Posted by Larry Hoover on December 10, 2008, at 17:56:39
In reply to Re: serotonin and bone density » bleauberry, posted by DG77 on December 8, 2008, at 14:01:47
> > I've seen articles from Europe where they scoff at how stupid we Americans are with 5HTP supplements. They claim most of the 5htp converts to serotonin before it reaches the brain. Only some of it remains for the brain. In Europe it is more common for 5htp to be given with Carbidopa to prevent peripheral conversion and to encourage brain conversion instead.
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> Interesting. I wonder if that would be true of tryptophan supplements as well?Tryptophan supps do not lead to significant increases in blood serotonin concentration, most of the time. Some few people do experience that, but it's uncommon.
Lar
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