Topic Title: Why do 5-htp brands vary in effectiveness?
| |  "Why do 5-htp brands vary in effectiveness?"
, Fri 10 Dec 11:19
After years of trying varous brands I've finally settled on Doctor's Best. For some reason 5-htp brands vary widely in effectiveness. Some actually make me feel sick (NOW), and some help, but are just not effective enough (Jarrow). But I never realized the power of 5-htp until I found the Doctor's Best brand (at least it works great for me).
Does anyone know why there is so much variance with different brands?
I think it's important to note that if you don't have success with a certain brand you should try another. Like I stated above, the NOW brand makes me have intense dreams and literally makes me feel sick the longer I take it. But who knows they might work great for you. This supplement is pretty crazy in that way and that must be pointed out.
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| | "Re(1):Why do 5-htp brands vary in effectivene" , Sun 2 Jan 12:04
quality control varies from company to company. its possible that some companies don't even put 5-htp in their 5-htp products or just a very small percentage of the stated dose. trick is finding a source you can trust.
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| | | "Re(2):Why do 5-htp brands vary in effectivene" , Mon 21 Mar 03:17:
In my opinion, if these different brands use pharmaceutical grade 5-HTP (e.g. Now Foods, which I use without problems) and you're still getting varying effects, it's probably the placebo effect.
Nobody likes to hear "it's all in your head" but I just don't see any other explanation that makes sense. 5-HTP is 5-HTP, as long as it's the same grade and purity of stuff. Unlike St. John's Wort (where amounts of ingredients can vary widely between brands), 5-HTP *is* the ingredient.
[this message was edited by fewtchure on Mon 21 Mar 03:19]
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