Posted by DumbFox on April 18, 2005, at 19:04:51
In reply to 5HTP worked for me, posted by john1022 on April 9, 2005, at 18:57:00
I took 5-HTP for almost a year. I loved it. I was taking 600-800 mg a day in divided doses. I used the Doctor's Best brand. I have chonric depression and ADHD. I noticed a markable improvement in some of my ADHD symptoms and in my depression. The most important thing I noticed was that I was not as irritated by distractions. My ADHD causes me to become extrememly distracted by noises that most people don't notice...like computers humming, people whistling in the office 4 doors down, water dripping in the bathroom,etc... It is so difficult for me to tune these distraction out and as a result I get very irritable and tend to snap. The 5-HTP made it easier to tune things out. It made me mildly more focused. My mother even commented on how much calmer I seemed.
It did help with my appetite as well. I lost about 20 pounds in a year without changing my eating habits. I didn't have the impulsive need to eat out of boredom or emotion.
When I increased by dose from 300 mg to the 600-800 mg I did notice some slight dizziness in the beginning. It did go away though.
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