5 htp and st john's wort

[glitterstorm]

I recently bought some 5 htp tablets, didn't read the ingredients properly and they also contain St John's wort. According to the label it seems that there doesn't actually seem to be much St John's wort in them (says something like 'griffonia P.E. 99% 5-HTP 50mg, St John's Wort P.E. 0.3% Hypercin'), but I've seen some posts on here with people saying it's not good to combine them.

I just bought the 5-HTP because I roll occasionally and thought it might be good to have to hand if I do get any negative comedown effects. I'm also really interested in lucid dreaming, and have read that both 5-HTP and St John's Wort can help with that (although haven't found any info about combining them). What Would it be a bad idea to take these particular 5-HTP tablets after rolling due to the added St John's Wort? I'd like to try them anyway to see if they do make my dreams more vivid, but I'm wondering whether I should stay clear of them before/after rolling if there's a possibility of any side effects.

If anyone has tried either of these for help with lucid dreaming, it would be great to hear your experiences too!

 

[Cheechy]

Afaik preloading with MAOI's before a roll is dangerous and can lead to serotonin syndrome, but i'm not sure about using it to postload.

Definitely don't use it to preload before a roll, but take someone elses advice as to whether or not it's useful after.

 

[De3eD]

This thread reminded me that I hadn't even fully checked the label of my 5-htp and it turns out it contains magnesium too! Awesome!

In relation to this thread though, I'd only take them one or two days before rolling judging by what I've read. Definitely not on the day of. Couldn't tell you if its safe to mix the two or not though, I don't see why it would be

 

[rickolasnice]

I wouldn't worry about the mix of 5-HTP and SJW.. SJW's MAOI effects are weak plus 5-HTP doesnt actually cause your brain to release serotonin..