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Well, I went on the stuff for about a month, as I couldn't get to sleep too well, which in turn brings on sz's due to tiredness.
Now, I don't want to sound negative, but this is just a 'heads-up' on my experience with the stuff :
My seizure's changed to a point where having the night-time sz's I would no longer experience aura's....it would be a BAM, and there I am finding myself having to get out of bed as I was experiencing another male 'voice' threatening me. (I get out of bed to get away from 'him')
Because it was a new voice, I found it to be twice as disturbing as before, and therefore the sz would be alot worse.
I also found that I would occasionally have a sz when I got up in the morning - this had never happened before !
So, in a nutshell I quit the 5-HTP about a week ago. Since then, I now find that when I wake in the morning I am alot more alert than when on the 5-HTP. Plus, although I have had sz's since coming off, I do find that I have my aura's back, and the 'voice' I hear is the one I've had for most off my life, so if I'm strong enough (and alert enough) I can basically tell the 'entity' where to go (to put it polite) and the sz will be over in a matter of seconds.
I just wanted to post this as I thought it was important that people understand through my experience what 5-HTP can do.
I didn't want to have to take any sleep-aids, but as my sleep patterns were (and still are at times) awful, I was clutching at straws and found this to be the best option.
But in my opinion, if you are taking some kind of sedative, you may as well be drinking alcohol, as you will be pretty much unaware of any sz's you have had (if you have them during the night), as you surely cannot have complete control of a drugged brain, right ?
^^ I know that last quote seems a bit harsh, but it's just the way I'm thinking about Epilepsy and sedatives - it just can't be a good thing in my opinion.
Anyway, just wanted to share that with you guys.
Now, I don't want to sound negative, but this is just a 'heads-up' on my experience with the stuff :
My seizure's changed to a point where having the night-time sz's I would no longer experience aura's....it would be a BAM, and there I am finding myself having to get out of bed as I was experiencing another male 'voice' threatening me. (I get out of bed to get away from 'him')
Because it was a new voice, I found it to be twice as disturbing as before, and therefore the sz would be alot worse.
I also found that I would occasionally have a sz when I got up in the morning - this had never happened before !
So, in a nutshell I quit the 5-HTP about a week ago. Since then, I now find that when I wake in the morning I am alot more alert than when on the 5-HTP. Plus, although I have had sz's since coming off, I do find that I have my aura's back, and the 'voice' I hear is the one I've had for most off my life, so if I'm strong enough (and alert enough) I can basically tell the 'entity' where to go (to put it polite) and the sz will be over in a matter of seconds.
I just wanted to post this as I thought it was important that people understand through my experience what 5-HTP can do.
I didn't want to have to take any sleep-aids, but as my sleep patterns were (and still are at times) awful, I was clutching at straws and found this to be the best option.
But in my opinion, if you are taking some kind of sedative, you may as well be drinking alcohol, as you will be pretty much unaware of any sz's you have had (if you have them during the night), as you surely cannot have complete control of a drugged brain, right ?
^^ I know that last quote seems a bit harsh, but it's just the way I'm thinking about Epilepsy and sedatives - it just can't be a good thing in my opinion.
Anyway, just wanted to share that with you guys.
