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I took escitalopram 10mg for 2months for hyperventilation now started to taper off medication from 10 to 5mg two weeks back...now i have discontinuation syndrome of hyperventilation what to do now??
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I would take 50-100 mg of 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-htp) daily while tapering the SSRI. When you are off the drug, you can slowly taper the 5-htp. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2004/aug/29/shopping.foodanddrink
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