Re: Almost completely weaned off ZOLOFT - still alive
weird.. I think you just responded to my post seconds ago,and I just logged on for the first time since I posted it. :)
about the talking in your sleep, I had a roomie who did such things in college and I bought one of those cheapie handheld casette recorders from radio shack with *voice activated* record feature. I hung it within the bunk beds fairly close to his face and ended up recording a bunch of WEIRD stuff. try it! for him, it was pretty bizarre as sometimes the stuff he muttered didn't even sound human.. quite strange what gets through. perhaps that hormone released when we sleep which is supposed to paralyze us (so we don;t act out our dreams they claim) occassionally lets little fragments of words through or something. well, that's my 2 minute old theory anyway. ;)
tryptophan is illegal to sell here as there was a batch contaminated back in the 70's I believe which unfortunately made some people sick and I think killed a few. Don't be alarmed though, as deaths unfortunately rarely occur with all medicines and less regulated supplements/herbs, etc. the stuff I get is pharmaceutical grade from europe so no chance of any of the ghetto 70 nastiness happening again. anyway, it wasn't banned because it killed some people (that was an obvious factor though), it was banned because the FDA/investigators, etc, coudl not *track* the batch to the company that made it. it was very loosley regulated back then which was a mess and the FDA decided to make an example of that case and/or take the road of least work: just ban it completely.
anyway, not illegal to buy from overseas. strange.. you can actually find it, pharmo grade no less, at certain private health food stores from time to time over here, so am not sure what current laws are in place and/or what potential loopholes exist.
anyway, this is the best I've found, and this is a very good price especially for this level of quality!
http://www.antiaging-systems.com/
direct link i think:
https://secure.wsa.u-net.com/www.antiaging-systems.com/acatalog/Onl...
the stuff from germany is the kind I get. pharaceutical grade and has worked out great for me. :)
***L-Tryptophan (German made) 50 x 500mg capsules
Price: (3 or fewer items) $29.95
Price: (4 or more items) $27.50
German pharmaceutical quality *****
:)
in addition, everyone has their own favorite vitamins, but fyi, I recently starting using the "isotonix" brand which is the most amazing I have ever found(!!) It gets absorbed directly into your small intestines bypassing the stomach, powder mixed with water, on an empty stomach, very first thing you ingest after you wake up in morn. talk about a rush!!!! and b-complex is powder/liquid as well, but you take that with food. IMHO, it's a completely different universe than tablets or capsules swallowed and then inefficiently broken down in stomach, stomach acid, etc..
a little pricey but completely profound. search for the lowest price, you may luck out!I recommend multitech, b-12 and
OPC herbal cancer cure which is the strongest anti-oxidant many claim.
http://www.women-together.com/shop/vitashop.htm
hope this helps!
brian