Posted by Larry Hoover on August 14, 2004, at 12:29:21
In reply to Re: what I'm taking » KaraS, posted by Simus on August 3, 2004, at 21:36:25
> I need serious help with sleep! Isn't tryptophan the amino acid that was banned in this country?
It was quite publicly banned, but quite quietly reinstated. The only new criterion applied to it is that, if sold for human consumption, the distributor/manufacturer is responsible for its purity.
There is so much attention paid to the quality of tryptophan on the market today, I have zero concern that the contaminant responsible for the initial hoohah will ever be found again, in tryptophan. The process responsible for that contaminant is no longer in use, anywhere.
> I have read a lot about 5HTP (I think that is right), but I was a little concerned about serotonin syndrome when I was on Lexapro so I didn't try it. But that probably wouldn't be a problem now that I am on Wellbutrin. I will have to look into it again.
Correct on both counts. Some concern with Lexapro, but little to none with Wellbutrin. Still, tryptophan would be my number one pick.
Lar
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