( 13 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 3 2009
I went into this one skeptical but was surprised. I started by taking 100 mg at night, and was shocked to have the first night of 9 hours of unbroken sleep that I've had in a long, long time. Which was great but I noticed it made me groggy throughout the next day. So I decided to half the dose and that's where I've been now for over a week. Very good sleep still, but no grogginess the next day. Rather than a groggy feeling it's more of a nice calm feeling with the 50 mg amount. I recently quit coffee and thought that that would take care of my anxiety problem, and it did to an extent ... maybe 70%, nevertheless, there was still some anxiety. With the stopping of coffee and the 50 mg of 5-HTP every night, I feel I've taken care of about 85% of my anxiety issues ... which had a lot more to do with my depression than I had originally thought. Sleep is extremely important, and if you're having trouble falling asleep then taking an amino acid like 5-HTP is a much healthier approach to dealing with the problem than taking kava kava, valerian root, or any of the host of drugs from big pharm. As a side note, if I'm feeling particularly tired in the morning I take some Rhodiola Rosea (Rhodax), and that is a good healthy way to get the day going, might also be something you want to check out. So, all in all, I give this product at least 4 stars, but it's helping me sleep so it's going to get all 5. I wish you the best of luck in finding what works for you too.
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Posted: Jul 22 2009
Now 5-HTP I have found that I sleep best when I take two of these, i.e. 100 mg. Please be advised that 5-HTP can cause very vivid dreams which might be disturbing to some people. I don't mind them given the trade off, a better night's sleep Recommended for people who want an alternative to a prescription sleeping pill. NOW has a new product with L-Tyrosine that you might want to try. See [[ASIN:B00029F5G8 5-HTP with L-Tyrosine (200mg) 60 vcaps5-HTP with L-Tyrosine (200mg) 60 vcaps Be sure to consult with your medical doctor before talking this or any other supplement It takes about a week for the 5-HTP to build up in your body, if you're not better after 5-7 days you might want to increase the dosage Gunner July, 2009
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( 1 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Nov 17 2008
At first these worked great. My anxiety and fears were gone... then slowly these pills started to make me feel nauseous. I stopped taking them. Then this morning I decided to take them and I FEEL HORRIBLE. I feel sick to my stomach and I feel like I'm going to vomit. Worse feeling ever. I am never taking these again.
