Posted by bleauberry on August 21, 2009, at 14:59:47
In reply to Re: Rapid and dramatic improvement from 5-HTP?, posted by linkadge on August 20, 2009, at 20:09:29
> I get rapid and dramatic improvement on 5-htp. I am wondering if I might have a faulty tryptophan hydroxylase gene.
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> I am concerned about taking it on account of increasing peripherial serotonin levels.
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> LinkadgeLink, I feel the doses on bottles off 5htp, and the doses hyped on the net, are extreme. I am not alone in that thinking. 50mg 5htp is a lot! But is considered a normal dose as if it was nothing.
What I am getting at is that you may find a mere 10mg to 25mg might be of benefit to you. At those doses, there is little danger of anything. I believe that dangers are in the dose ranges of 100mg-300mg. I friek out when I see people do that.
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