What's your experience with 5-HTP?!


Question:

What's your experience with 5-HTP?

I'm trying it to help control my PMS mood swings. I bought some at GNC yesterday, wanted to get 50mg but they only had 100mg, so that's what I got. I took one yesterday and one today, and so far no problems.

Can you share your 5-HTP experience with me? Is 100mg/day too much? How long have you been taking it?


Answers:

Be careful! I took a diet pill once that had 5-HTP in it (bad idea I know; but 5-HTP is known to make you "happy", and help suppress the appetite). Obviously it didn't only have 5-HTP, but I definitely think I felt the effect, b/c I would laugh out of nowhere, my mind would wonder off, it was weird. And sometimes I just felt a random numbness out of nowhere for a couple of minutes. I kind of felt just free, and actually HIGH at some points throughout the day! I had never taken 5-HTP ANYTHING in my life before, and it had 300mg, so maybe that is why it was so crazy. I read on numerous sites (when trying to look up warnings and side effects) that you should never go over 900mg of 5-HTP per day. Also, if your going to take it, you should introduce your system to it gradually, and if everything feels okay a couple of weeks at a time, you can gradually increase dosage. But don't go over 900mg!! You should look up some info yourself also just to be safe. Hope this helps. Be careful, and good luck! : )




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