its re-uptake at the synaptic cleft), and 5htp increases seratonin production.  So you can end up with something called "seratonin syndrome", which can be dangerous.  
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