5-HTP 200 mg - 60 Vcaps®
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5-HTP 200 mg - 60 Vcaps® Details
Manufacturer: NOW FoodsBrand: Now Foods
Model: 0108
Product features:
- Neurotransmitter Support
- Supports Positive Mood
Customer Reviews of 5-HTP 200 mg - 60 Vcaps®
Customer Review: THIS BLEND OF L-TYROSINE + 5-HTP IS THE GOLD STANDARD
Summary: 5 Stars
WHAT IS THIS STUFF?
This particular variety of 5-HTP is different than most and is the most potent derivation available. For information specific to this blend, skip down to the heading titled "5-HTP WITH L-TYROSINE?" For more info go to the "NOW" website on the world wide web.
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 capsule [200 mg 5-htp] 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 especially since this blend contains 250 mg. of L-Tyrosine in each capsule. Serotonin syndrome may also be an issue for some so this is something that requires professional medical oversight.
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.
5-HTP WITH L-TYROSINE?
If you are considering using this product for anxiety or sociophobic disorders [NOW] currently offers a 200mg dosage combined with the amino acid L-tyrosine + several B vitamins. 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. This variation also contains 10 mg. of niacin and 3 mg. of Vitamin B6 per capsule. The addition of L-tyrosine is supposed to be helpful to those suffering from anxiety and sociophobic symptoms in addition to the usual things that 5-HTP by itself is supposed to be good for.
PLEASE NOTE: The dosage of this product [200 mg. 5-HTP + 250 mg. L-tyrosine] is the largest offered and is usually utilized by those who have taken 5-HTP for some time and are under a doctor's supervision for the ailments that this product addresses. For applications such as appetite control [which requires the largest dosage] dosages from 300-600 mg. were used in double-blind clinical trials, making 200 mg. doses of 5-HTP an almost practical, though still quite expensive alternative to reaching the higher doses required.
ABOUT BRANDS with this SPECIAL BLEND FORMULA:
This blend of 200 mg. 5-HTP and 250 mg. L-tyrosine + B6 & B3 are rarely offered, but are quite potent. Only several brands offer this blend and of them I have experience only with this "NOW" product which has been very satisfactory.
ABOUT BRANDS OF 5-HTP in GENERAL:
As usual I am partial toward the same three; "Nature's Way", "Now" and "Swanson". This particular variety from Swanson is often sold as "BUY 1 GET 1 FREE" during their frequent promotions, as well as the 100 mg. dosage as well. The "Now" brand offers a variation with 250 mg. of the amino acid L-tyrosine added to each 200 mg. of 5-HTP along with 10 mg. of niacin and 3 mg. of B6. That is my personal favorite blend of 5-HTP, but I can replicate that by separately dosing myself with the other components. However, there has to be a sufficient price incentative to do that which there usually isn't.
[I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY PRODUCT OR COMPANY]
Description of 5-HTP 200 mg - 60 Vcaps®
High Potency Neurotransmitter Support With Glycine, Taurine & Inositol Supports Positive Mood* A Dietary Supplement Vegetarian Formula 5-HTP, the intermediate metabolite between the amino acid L-tryptophan and serotonin, is extracted from the bean of an African plant (Griffonia simplicifolia).Health, Care, Beauty Products
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