Posted by Anton on July 17, 2003, at 17:52:51
In reply to Re: 5 htp- all hype?, posted by stjames on July 17, 2003, at 16:04:18
I thought depression was casued by serotonin depletion between neurons? A deficiency of serotonin or serotonin activity between neurons in the brain? 5-HTP which I had taken before taking any anti-depressents did deffently work on my serotonin levels by making me feel calmer, happier, and got rid of any headaches, it also helped for sleep. And it's a pretty good weight loss too. 5-htp also works on norepinephrine slightly, so it differs in that regard from tryptophan. I personally find 5-htp to be very useful when not taking any SSRI's or other prescribed anti-depressents. But you're probably not going to feel it do jack if you're already on an anti-depressent.
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