Carrot Top is making some strides in his recovery and reaching back out to loved ones … TMZ has learned.

A source close to the comedian tells TMZ … Carrot is now communicating and talking with his family.

The insider told us earlier … the comedian was released from the hospital and has returned home.

The source added that the stand-up artist was “doing well” and feeling better.

As you know … TMZ broke the news of CT’s suicide attempt at his Las Vegas home.

A police report previously obtained by TMZ said cops responding to the call found Carrot unconscious by his backyard pool.

Before they arrived, the comedian’s 911 caller — a woman who went to Carrot’s home to check in on him — discovered him awake but said he kept passing out.

Even scarier … she told dispatch that Carrot was turning blue.