| 5-HTP (50mg) | 
| Brand: Now Foods
Category: Health and Beauty
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Ingredients: White Rice Powder and Cellulose (capsule
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UPC: 733739000927
EAN: 0733739000927
ASIN: B0002400WC
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| Features:
| • | Please click on 2nd image for complete list of ingredients. | | • | Each Vegetarian Capsule contains 5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan) ( Griffonia Simplicifolia) (seed) - 50 mg. | | • | NOW (Natural-Organic-Wholesome) has been manufacturing quality natural supplements for over 35 years. | | • | Easy to swallow Capsule | | • | Natural Source, |
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5-HTP (50mg)
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 17
VERY GOOD MEDICINE FOR THOSE OF US WHO NEED IT! August 28, 2005
Heather L. Parisi (St. Augustine, FL USA)
51 out of 51 found this review helpful
As 5-HTP goes, this is good stuff and reasonably priced. It does seem to cause vivid dreams and it seems to have the effects it is supposed to. However, it should be noted that although you need take only 1-2 capsules for insomnia, the short half life of 5-HTP from "GRIFFONIA SEEDS" necessitates rather frequent dosing for depression and appetite suppression, usually 4x per day and attention needs to be paid to the timing of doses with other amino acids. Serotonin syndrome may also be an issue for some.
Whereas many important issues are not certain or resolved regarding 5-HTP dosage and usage, it does seem to do a lot of good when used appropriately. Naturally a lot more can be said and books have been written on 5-HTP. It is a product that must be used with considerable care and professional medical monitoring is advisable due to the serious conditions it is used for and its effects on human brain chemistry. [Depression, Obesity, Insomnia] Nevertheless after taking it for 3 years I can say that I have experienced no negative side effects. Also, I have noticed reduced cravings for sweets, less anxiety in social situations and have slept better than I ever have. There has also been no sign of 5-HTP being habit forming in my experience.
If you are considering using this product for anxiety or sociophobic disorders the same company [NOW] makes a 200mg dosage combined with the amino acid L-tyrosine. Many have found the addition of 250 mg of L-tyrosine to be most helpful and the product still retains all of its other characteristics.
Ambrosia September 9, 2009
Daniel Payne
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
Ever since the age of 13, I've suffered from terrible social anxiety and depression. It got progressively worse until, at 17, I dropped out of high school. Even the thought of going to school would bring on a panic attack, and every day was a constant struggle. As I aged, the depression advanced, leaving me with a nagging feeling that somehow, in some way, something was terribly wrong--with my life, with the world, with everything. I didn't enjoy doing anything, and hope for the future was a completely foreign concept.
Enter 5-HTP.
I started taking 100mg right before bed, primarily to combat insomnia, but after a couple weeks, my depression and social anxiety began to subside. It didn't cure me or drug me up, in fact I could barely tell it was having an effect at all, but it did enough that I could tackle the problem myself, head on. Over the course of about 6 months, I was able to learn how to talk to people, be social, and start enjoying activities. It felt so natural that I stopped taking the 5-HTP, thinking my progress had been all my doing, but after about a week the anxieties started creeping back into my life.
That happened on several occasions until I finally admitted that 5-HTP had been the key all along, but I don't care if I have to take this stuff for the rest of my life. I'm experiencing the world in ways I'd never, in my wildest dreams, dreamed possible, and I wouldn't trade that for anything. Constant stress, fear, and paranoia, have been replaced with a calm sense of security and the cheery demeanor I had before the onset of my symptoms. The stuff is truly a life saver.
That being said, I do have hope that I'll be able to progress to the point where medication with 5-HTP isn't necessary. When I take a break and the symptoms return, they aren't nearly as bad as they were before I discovered this stuff. 5-HTP empowers me to go out and build the positive experiences that, in time, I hope will serve as a foundation for natural relief.
If you're going to take this, you can save yourself a lot of trouble if you follow these guidelines:
* NEVER take this in combination with another antidepressant or any kind of SSRI.
* Never take more than 100mg in any 3-4 hour period unless you're a heavy person. Even then, start slow.
* Never take it within an hour of having an alcohol buzz, regardless of when you had your last drink.
* Don't take 5-HTP after eating a meal heavy in protein, and in the beginning, perhaps wait a couple hours after eating any protein at all.
* Take it with a meal, preferably carb-based, until your stomach and intestines are used to it. If you don't, it can cause some minor cramping and nausea.
Taking too much will leave you feeling spacey and tired, yet unable to sleep, and it may also cause stomach pain or shallow breathing. The same can be said about taking it with alcohol, and taking it with protein greatly reduces its effectiveness while exacerbating typically negligible side effects like cramping; however, taking it with fruit juice will improve its effectiveness and reduce negative side effects if you're experiencing them. Taking it with another antidepressant or an SSRI can be potentially dangerous. Unless your doctor specifically tells you to, do not, under any circumstance, combine them.
Be smart, be consistent, and this stuff can do wonders for you.
Good for insomnia May 14, 2007
Gavin Black
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I ended up trying 5-HTP originally because it was one of the few OTC products that has any good testing done on it in medical publications, and has shown a statistically significant effects on sleep. To me it seems to help best when feeling mentally restless, but not help at all if I just feel uncomfortable lying down. One thing I've noticed is that it takes a long time to make me drowsy, usually a couple hours, so I have to plan to take them. The best thing about 5-HTP compared to about any other sleep medication is that it seems to have no drowsiness the next morning.
One last thing, not to attack other reviewers, but melatonin is only used for very specific types of insomnia(That occur because of melatonin deficiencies). There have been alot of studies on it(Check PubMed), and found it has no effect on general insomnia, but incredibly significant effects on the elderly and other groups with melatonin deficiencies.
One slight warning about 5-HTP is it does seem to cause very lucid dreaming, not really a bad thing but something to be aware of.
5-HTP and Melatonin ought to be talked about together. April 24, 2007
Gunner (Bethlehem,Georgia)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
5-HTP
5-HTP and Melatonin ought to be talked about together. First, let me say that I am not a medical doctor and I don't play one on TV. I have read a great deal about this subject, however.
5-HTP is a precursor to serotonin and can transfer across the blood brain barrier easily. Melatonin is a downstream product of Serotonin, i.e it is made from Serotonin. So, if you take 5-HTP and Melatonin together, it's like filling up a bucket by pouring water into it and patching a leak in it at the same time.
You'll sleep better and if you are mildly depressed it will help. If you are more than mildly depressed you might want to go to a medical doctor and have your thyroid checked out for hypothyroidism.
It takes about a week for the 5-HTP to build up in your body,if you're not better after 5-7 days you might want to increase the dosage.
Melatonin is best taken sublingually,put it under your tongue and let it melt so that it is absorbed through the mouth.
Gunner April,2007
Another must have for FMS June 13, 2008
K. Givens
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is another supplement that I have taken for several years. I find that it is more helpful and has less side effects than RX anti-depressants that I have tried for my Fibromyalgia. Again, I am very pleased with Allstar Health, their pricing and excellent service. NOW products are the best, at least they have been for me. In this product, I especially like the VCaps because they are easy to swallow. Recently, I found out about a Dr. Daniel Amen and his research on the brain. That may be old news to some. He has several books out. This is one of the products that he highly recommends for many of the symptoms that FMS sufferers experience.
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