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Topic Title: 5-htp Advice
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"5-htp Advice" , Sat 4 Jan 18:42


Hello
I was advised by a Naturopath to start 5-htp for depression, etc. I took it before for about a month with no noticable results. I would like to take the Nature's Way brand everyone here seems to take with success, but for now I have Solaray enteric-coated with B6 and C.

I have a few quetions for you guys who have had success with it:

1. How much B6 is in the Nature's Way brand?

2. For those who also take L-Tyrosine with the 5-htp, do you take it right with the 5-htp or at a different time of day?

3. How may hours before and after the 5-htp do you wait to eat?

4. Do you take a simple carbo with the 5-htp to aid in the 5-htp crossing the blood-brain barrier?


Mickie


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"Re(1):5-htp Advice" , Mon 6 Jan 15:33


Here is the description from the Nature's way bottle of 5htp:
Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 2 Tablets

Amount Per Serving %Daily Value
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 120 mg 200%
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine HCI) 20 mg 1000%
5-HTP 100 mg *


For depression I took 250 mg in the morning w/coffee and then a couple hours later ate something. I also took another dose of 250 mg in the afternoon around 3pm with a snack.

I recently, tried a less expensive brand than Nature's way, and I was very dissappointed with the effectiveness.

MJ DuPont


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"Re(2):5-htp Advice" , Mon 3 Feb 09:12


dupont, how about NOW Products? i just bought some NOW HTP. WHAT DO YOU THINK? SORRY IF THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN ASKED.


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