When does 5-HTP start to work? when will i start to feel the effects?

Question

i herad 5-HTP helps raise serontonin levels. i'm not sure if i want to try this yet. does anyone know the effects of this supplement? when does it start to work? how long does it take to work? how would i feel/what will i feel? how long does it last? whats the correct dosage? is this good for sadness?

Answer 1

5htp did not work for me i use L-tryptophan seems to work better for me also new chapter holy basil really helps.

Answer 2

I've taken this before with SAM-E, which is another mood lifter. I sometimes get SAD (seasonal affective disorder) during the winter time. It feels more like a melancholy rather then a depression, as if you just don't have much motivation to do anything. 5-HTP and SAM-E help considerably for me.

The website below will give you more info on how they work

The 5-HTP works right away, by the next day you should feel it. I can't advise you how much to take as I can't diagnose on the web but here's  what I have done.The bottle I have is 50mg and I was taking 1 pill 2x's a day. After I was taking it for about 2 or 3 weeks I started skipping days. I realized that I was forgetting to take it as my mood was better. I've never found I needed to be on it for a long time. What it does for me is kick-start me out of a funk. The SAM-E I took once a day @ 200mg and that too naturally fell away after a few weeks.  SAM-E takes a few days more to feel the effects.  I have taken SAM-E by itself years ago and it worked well.

I'm not sure what your type of sadness is. But I can tell you that both supplements put me in a better mood and I feel more motivated to participate in my day rather then do just the bare minimum that needs to be done.  If it is a sadness from a loss it can help lift your mood but the grief from that takes time. My experience was a sadness from something I really couldn't pinpoint. It just was there.

Always make sure you read the side effects before taking any supplements

Hope this helps

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