Posted by lotus on November 6, 2003, at 11:46:28
In reply to Re: A theory on the Tryptophan debate, posted by Ogopogo on November 6, 2003, at 10:14:21
As far as tryptophan being better,alot of people have tried 5-htp with little result but when they swithched to tryptophan they got excellent results.Of course people are different,and some get excellent results with the 5-htp,but I'm still concerned about how it is utilized once it enters the bloodstream.
As far as the safety of tryptophan is concerned,I believe it is safer and you can buy the pharmaceutically pure stuff from a couple different sources on the net.Also unlike 5-htp,it is required that you take B3 or a B vitamin complex so that the tryptophan can be converted to serotonin.
Also check out the discussion on this forum about tryptophan,I think it gives a couple of sources where you can buy it.Also you can order it from the site of the article I refered you to in the earlier post,just scroll to the bottom of the page and click on individual product ordering.
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