Re: 5 htp- all hype?

Posted by stjames on July 17, 2003, at 16:04:18

In reply to 5 htp- all hype?, posted by Peter S. on July 16, 2003, at 15:26:42

> I have yet to hear personally of anyone who has benefited from 5-HTP. Anyone out there?
>
> > There is a lot written about the great benefits of taking oral 5-HTP. But I have read a lot of posts from people who have actually tried it and they are generaly not very positive.
Depression is not caused by a deficiency
of neurotransmitters, so supplementing to
make more is not a treatment. Also, feedback systems do not allow a one to one relationship between percursors and end product neurotransmitters. NO matter how much 5 htp
you take in you will not make more NT's, after a point.

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Lexapro and 5-HTP kka 7/15/03
Re: Lexapro and 5-HTP Sabina 7/16/03
Re: Lexapro and 5-HTP Bill L 7/16/03
5 htp- all hype? Peter S. 7/16/03
Re: Lexapro and 5-HTP kka 7/16/03
Re: Lexapro and 5-HTP jlo820 7/16/03
Re: 5 htp- all hype? Sabina 7/16/03
Re: 5 htp- all hype? stjames 7/17/03
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Re: 5 htp- all hype? SLS 7/18/03
Re: 5 htp- all hype? McPac 7/18/03
Re: 5 htp- all hype? stjames 7/18/03
tryptophan depletion didn't rapidly worsen depres. stjames 7/18/03
Re: 5 htp- all hype? stjames 7/18/03
Re: 5 htp- all hype? kka 7/18/03
Re: 5 htp- all hype? stjames 7/18/03
Re: 5 htp- all hype? SLS 7/18/03
Re: 5 htp- all hype? » stjames SLS 7/18/03

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