I was impressed with what I read here about St.Johns Wart. I have only been taking it now for 5 days, and the reason wasn't at first for my emotional nerves, but for my nervous system, as I have been ... read more
Samster
After feeling tired and irritable all week, I decided to stop taking the 5-HTP to supplement my SJW with Kava. I'm going back to the SJW, and I'm taking Gensing for energy along with a good multivitam ... read more
han sol0
I started taking 5 htp once in the morning and once and night as prescribed by my doctor and felt very tired during the day. Now, I've been 50 mlg just once before I go to bed and for the past three n ... read more
julia720
"started taking it Sunday and feel worse "
, posted Wed 24 Oct 06:04I started taking the 5-HTP to go along with the St. John's Wort with Kava, and I'm actually feeling worse. I feel extremely tired in the morning, and I don't feel like I'm getting anything out of my w ... read more
han sol0
I suffer from terrible morning anxiety. I wake about 5am, heart racing and terrible anxiety. I have tried 5htp for a couple of weeks but find no difference. I tried increasing the dose last thing a ... read more
eesimonee
Hi, i'm glad I found this board its useful and I've read lots but I havent found anyone specifically mention using kava and 5-htp so could anyone enlighten me please?I've used SJW a couple of ... read more
LittleDaz
I've found that helping others has been as much of my recovery from depression as 5htp. I started by working one day a month at the local food pantry, and then once a week in the computer lab at my ki ... read more
Dupont
"For Sadperson,Sidjor and Dupont . "
, posted Fri 5 Oct 22:28Hi People !I don�t want to disclose myself too much publicly, I�ll be very happy if you can contact me at : alfa1omega3@hotmail.com ... read more
Alfa One
can i break the 5-htp tabs in half? i amextremely responsive at 50mg and the side-effectsare barely tolerable. i would like to try 25mg.i can't seem to find any 25mg tabs for sale.i ... read more
sad person
"New to 5-HTP "
, posted Wed 26 Sep 10:30hi everyone, i had been diagnosed with depersonlization disorder in 1989. Have tried every possible drug and alternate therepies but with no significant effect. About 2 weeks back i happened to ... read more
sidjor
"Caffeine "
, posted Mon 24 Sep 11:33I have drank coffee now for about 16 years and I'm addicted to caffeine. I notice that coffee seems to cut the effect of 5-htp and it seems that my serotonin levels drop and a little depression sinks ... read more
Bach
I was on 5-HTP for about two weeks at 50mg /day(occasionally 100mg). I would take it in theevening. It relieved depression and anxiety quitea bit! I thought it was a wonder drug, until ... read more
sad person
I am currently using bcps and wish to stay on them, however ive just started using SJW and have heard that it lowers the bcp effectiveness, does 5htp lower the effectiveness of the bcp and is 5htp as ... read more
lizard
"nausea "
, posted Thu 13 Sep 17:04I have been experiencing periodic nausea. It comes about every week and lasts for 2 or 3 days. I'm pretty sure it's not food related or sinus/allergy related. It may just be stress. I was wondering if ... read more
heidiinmd
Hello. I�m 20 years old and not depressed but I�m considering taking 5htp. Ive had it before a few months ago to help me sleep. I took a capsule in the evening and occasionally in the morning. I�m usu ... read more
mr go
"Important 5 - HTP Warning ? "
, posted Mon 10 Sep 11:00I have been trying to find correct and accurate information about 5-HTP. It seems one place says one thing, and another place says something else. I figured talking with people who use it is the best ... read more
PurpleNuts
"5 HTP for OCD,,,,,anyone else?,,,,, "
, posted Thu 6 Sep 18:06I have had OCD for 28 years and suffer from depression caused by the OCD. Doc wants to put me on Prozac, but I really don't want to get into the side effects of medication.I have started with 150 ... read more
bass
"side effects "
, posted Wed 5 Sep 17:37hello! i am a sad person. i suffer fromdepression, anxiety, insomnia. my doc has me on ativan for anxiety (which works verywell) and wants me to go on paxil. i'm afraid of the pax ... read more
sad person
hi. I have had a sometimes very severe depression caused by accutane. My depression has often been made significantly worse by anti depressants. Paxil made me a little worse. Effexor made me suicidal. ... read more
adam17
"5 HTp "
, posted Thu 30 Aug 22:52... read more
mic
"HTP-calm "
, posted Fri 24 Aug 20:53Anyone taking "HTP Calm" with good results? ... read more
jdringer
"brand differences in 5-HTP? "
, posted Thu 23 Aug 08:06I'd been taking 5-htp for 6 weeks. It wasn't working so I quit taking it last night. I was taking 100mg 3x/day. Do brands of 5-HTP vary as much as brands of SJW seem too? I'm just wondering if I w ... read more
Kaitlyn
Hello all,I just registered today. I found this website while I was researching 5htp. My son has depression and he is now on celexa. It does improve quite a bit, but he still have a hard tim ... read more
estmom
I was just wondering if anyone knows how much 5 HTP is safe to take. I have been on 50 to 150mg a day for about six weeks and feel maybe a little different. I wanted to increase my dose, but the bot ... read more
Ru bear
"5 htp "
, posted Fri 17 Aug 01:34How long does it take for 5-htp to work?i had been taking it for a week (dosage of 250) and nothing happened.thanks, ... read more
mic
"Re: Quit Paxil - 5hpt? Quality? "
, posted Sat 11 Aug 13:32I have quit Paxil -- What a trip that was!! NOT good. I wanted to try either St. John's Wort or 5hpt. I did some research and the 5hpt sounds like what I would like to try first. I read one paper w ... read more
Bobbie
"5 HPT on sale from a UK website?? "
, posted Thu 9 Aug 07:05Does anyone know of a site which sells 5 HPT in the UK??It would be both easier and cheaper for me to order from Ireland rather than ordering from the States.Mise le meas Irish Eye ... read more
Irish Eyes
"5 HPT on sale from a UK website?? "
, posted Thu 9 Aug 06:13Does anyone know if 5 HPT is on sale from a UK website??Ordering from the States can be both time consuming and costly for people based in Ireland.Dupont - great to see you have had su ... read more
Irish Eyes
I have a few comments/questionsI tried paxil and had an immediate reaction, so I am afraid of SSRI's. Tried SJW and it helped and I increased dosage to 1800/day (max according to my doctor) Recen ... read more
jdidundee
"Sun light "
, posted Thu 26 Jul 08:35Hello,Does anyone know if 5htp has the same side effect as SJW with sun exposure? I was thinking of taking SJW but I really like to go out in the sun. Can people who take SJW still go to the beach ... read more
usmcss
Does anybody have a good suggestion where I can get (good quality, reasonably priced) 100mg tablets of 5htp. Most stores I have tried just carry 50mg tablets.Thanks ... read more
careygw
Hi all, I have been taking SJW for about two months now and it has worked good for me but I still feel like I need something more so I wrote to a Doctor who specializes in alternative medicine. He tol ... read more
Vanna122
I have switched from taking 1250 mg of Depakote per day to taking 300 mg 5-HTP per day for a bi-polar disorder. I have gradually worked into this dosage over the last 3 weeks. I have now been fully of ... read more
careygw
I bought a bottle of Natrol 5-http with a concentration of 50(?) per tablet. I took 2 that day and maybe should not have cuz I had taken a sjw in the am and at lunch. I took the http in the afternoo ... read more
eliza
SJW made me break out, so I decided to try 5HTP. I don't know how long it takes to work, but so far I am having as much or more anxiety but maybe less depression than before. I was wondering if I co ... read more
Ru bear
"proper use? "
, posted Mon 2 Jul 15:27I have another question if I might...The depression I'm experiencing is the result of an event that occurred a few months ago. I do not have (as far as I know) and have never had any other problem ... read more
heidiinmd
"where can I find it and contraindications? "
, posted Thu 28 Jun 16:01Hi,First must say that the St. John's website has been very useful to me.I can't take St. John's Wort with some meds that I'm taking. Does anybody have any information about 5-htp and any meds ... read more
heidiinmd
"5htp "
, posted Wed 20 Jun 07:02I've been taking 500 mg of 5htp daily for about 1.5 years, along with vitamins B6 and C. For anxiety Kava Kava. I hated the side affects from prescription antidepressants, and I felt numb all the time ... read more
dupont
"5-HTP "
, posted Mon 18 Jun 19:46I was so excited to see this section open up and I posted here on Sat. However, my post ended up in another section. Don't know if I did something wrong or the site. Since nothing else has been posted ... read more
Hanna
"Welcome to the new 5-HTP section! "
, posted Wed 13 Jun 19:16I am happy to announce the creation of this new forum section for discussions relating to 5-HTP.While we don't have information pages on the subject (yet!) that are similar to the St. John's W ... read more
Kelly
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