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i was just wondering if anybody has some negative experiences with 5htp? it seems so popular in the states. almost too good to be true. but where i live in europe it is hardly known. i was wondering if there really are nog negative side effects or risks?
 
If you are taking 50 or 100mg a day continously then there is little down side, many people do that (Rob Rollie does IIRC).
The down sides mainly occur when either you take too much or mix it with an SSRI. Both can result in Seratonin Syndrome, a very nasty and potentially lethal occurance.

Once you start taking 200+mg a day or something huge like 500mg at once its more than your body needs by a long way and too much seratonin can be produced. Similarly with an SSRI it aids in the buildup of seratonin until it reaches a critical point and you get problems.

Taking a low dose regularly shoud cause no problems at all if you aren't on any medication :)
 
i use 100mg 5-htp + sjw+b6 every day
and i never got the negative experiences
plur
;)
 
never had any real problems with it. although once, the night before I was expecting to roll, my friend and I both took 300mg before bed. we both had nightmares (lower doses had previously just produced more lucid dreams). we both also reported a very strange feeling of uncontrollable inertia (in our nightmares).

for instance, in these dreams, if we tilted our head it would gain momentum. It would feel as if it was made of concrete and would pull the rest of our body to the ground. we felt like we were stuck in a spot and when we finally were able to move, we would be flung into the direction we started moving without any way to slow ourselves down.
 
ttrium said:
i use 100mg 5-htp + sjw+b6 every day
and i never got the negative experiences
plur
;)
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I may be wrong but I do not think 5-htp & St John's Wort should be taken together.
 
once the morning after i had taken 200mg and after about an hour my hands locked in a claw-like pose and i had to vomit. i was ok afterwards but that kinda scared me because up to that point 200mg was my standard morning after dosage.
needless to say i don't do that anymore. my standard now is 50mg for 5 days after a roll. it seems to work out pretty well.
 
I've started taking 5-HTP @ 100MG (Per day) - (Before Bed) for Preloading. I will only do this about 3 days before rolling and then (150MG) for 3 days after to Postload.

Hopefully all works well :)

Shal...

PS: No negative experiences yet! :)
 
I have never had a problem with 5 HTP when taken post roll, but I know a few people that have had bad reactions when mixed with other drugs and/or alcohol..... :\
 
5-htp can be a little hard on the tummy. I have stomache problems and 5-htp has upset it on occasional days. I don't do more than 100mg a day for 7 days when I do.
 
5htp gives me really realistic dreams.. and im always being chased by someone ... you might think its scary but its actually quite cool
 
I know a guy who thought 5htp was good for him, we were partying hard for a week or so and he took about 10 caps (100mg each). next day he took a solid dose of e. got tunnelvision and he passed out... not to be repeated..
 
i bought some 5-htp after hearing about how it solves those comedown woes. Tried it a few times take 100mg few nights before i drop and then for a couple of days afterwards. Doesnt seem to work for me and I havnt been able to face going into work on a Monday morning.

This sucks because I am going to have to give up taking e to keep my job which i cant afford to lose :(
 
2financeman

I may be wrong but I do not think 5-htp & St John's Wort should be taken together.
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may be I agree with you. but i use a ready preparation and i can't divide 5-htp and sjw

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whoever says 5 htp doesn't work is a shithead.
I was so fucking depressed yesterday and right now I feel like everything is gonna be alright. take it. Its not a placebo.
 
Claw Hands

Nimble - Strange you mentioned that because I've noticed that when I'm rolling hard, my hands always get stuck in this clawlike position. It's like the joints in both of my hands get stuck in a bent position. It's freaky looking and doesn't happen to anyone else I know. I dropped this weekend and decided to take two potassium pills beforehand b/c I tend to get pretty bad charlie horses when rolling and I ended up with no charlie horses or claw hands the entire time.

About the 5-htp, I usually postload with it and have only noticed it causes slight nausea and quite vivid dreams. I think it definitely helps replinish seratonin though b/c I haven't suffered the typical after-depression since I started postloading with it.
 
financeman said:
I may be wrong but I do not think 5-htp & St John's Wort should be taken together.
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I think SJW is a mild MAOI which could be bad in combination with 5-HTP.

I remeber the instruction for Seroxat (a SSRI) having a section about not taking SJW.
 
My girlfriend is probably gonna have some extra prenatal vits that both have 500% of the daily value of b6 and b12 would this be a healthy way to absorb more of the 5htp? PLZ email me an answer.
 
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