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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)
bostonluv Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern CA Posts: 1,673	5 Htp Has anyone had positive or negative results from using this natural product? Thanks! __________________ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. I Peter 5:8

08-28-2007, 02:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
bostonluv Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern CA Posts: 1,673	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. __________________ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. I Peter 5:8

08-31-2007, 06:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
sugarssweetpea Growing, Learning, Living Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Vacationing on earth Posts: 836	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: 6,580	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 BB quotes are from the 1st Edition of the Big Book Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.

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08-28-2007, 12:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
nakur Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Holland Posts: 90	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: 90	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: 29	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: 29	Sorry...Just realised this was a really old thread.

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