Anyone tried 5HTP ?

[halfpenny43]

Hi all - just looking to see if anyone has experience of trying 5HTP ?

Friend of mine recommended it as it apparently naturally increases serotonin and melatonin, helping you sleep and making you feel generally "happier" - does it do as it says on the tin ?

Cheers
1/2p

[popeyewhite]

No.

A bit drowsy first couple of times, 'interesting' dreams. Then nothing.

[xx99xx]

I didn't notice anything, good or bad. Stuck to the dose as suggested on the bottle, so maybe I needed more and for longer?

[popeyewhite]

ZMA is similar.

[Halb]

popeyewhite said:

ZMA is similar.

as in it doesn't work?

[popeyewhite]

Promises the same, ditto efficacy. Similar to performance supplements If you want a compound that has any significant effect you have to look to weaker versions of previously prescription only substances. Personally If I want to sleep better I take two boggo nurofen. Works almost as well as a a morphia dosage I've found, with far less sides.

[Halb]

does nurofen bung you up?

[popeyewhite]

Nope, not particularly, but I'd only take 2 before bed. Three days max as any longer and I experience the opposite to the required effect and have to wean myself off them.

[TwistingMyMelon]

For sleep Magnesium helps me , could be a placebo but I tend to sleep with less cramps if I take it just before bed

[Jonny_gti]

Helped my mood slightly however when taken a higher dose would give me a headache, give it a try and see.

[halfpenny43]

Hmm ok cheers all.

I might give it a go as I need "something" and don't want to go the fluoxetine route being recommended by the Dr - so something natural sounded a good alternative.

[paulwoof]

ZMA (zinc, magnesium, and b6) helped sleep a bit, but often not due to waking up from some weird dream in the middle of the night. Lots of people seemed to experience the same. I started a rival bakery to greggs and was convinced mr greg had put a hit out on me in my dream.

After a while i started feeling sick 10/15 min after taking it so eventually stopped.

you can also get melatonin on ebay. worked for me at first but now seems to do very little.

[Regiment]

Take ZMA every night, never noticed anything at all.

[popeyewhite]

L dopa

I have purchased a bottle and will post the results of personal testing in a couple of weeks. Will buffer with PEA (info in the article).

https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=11...