Tryptophan (Negative affects of 5-HTP)

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Feeling immediately ill from 5-HTP makes me wonder if you have a food

intolerance to whatever the manufacturer used as a filler.

 

Long term use of 5-HTP by itself will lead to reduced dopamine levels.

It is helpful to take tyrosine for anyone taking 5-HTP. About eight

or ten times more milligrams of the amino acid tyrosine than 5-HTP is

recommended. Cysteine, selenium and folate along with 5-HTP & tyrosine

are also needed. The amino acid cysteine because the body will use

more of it, selenium & folate because those are cofactors.

 

If you find a different brand that doesn't make you ill, try a small

dose 3 or 4 times a day. If there is no difference after a week,

increase the dose.

 

It takes time for neurotransmitters to stabilize. Once things

improve, it is very likely that the amount taken can be reduced

considerably.

 

Things like anemia & hypothyroidism are but two things that can throw

off neurotransmitters. A visit to a functional medicine doctor to

eliminate these sorts of things can also be very helpful.

 

 

 

, " evergreengarden "

<evergreengarden wrote:

>

> This made me ill right away. After a while I tried again and it also

affected me in a very negative way.

> The real tryptophan helped me a lot instead.

>

>

>

>

> -

> CHARLES WETZEL

>

> Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:34 PM

> Re: Re: Tryptophan

>

>

> I was struggling with anxiety attacks and my dr. prescribed (of

course) lexapro- which made me fell dim and sluggish. I read about

5-htp tried it and loved it. I would suggest it to anyone who is

suffering from over-stress, anxiety, edginess. I did not alter my mood

or energy level in anyway, it just really helped to take the edge off.

I slept better and felt as though I was able to think more

rationally.. I did not take it for long period of time ,I would

usually take one capsule every other day. I purchased it at my local

vitamin shop,

>

> On a side note I had a professor for physiological psychology who

said that years ago tryptophan was sold over the counter as a mood

stabilizer...then along came zoloft and the like and big pharma

realized they could make a lot more money off of those mind altering

drugs than they could off of turkey horomones. Her theory is that they

created a false study shedding a negative light on tryptophan and had

it pulled from the shelves thus paving the way for what we have

now...well- you know what we have now....

>

> --- On Wed, 9/17/08, evergreengarden <evergreengarden wrote:

>

> evergreengarden <evergreengarden

> Re: Re: Tryptophan

>

> Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 12:08 PM

>

> Hello,

>

> I'm a vegetarian so turkey is out of question.

> In reference to 5HTP, I already tried it and made me feel really ill.

> Rena

>

> -

> prattdw2000

>

> Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:58 PM

> Re: Tryptophan

>

> 2 places I know of for tryptophan. One is turkey has lots in it.

> The other is 5HTP that is a precursor to Tryptophan. if the pathway

> is inplace in the body then the body will convert the 5HTP into as

> much Tryptophan as you need. There may be other products out there

> though.

>

> DP

>

> >

> > I used to take Tryptophan to help me sleep until the FDA took it

> away. It was really good for me.

> > Where do you live? Where do you get Tryptophan?

> > Rena

> >

> > -

> > joanne_cromp

> >

> > Saturday, September 13, 2008 2:46 PM

> > Does Anyone Know

> >

> >

> > Hi, I have bipolar and I also have anxiety real bad..I take L-

> > Triphtophan and other aminos which do help the BP but they don't

> help

> > the anxiety- My husband just took me out on our new Harley

> Davidson

> > and I had never been a passenger and I paniced extremly hard like

> I

> > was falling, which made him real nervous when we were traveling,

> lol,

> > yikes..Does anyone know anything natural to help me besides Bach

> > Flower's which by the way have not helped me..

> >

> > ):JoAnne

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I had a strong negative emotional and mood reaction the 2 times I took it.

I don't see worth enough to go into details now.

I'm not going to try again.

On the other side, Tryptophan always helped me sleep without any side effect

at all.

Rena

 

 

-

gregogilv

Sunday, September 21, 2008 5:58 PM

Re: Tryptophan (Negative affects of 5-HTP)

 

 

Feeling immediately ill from 5-HTP makes me wonder if you have a food

intolerance to whatever the manufacturer used as a filler.

 

Long term use of 5-HTP by itself will lead to reduced dopamine levels.

It is helpful to take tyrosine for anyone taking 5-HTP. About eight

or ten times more milligrams of the amino acid tyrosine than 5-HTP is

recommended. Cysteine, selenium and folate along with 5-HTP & tyrosine

are also needed. The amino acid cysteine because the body will use

more of it, selenium & folate because those are cofactors.

 

If you find a different brand that doesn't make you ill, try a small

dose 3 or 4 times a day. If there is no difference after a week,

increase the dose.

 

It takes time for neurotransmitters to stabilize. Once things

improve, it is very likely that the amount taken can be reduced

considerably.

 

Things like anemia & hypothyroidism are but two things that can throw

off neurotransmitters. A visit to a functional medicine doctor to

eliminate these sorts of things can also be very helpful.

 

, " evergreengarden "

<evergreengarden wrote:

>

> This made me ill right away. After a while I tried again and it also

affected me in a very negative way.

> The real tryptophan helped me a lot instead.

>

>

>

>

> -

> CHARLES WETZEL

>

> Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:34 PM

> Re: Re: Tryptophan

>

>

> I was struggling with anxiety attacks and my dr. prescribed (of

course) lexapro- which made me fell dim and sluggish. I read about

5-htp tried it and loved it. I would suggest it to anyone who is

suffering from over-stress, anxiety, edginess. I did not alter my mood

or energy level in anyway, it just really helped to take the edge off.

I slept better and felt as though I was able to think more

rationally.. I did not take it for long period of time ,I would

usually take one capsule every other day. I purchased it at my local

vitamin shop,

>

> On a side note I had a professor for physiological psychology who

said that years ago tryptophan was sold over the counter as a mood

stabilizer...then along came zoloft and the like and big pharma

realized they could make a lot more money off of those mind altering

drugs than they could off of turkey horomones. Her theory is that they

created a false study shedding a negative light on tryptophan and had

it pulled from the shelves thus paving the way for what we have

now...well- you know what we have now....

>

> --- On Wed, 9/17/08, evergreengarden <evergreengarden wrote:

>

> evergreengarden <evergreengarden

> Re: Re: Tryptophan

>

> Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 12:08 PM

>

> Hello,

>

> I'm a vegetarian so turkey is out of question.

> In reference to 5HTP, I already tried it and made me feel really ill.

> Rena

>

> -

> prattdw2000

>

> Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:58 PM

> Re: Tryptophan

>

> 2 places I know of for tryptophan. One is turkey has lots in it.

> The other is 5HTP that is a precursor to Tryptophan. if the pathway

> is inplace in the body then the body will convert the 5HTP into as

> much Tryptophan as you need. There may be other products out there

> though.

>

> DP

>

> >

> > I used to take Tryptophan to help me sleep until the FDA took it

> away. It was really good for me.

> > Where do you live? Where do you get Tryptophan?

> > Rena

> >

> > -

> > joanne_cromp

> >

> > Saturday, September 13, 2008 2:46 PM

> > Does Anyone Know

> >

> >

> > Hi, I have bipolar and I also have anxiety real bad..I take L-

> > Triphtophan and other aminos which do help the BP but they don't

> help

> > the anxiety- My husband just took me out on our new Harley

> Davidson

> > and I had never been a passenger and I paniced extremly hard like

> I

> > was falling, which made him real nervous when we were traveling,

> lol,

> > yikes..Does anyone know anything natural to help me besides Bach

> > Flower's which by the way have not helped me..

> >

> > ):JoAnne

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >