5 htp questions

[Feelin-u4ia]

Few questions about it,

1. Can it help with anxiety? (ex ecstasy user, clean 4 years)
2. is there any recreational value to it?
3. what kind of doses do you guys take to really try to uplift your mood?
4. is there come down from it?

 

[.:Holy::Toast:.]

Yes 5-htp can definitely help with anxiety, but be noted it can also worsen it and cause racing thoughts in some users
No
Never taken it but 100mg daily seems normal
No, I wouldn't even classify it as a psychotropic drug. It's a precursor to serotonin which is a naturally produced neurotransmitter which is used to regulate all kinds of activities in your body from mood to digestion, and since you aren't getting high, you can't come down, HOWEVER it can cause adverse effects

 

[Feelin-u4ia]

Yes 5-htp can definitely help with anxiety, but be noted it can also worsen it and cause racing thoughts in some users
No
Never taken it but 100mg daily seems normal
No, I wouldn't even classify it as a psychotropic drug. It's a precursor to serotonin which is a naturally produced neurotransmitter which is used to regulate all kinds of activities in your body from mood to digestion, and since you aren't getting high, you can't come down, HOWEVER it can cause adverse effects

Im only trying to see if 5htp can help with anxiety, I am making sure that its not something i would be able to use recreationally, knowing me I would seek it thats why i wanted to make sure before I got my hands on it

 

[angeleyes]

It's pretty divided, some people swear by it and others refuse to have a bar of it ever again.

Personally I noticed some natural better changes in my mood when I took 100mg daily.

Not incredibly distinct like smoking marijuana making dopamine surge through my body creating an artificial high, but I will admit, after a week-2 out of a month cycle, those days became that tiny bit more bearable.


End of story; its weird, but try low amounts and just see what it does for you.