- Depression: quick acting, few side-effects
- Helps to promote and maintain sleep
- May help migraines due to low serotonin levels
- Fibromyalgia: studies show good results
- Helps promote a feeling of fullness for healthy weight loss
Dosage
1 caplet 1 to 2 times daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. Keep out of the reach of children.
Contraindications
- 5-HTP can worsen Parkinson’s disease symptoms unless the person is also on the drug Sinemet.
- Because 5-HTP is the direct precursor to serotonin, it should not be used by individuals taking antidepressant drugs unless under the direct supervision of a health care practitioner.
- Although 5-HTP has been used safely in combination with prescription antidepressant drugs in clinical studies, taking this combination without medical supervision could result in too much serotonin in the body. The result is a condition known as the “serotonin syndrome,” which is characterized by confusion, fever, shivering, sweating, diarrhea, and muscle spasms. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use.
- 5-HTP may antagonize the effects of drugs used in migraine headaches like methysergide and cyproheptadine that block serotonin effects.
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