Topic Title: 5-HTP not working as well - HELP!!!!
| |  "5-HTP not working as well - HELP!!!!"
, Wed 17 Apr 09:30
Hi all
I've been taking 5-HTP for 2 months now, primarily to help me with sleep. It started working almost immediately and I was getting the best sleep I've had in years (7/8hours solid compared to 4/5 hours of fragmented sleep).
However over the last week or so I've started sleeping not as well. I'm waking earlier and can't get back to sleep. I was wondering if the body gets used to the 5-HTP and hence doesn't work as well after some time.
Please help, I've not gone back to the old patterns of sleep but feel things starting to move towards that situation again. I'm only taking 50mg a day and that was helping great but now doesn't seem to be.
ANY ADVICE???
Thanks
Posts: 6 | | Registered: Thu 14 Mar 2002 5:28 |
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| |  "Re(1):5-HTP not working as well - HELP!!!!"
, Thu 18 Apr 03:49
Hiya Simonea,
I too started to take 5-HTP initially to help me with my sleeping, after a lifetime of insomnia.
I do vary my dose as to how my body and mind feel. At the moment I am going through a very stressfull time and my head is full of this and that so...... after a few not so good nights whilst taking 150mg of 5-HTP, I upped my dose slightly to 200mg for a couple of nights then to 250mg. This has put me back onto the right path and back into a good sleeping pattern. I am on 300mg at the moment and will stay on that for the meanwhile until my life is back onto an even keel.
I think as you are taking 50mg you could certainly up your dose a little more to see how it affects you. Try 100mg and take it from there.
Don't worry, I feel sure that just by upping your dose slightly it will help you.
Let us know how you get on.
Cheers
Nicky
Posts: 29 | | Registered: Thu 7 Feb 2002 5:45 |
| | |  "Re(2):5-HTP not working as well - HELP!!!!"
, Thu 18 Apr 09:12:
Thanks Nicky
I will up my dose to 100mg a day and see if I start sleeping better again. When do you take your 5-htp, before bedtime??
I too have a lot on my mind at the moment (i'm getting married in 2 months!!!) so hopefully the increased dose will help me start sleeping as well as before again.
I will keep you informed as I was initially amazed with the effect 50mg had on my sleep!
[this message was edited by Simonea on Thu 18 Apr 09:14]
Posts: 8 | | Registered: Thu 14 Mar 2002 5:28 |
| | | "Re(3):5-HTP not working as well - HELP!!!!" , Mon 22 Apr 04:47
Hiya Simonea,
Yes, I take it about 1/2" before I go to bed.
Congratulations on your forthcoming marriage. Don't worry too much (easier said than done I know), you just enjoy the day!!!!
Good luck on 100mg. I feel sure you will be OK.
Cheers
Nicky.
Posts: 30 | | Registered: Thu 7 Feb 2002 5:45 |
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