[Sunshinesworld]

I took 5 htp today because I got a bunch of vitamins from my mom and tried taking some. I read about how it helps with depression. I feel a mood and energy boost from taking it. I don't take antidepressants currently so don't have to worry about serotonin syndrome. Anyone tried taking it??

[pacman_789]

Originally Posted by Sunshinesworld

I took 5 htp today because I got a bunch of vitamins from my mom and tried taking some. I read about how it helps with depression. I feel a mood and energy boost from taking it. I don't take antidepressants currently so don't have to worry about serotonin syndrome. Anyone tried taking it??

Oh, I tried that one and it made me plain angry! First time I ever experienced that before, but I was just really argumentative and irritable. Hopefully, that won't happen to you since I'm just very sensitive to meds.

[Aurelius710]

Originally Posted by Sunshinesworld

I took 5 htp today because I got a bunch of vitamins from my mom and tried taking some. I read about how it helps with depression. I feel a mood and energy boost from taking it. I don't take antidepressants currently so don't have to worry about serotonin syndrome. Anyone tried taking it??

Closest I've taken is fish and fish oil and those seemed to work brilliantly for me. Considering 5-htp is an amino acid (naturally occurring at that), I wonder what foods it is in. Fish, turkey, another meat?

I've never taken in supplement form, so I couldn't tell you about that. I am curious if I ever had it as part of my normal diet though.