Posted by Tepidarium on April 19, 2009, at 18:34:15
In reply to Re: my experience w/L-Tryptophan (TRYPTAN) » Larry Hoover, posted by slecorre on December 22, 2008, at 9:49:54
I too have low cholesterol.
I have been taking tryptophan for the past two weeks to help my mood. The first week, my dosage was 500mg in the afternoon and 500mg in the evening for a total of 1g a day. I increased the dosage to 2.250 g per day for the second week.
Subsequently, I developed dilated pupils and a mild headache, body aches; this scared me. I'm on my second day of cessation from tryptophan and my eyes are getting better.
Now, I'm freaked about all the talk of heart fibrosis in cases where tryptophan is converted into serotonin in the gut. The whole reason why I took tryptophan over 5-HTP is that I thought I would avoid this.
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