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bostonluv · 08-27-2007, 06:24 PM

Has anyone had positive or negative results from using this natural product? Thanks!

nakur · 08-28-2007, 12:27 AM

I was considering it, but because I was on Paxil then I couldn't take it. It is dangerous to mix antidepressants with 5 HTP. I heard from other people that it doesn't help very often but I didn't hear about any negative results either (except when mixed with antidepressants ofcourse).

bostonluv · 08-28-2007, 02:50 PM

I looked it up on the internet last night and thought, what the hell? It doesn't look like it can hurt me any. I went to the store and took 100 mg of it. It absolutely worked right away for me. I felt very relaxed and that's a big deal right now. I'm relocating with a new job coming up. A lot of stress and sleep has been elusive. I slept a full 7 hours last night. I felt fantastic today.

nakur · 08-30-2007, 01:59 AM

Thanks, I will try it too when I quit Paxil, currently tapering it off from 5 mg 1,5 mg.

sugarssweetpea · 08-31-2007, 06:07 PM

I have tried it as well, and it worked very well for me. Made me very relaxed & able to sleep well. Was able to cut down fairly quickly as well.

JIreland · 08-17-2008, 08:11 PM

I can't go against this anymore...

I was taking it long term - Maybe 2-3 years most days.
Although I was taking a lot more than the recommended dose.

I was taking 3-6 100mg tabs a day. I actually have a bottle sitting on the table beside me.

I started taking this because it releases serotonin and I was taking ecstasy for a long time and this recovered serotonin, which is the chemical ecstasy releases for the high.

Althought 5HTP is used as a chemical to induce sleep, it started doing the opposite, I was getting heart palpitations, VERY vivid dreams when I did sleep, and normally not able to sleep - Effects I got with ecstasy.
I didn't realise this was from the 5HTP until I searched on the internet and found a lot of people got the exact same problems with it.

I wouldn't use it again and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

At the start, it was great, I slept well and when I took it during the day, it put me in a great mood (They are also used as an antidepressant legally) but after a while of taking them daily it went in the complete opposite direction - I ended up having to take them just to keep my serotonin at an average level, just like taking any type of drug.

JIreland · 08-17-2008, 08:11 PM

Sorry...Just realised this was a really old thread.

**nandm** · 08-17-2008, 08:31 PM

I did not have a good experience with 5htp either. It caused me to go manic as I was not yet diagnosed as bipolar just as chronic depression.

08-27-2007, 06:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
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bostonluv Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern CA Posts: 1,497	Worked Great! I looked it up on the internet last night and thought, what the hell? It doesn't look like it can hurt me any. I went to the store and took 100 mg of it. It absolutely worked right away for me. I felt very relaxed and that's a big deal right now. I'm relocating with a new job coming up. A lot of stress and sleep has been elusive. I slept a full 7 hours last night. I felt fantastic today. __________________ "When you feel dog tired at night, it may be because you've growled all day long."

08-31-2007, 06:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
sugarssweetpea Growing, Learning, Living Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vacationing on earth Posts: 837	I have tried it as well, and it worked very well for me. Made me very relaxed & able to sleep well. Was able to cut down fairly quickly as well. __________________ But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. ~ Matthew 6:33 Sugarssweetpea

08-17-2008, 08:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
nandm Life the gift of recovery! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Home is where the heart is Posts: 4,868	I did not have a good experience with 5htp either. It caused me to go manic as I was not yet diagnosed as bipolar just as chronic depression. __________________ NOTE: All Big Book quotes are from the First Edition of the Big Book History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again. - Maya Angelou

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08-28-2007, 12:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
nakur Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 91	I was considering it, but because I was on Paxil then I couldn't take it. It is dangerous to mix antidepressants with 5 HTP. I heard from other people that it doesn't help very often but I didn't hear about any negative results either (except when mixed with antidepressants ofcourse).

08-30-2007, 01:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
nakur Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 91	Thanks, I will try it too when I quit Paxil, currently tapering it off from 5 mg 1,5 mg.

08-17-2008, 08:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
JIreland Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9	I can't go against this anymore... I was taking it long term - Maybe 2-3 years most days. Although I was taking a lot more than the recommended dose. I was taking 3-6 100mg tabs a day. I actually have a bottle sitting on the table beside me. I started taking this because it releases serotonin and I was taking ecstasy for a long time and this recovered serotonin, which is the chemical ecstasy releases for the high. Althought 5HTP is used as a chemical to induce sleep, it started doing the opposite, I was getting heart palpitations, VERY vivid dreams when I did sleep, and normally not able to sleep - Effects I got with ecstasy. I didn't realise this was from the 5HTP until I searched on the internet and found a lot of people got the exact same problems with it. I wouldn't use it again and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. At the start, it was great, I slept well and when I took it during the day, it put me in a great mood (They are also used as an antidepressant legally) but after a while of taking them daily it went in the complete opposite direction - I ended up having to take them just to keep my serotonin at an average level, just like taking any type of drug.

08-17-2008, 08:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
JIreland Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9	Sorry...Just realised this was a really old thread.

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