User Reviews for 5-htp

100mg ONCE DAILY (not twice a day). I was recommended to take twice a day but I had bad side effects. 5-HTP speeds up your brain. It makes your Calicum absorb easier into your brain cells. Instead of typical 5-10% of Calicum soaking into your brain cells you can get more like 20% absorbed. (the rest expelled via urine) NOTE: Calcium metabolism in your brain CREATES HEAT. When I took 100mg twice a day the end result was a feeling that my head was on fire. I could literally feel the heat, and ended up running cold water over my head in the shower- not pleasant! However, once I started taking it just every other day all of the sudden I can THINK again. The fog is cleared and all of the sudden my friends are surprised that I'm not lost in a fog. USAGE WARNING: Do not take more than recommended and really I would just take half until your brain gets used to it. If you take with a good multi vitamin- just EVERY OTHER DAY hopefully you will have the good results that I am getting. I now take with with Citicoline and L-Theanine and find very good mental / memory function, clear head and emotions, and Ashwagandha for sleep. Overall would recommend- but start with 1/2 dose or you might be soaking your head in cold water!Read More Read Less

I am not depressed,but I crave sugar because of a seratonin deficiency. I really CRAVE it, especially in the afternoon and evening. 5htp makes those cravings entirely manageable. It is miraculous. If I forget to take my pill I end up getting into something (ice cream or worse). When I take it I resist. I love this stuff.

I worked with a specialist to find a solution for depression because I cannot take SSRIs. It works. But reading reviews I have to say - it’s natural of course it’s not FFA approved? Does FDA approve dried fruit, tea, dried milk?? No. Matural things existed long before big pharma came along!! If your doctor gave you 5htp for melatonin, your doctor should be reported, they’re the problem not 5htp. 5htp can increase serotonin. If you take SSRIs or other pharmaceuticals you should ask a pharmacist or doctor to look up interactions. Est advice - buy from reputable brands that have been around for a while. Don’t buy from obscure places and brands not known. Read More Read Less

First it did nothing, then it kept me awake and anxious for a few days. Did not like the headaches either.

It is not good that it's not regulated/controlled! Very strong efekt in fey days of us as it is hormonal! Worst is no government agency take care to explain the dosage in force of law In direct connection with sale. What is stupid people in government and this is not single example. Anyway we should be thankful we don't have an anarchy on the streets. Conclusion be careful check your dosage Go slow and be patient.

Being 100 percent honest because reviews for things like these are important. It’s been 2 months using HTP-5. When I first started I took 2 capsules every night for the first two weeks( for full effect like bottle mentions), then I changed it to every other night from then on. It works great. I don’t get extremely irritated for no reason anymore and my attitude is pleasant and not Just neutral. So focusing is easier now. IM early to bed early to rise but had trouble falling asleep. Now I’m early to bed and Im asleep within the hour and I wake up with no mind fog! BAD PART, for the first two weeks I noticed a little stomach pinching and I figured it was the HTP-5 like the side effects say that’s why I changed it to every other night. I don’t mind it though, I fix cars for a living so I feel worse “pinches” than that everyday. So every other night after a full dinner solves the stomach thing for me. Read More Read Less

I took this to try to help with high levels of stress and anxiety caused by work. In actual fact, all that happened was an increased amount of anxiety caused by the unholy amount of farts that this supplement caused.

I took 100 mg of HTP and it develop Fibromyalgia syndrome chronically causing pain, stiffness, and tenderness of muscles, tendons, and joints without detectable inflammation within 24 hours after taking 2 tablets such a horrible.

I was in a deep depression 4 years ago and tried anti -depressants that made me feel much worse. After I gave them up I decided to try 5HTP and it helped me enormously. I took 100mg a day up until about a year ago, when it suddenly dawned on me that I had not l needed it for a long time. Starting and stopping with 5HTP needs to be tapered. I built up from 50mg to 150mg over a couple of weeks and after a couple of months dropped back to 100mg. When I stopped a year ago I took over a month of decreasing doses and missing days to reach giving up. PS I had problems with your stars but my rating was excellent on all pointsRead More Read Less

I take it on and off when ever I feel like I've been down in the dumps for a week or if I need to be in a good mood for something...it does take a few days to kick in but did and does work...

I took 5-HTP in a 200 mg dose before bedtime for two days (5-HTP Plus 200mg + Vitamins C & B6). On the second day in the morning I began to have muscular spikes in parts of the body that I had never had, such as the left forearm and even much worse in the four -legs of both legs. These spasms made me difficult to walk well since they were very annoying. I am an athlete, practiced southern and I perform weightlifting regularly. The experience has been very unpleasant.

I believe 5HTP should be tried BEFORE antidepressants. I have been on anti-depressants since I was 14. I've attempted suicide 3 times. Last time I was maxed on 2 different kinds. For a year now I have been taking 5HTP and find it to be far more EFFECTIVE. If I forget for a few days I might get down again but I reach out to family and I talk myself down. I could not/would not on anti-depressants. The only side effect I have had is if I take it on an empty stomach. Absolutely feel like this has saved my life!! Read More Read Less

Within 10-15 mins of taking I started getting stomach cramps and very bad nausea. I vomited and had to lie down. Missing out on work time and wish I had read possible side effects first. Never again.

My son became angry and moody after losing his dad (he is 39), so he started taking 5-HTP and he calmed down after 3 days of taking this and encouraged me to try it due to the depression which caused anxiety after losing the love of my life of 45 yrs! Although I grieve and assume I will always (its only been 3 months since he passed) this 5htp had help a lot with the depression, I'm noticing more energy.

So I went through years and years of Zoloft, Citalopram, Effexor, Doxepine, and Mirtazapine since I was 16 (I'm nearly 25) All of them had some horrid anxiety side effects, except for the Mirtazapine,but I still didn't feel myself even when taking the Mirt. Anyways, I started looking into natural supplements, and came across the 5 htp. I took the first dose and IMMEDIATELY felt relief I didn't feel with any of the meds.wow. wow. Wow. I instantly felt motivated. Happy. Wanted to talk !! My heart still palpitated a bit and some stomach discomfort but that's better than feeling hopelessly depressed right? However, I accidentally took 200 mg in the afternoon because I thought each capsule was 50 mg not 100 mg. In the afternoon I felt like throwing up, rapid breathing, muscle pain, shivers , (serotonin syndrome ?? Maybe?? ) Thankfully I had a secret benzo Stash and could placate the symptoms with a Klonopin. But I still won't give up on it. I just think I could have avoided the crisis by reading the instructions and taking a smaller dose to start. I want to feel the relief again when I took the 100mg. Hopefully I can get my hands on a 50 mg. Anyways, I'll keep you all updated! Read More Read Less

Took for anxiety and depression as an alternative to taking prescription medications...it's only been one week. I stopped taking and then the night after I stopped taking kept having lucid dreaming all night, also kept waking up. And wierd lucid dreaming, not totally unpleasant, thankfully, but I could remember every dream I dreamt and I literally woke up and felt like I had not slept because I could remember everything and that was particularly disconcerting. I will be speaking with my dr tmrw. Oh, on a side note, it was the day after I stopped that I had a few glasses of wine so not sure if it was interactions. Also, I would get super drowsy on them when I took during the day, so would only take one at night. I still would like to try just exercise, scheduled sleep and no drinking for awhile to see if that will help with anxiety and depression more than taking supplements. Side effects included headaches all week, as well as nausea if I didn't eat with food. There should be more studies on, I am now too nervous to take more at the moment. Read More Read Less

52 yo ... take 100mg at night and my sleep is MUCH deeper. I haven’t slept this good in a long time. Sleep does the body and mind good! Yay!

I have only been taking 5-HTP from two shops in UK (Healthspan and Holland & Barrett) for a few weeks, not sure yet whether it helps with sleep problems, my main reason for trying it. I wonder if the people complaining of side effects such as diarrhoea are reacting to the other supplements added into the tablets/capsules, I note that both these UK brands have added magnesium and B vitamins?

When I first started taking 5-HTP 100mg at hs for mild depression I had nausea and stomach pains (great for weight loss) but always a happy mood. The side effects subsided after a few months of taking it. Now I take 50mg a day and am so pleased by my positive mood.

Keeping in mind, when rating my experience its to create awareness of what could happen when you take this with anti-depressants, as I have. My body reacted very harshly and with in an hour of taking the 5-Htp I was violently Ill throwing up, After throwing up and being unable to physically function for a few hours, I was naturally lethargic and left with a hostile headache. Please do not use this while on other medication producing serotonin, its no walk in the park, and just stupid. I learned the hard way. Read More Read Less