Now Foods 5-HTP 200 mg, 120 Vegetarian Capsules

Jacquelyn Repo: Sleep is consistently good.

United States on Mar 04, 2023

Amazon Customer: My wife has suffered from migraines and sometimes hangovers as long as I've known her(35 years). So many things we consume deplete our serotonin. Researching the cause of her headaches she decided to try to increase her serotonin using 5HTP which is the tryptophan product which takes the least processing in our bodies to increase serotonin. She was crazy successful, reducing her migraines to one every several months instead of several a month and she almost never has a hangover anymore. As I was formerly in the natural foods sector I have always found NOW to be of high and reliable quality so that's what we use.

United States on Jul 31, 2022

Isabelsb: For me, this is by far the most effective brand of 5-htp. Since everyone is different, I am not sure if others will experience the same, but it far exceeds Jarrow and Natrol for me. I didn't think it would matter, but since I need a high dose and saw the 200mg at the store I thought I'd give it a shot.

In the past, 5-htp has been a challenge for me. I need quite a lot of it but generally large amounts make me very sick to my stomach. I have both tried this with food and on an empty stomach and the effect is the same for me and gastro side effects lower with food.

In general, over time 5-htp has had a positive impact on my attitude and mood, but usually I have a really great initial response that I can feel right away only to have it dull considerably in a couple of weeks. Again, it hasn't happened. I have taken prescriptions in the past and this beats those by a million miles.

Also, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in my late teens and given pharma antidepressants which did nothing. I shrugged off the fibro thing and added it to the heap of diagnoses I'd started accumulating. I went along living with extreme body pain daily for over 20 years...

United States on May 18, 2016

AC Outz: This is the best stuff for depression, mood swings and mental illness period in my opinion! My doctor recommended it to me and I got off of all RX antidepressants and now take this. I have been taking 5-HTP for about a year now and love it. I actually started to laugh again and feel better and have a positive outlook. I started on 50mg and worked my way up to 200mg at night. I love that this 5-HTP also has 100mg each of glycine, taurine, inositol, & Vit.B-6, B-3/Niacin, Vit.C. I have also found that Now Foods has the best quality of 5-HTP and all supplements for that matter!! If you are depressed, have bipolar or any mental illness I would definitely give this a try!! But you MUST 1ST get OFF ALL RX antidepressants!! If you have any questions, feel free to ask me because I am happy to answer any questions you may have. Oh and I have never experienced any bad side effects from 5-HTP!! It can help some people sleep of taken at night. Depends on the person and how their sleep is to begin with:))

I will never take anything else~ ESPECIALLY NOT PRESCRIPTION ANTIDEPRESSANTS!! They do more harm than good. They actually make you worse and keep you in cycle...

United States on Dec 01, 2015

Blue_penguin: I've been using 5-HTP right around 3 1/2 months for anxiety. Before I started taking it, I would have anywhere from 10-15 panic episodes a month. Since I've started taking 5-HTP, I maybe have 3-4 a month, if that. I won't lie, Ativan more effective, especially at the onset of a panic attack. But taken every day, darn near eliminates the need for prescription anti anxiety meds for me personally ( obviously everyone is different) . Not only has it drastically cut the amount of panic episodes I have, but It has also cut the general anxiety I felt by at least 80, without the use of prescription drugs like Ativan and Xanax( which as everyone knows, can be addictive and habit forming, not to mention all the side effects). I take 2 200 mg pills in the morning, afternoon and before bed. I was very weary about buying this particular brand because I've never heard of them, not to mention all the bogus perfect reviews. I can honestly say the 5-HTP from NOW is as good as the 5-HTP sold by natrol, sundown and natures bounty, but at a much better price. The reason I gave 4 out of 5 stars is because of the size of the pills( natrol are half the size) and the fact these arint...

United States on Aug 05, 2015