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HomeSpecialtyAntioxidantsAcaiNOW HIGH POTENCY 5-HTP 200MG - 60 VCAPS |
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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Product NOT as advertised! Jun 16, 2010
I love NOW's 5htp+L-Tyrosine however, the company has changed the formulation. There is no longer any L-Tyrosine in it. It now contains 2 other ingredients which are calming. They need to update these websites. I ordered some of the advertised product and was unhappy when the new formulation arrived and didn't agree with me.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Helpful, but use with caution Dec 26, 2009
I've submitted this review for other bottles of 5-HTP, for two reasons:
1. I think aspects of my review are important and I hope to help as many people as possible; and
2. I actually took several different brands of 5-HTP, so my reviews reflect that. Mostly. :)
I have taken 5-HTP for insomnia and depression. Well, to combat those things. ;) At first it was quite helpful to me and I found that my moods stabilised reasonably well. However, I did find that after a while it had a propensity to making me feel a little bit manic or just . . . weird. I was sort of hyper-aware, for want of a better way to explain it. When I eased off I was able to resume taking it again after a couple of weeks and I found that a regimen of three weeks on and two weeks off seemed to work best without generating any of the milder side-effects.
My main caution came about through a very dangerous experience, which I have fortunately learnt from and not repeated. I was first taking this several years ago and I had the foolish notion of "if a little is good, a lot is better". Basically, I was taking everything under the sun for mood enhancement--St. John's Wort, 5-HTP, fish oil, you name it. If it even vaguely hinted at any pick-me-up capabilities I was downing those pills. And, typically, I was exceeding the recommended doses. I mean, hey, I'd taken supplements for most of my life and safely exceeded the recommended dosages, why should this be any different? Well, it was. In the end I tripped some invisible trigger and developed serotonin syndrome. The only reason I actually knew what was happening was because I had gone to university and studied psych and this is something I picked up in my extra-curricular research on neurochemistry. You won't hear of it from 99% of doctors, although it is a genuine disorder. They just don't know of it. It is also invariably fatal, unless you realise what it going on and stop the medication/supplementation in time. Thankfully, I was able to cease and recover, though I have had lingering effects ever since, even though the supplements are by now long gone from my system. Things have not gone quite back to normal.
Anyway, that is my caution. 5-HTP works, but it should not be combined with other medication or supplementation without some serious research first. Stay safe!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
a better night's sleep Jul 22, 2009
Natrol 5-HTP
Natrol 5-HTP
I have found that I sleep best when I take one of thes, i.e. 200 mg. Please be advised that 5-HTP can cause very vivid dreams which might be disturbing to some people. I don't mind them given the trade off, a better night's sleep You might want to start with a lower dose and work upwards. 50mg works for some people.
Recommended for people who want an alternative to a prescription sleeping pill.
Be sure to consult with your medical doctor before taking this or any other supplement.
Gunner, July, 29009
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