So yeah, glad to have helped those who found this helpful...that was the REAL point of this thread. To those who keep calling me "stupid" for taking "40 of anything"...I admit it. I was INEXPERIENCED, and handled the situation poorly. I'm far from stupid. Just uninformed. Not knowing much about ANYTHING related to pills, I just assumed (poor decision) that herbal supplements couldn't be OD'd. Again, I didn't PURPOSELY take 40 pills...but since I didn't think I could OD, I was popping them without fear of consequence. I wasn't counting them. I didn't count until the next morning.
Having said that (multiple times now for those of you who continue to NOT read my thread entirely), I have a question for you more experienced users.
The more research I have done on 5HTP this week, the more conflicted responses I"m getting related to it's usage.
Obviously taking 40 is dumb, and I don't plan on taking any DURING the roll ever again. But my first experience with 5HTP was taking 3 at the end of my roll simply to avoid the sunday "blues". That worked. That sunday I felt no depression whatsoever. Is that due to the 5HTP or something else entirely?
I guess what I"m asking is should I continue to take 2-3 at the end of my roll to avoid the sunday blues, or is it a pointless endeavor all together and should I just avoid the 5HTP altogether?