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5 Htp

covsooze

By covsooze
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covsooze Enthusiast
covsooze
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I've read a little bit about 5 HTP and its benefits for depression and sleep problems and wondering if anyone's got any good / bad experiences of using it. Does it interact with any other meds? (don't know whether I should wait until I'm totally off my ads to try it).

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My husband uses it with no problems. He didn't think it was working, but I noticed a difference!

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I've read a little bit about 5 HTP and its benefits for depression and sleep problems and wondering if anyone's got any good / bad experiences of using it. Does it interact with any other meds? (don't know whether I should wait until I'm totally off my ads to try it).

I've been taking 50 mgs of 5-HTP every evening for a year now. I had a lot of trouble staying asleep. I also take 1/4 of a 50 mg trazodone so I'm not sure which one is helping but I sleep like a rock now. Slept through a really bad rain storm a few night ago. I haven't had any trouble with 5-HTP.

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I used to take it as a supplement back at a time when I was a bit more of a partyer and doing things that were depleting my body -- it seemed to work wonders for recovery at the time.

sparkles Contributor
sparkles
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What is 5 HTP?

skbird Contributor
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I've taken between 25 and 50 mg a day - was fine. I didn't notice it changing my sleep other than more vivid dreams, and I did notice about half the time my mood was improved. I was thinking recently about going on it again.

Since it is a precurser to serotonin and we make nearly half our serotonin in our gut, wouldn't it make sense that it would help a recovering Celiac? Especially with depression.

The only potential issues I've heard of involve taking 5HTP with antidepressants or the triptan migraine pills because they all relate to serotonin issues. I don't know if there is an actual problem taking them together, but something to research for sure, since both of those drugs have an effect on how your body reacts to serotonin - taking a supplement that turns into serotonin might be an issue.

Stephanie

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I think this is an excellent resource for reading up on supplements: Open Original Shared Link

Open Original Shared Link

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I've been taking 50 mgs of 5-HTP every evening for a year now. I had a lot of trouble staying asleep. I also take 1/4 of a 50 mg trazodone so I'm not sure which one is helping but I sleep like a rock now. Slept through a really bad rain storm a few night ago. I haven't had any trouble with 5-HTP.

Terese,

I was Just reading your bio at the bottom of your post. Is your hemoglobin and hematocrit high without the B12 injections? I assume you are taking the B12 injections because you have pernicious anemia.

Steve

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utdan
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I tried it a few years ago and didn't notice any difference, but that was before I went gluten free.

covsooze Enthusiast
covsooze
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Thanks all. Nancy, that link was very useful :) I liked it because it seemd to give a very balanced picture.

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Terese,

I was Just reading your bio at the bottom of your post. Is your hemoglobin and hematocrit high without the B12 injections? I assume you are taking the B12 injections because you have pernicious anemia.

Steve

Steve, yes my hemoglobin and hematocrit are high with out the B12 injections and I've just had my blood tested again after being on the B12 for 4 months and it's still high, no change. The dr's note on the test says "probably due to low B12 & B6." I have never been told I have pernicious anemia. Do you have a clue what this means? I see others on the board have pernicious anemia. I always feel like I'm overloaded with questions and answers at the Dr's. I really like her but sometimes feel rushed.

Thanks

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