User Reviews for 5-htp

5-HTP from Nutraharmony supplement has helped me with sleep issues. I fall asleep faster and wake up feeling more refreshed. I’ve been much less stressed as a result.

I started taking 5-HTP from Nutraharmony for mood support, and it’s been amazing. I feel much calmer and less anxious throughout the day, and my sleep has improved too.

I started taking this instead of xanax and adderall and I feel less drugged, more alert, and just overall more apt to care about stuff. I take 100mg/day.

I’ve been using 5-htp for about year. I started with 1 pill in the AM and didn’t notice much of a difference. When I started taking it once in the AM and then again right before bed I notice a huge improvement in my sleep quality and quantity. Getting better sleep has improved has helped with my other adhd symptoms.

First off, I'm gonna say if you're gonna consider taken this start taking a very low dose like 50mg. Currenttly I've been taken one pill every night 400mg for depression for the past 8 months. Most nights it doesn't affect me I go to sleep without any issues. But there are plenty of times where it increases my anxiety, Gives me rapid heartbeat, slows down my breathing and elevates my body temperature. Not gonna lie it can be very scary. I plan to buy a lower dose. Really don't know how it has affected... or improved my symptoms in depression as I do go to therapy. Has it improved my mood? I don't know i'm pretty laid back person to begin with. Read More Read Less

I was really happy to use this to help me with my low mood. it actually helped me with that but during the nights had fast heart rate, tremor, agitation and didn't sleep at all for 2 days.. not sure if i will continue.

took a super low dose of 50mg twice a day. within a day or two noticed improvement in outlook on the world, diminished anger and grumpiness, more empathy. this wonderful effect slowly but surely diminished into nothing within a week. then I felt my anger return and I wanted to figure out if this is some die off from my sibo (which it was also supposed to have a positive influence over) or that I'm adjusting to the substance. my test was, i'll half the dose on my next serving. if it's die off i'll... feel better, if it's the other i'll feel worse. so I halved the 2nd capsule of the day (took 25mg). I went to bed and surely enough had withdrawal symptoms! nausea, muscle spasms and others, which hurt my sleep. so my conclusion was, this is no longer effecting me positively, and in fact I'm now in a way addicted to this. so if you wanna know how you could have been feeling if you were better but not actually be treated or get better, take 5HTP for 2 days. hopefully you will have no withdrawal, but I can't guarantee. seems like others might have a different experience, but this one's not for me apparently. btw I did try to take mucuna with it for a few days and the effect was still diminishing. so I don't think this is just low dopamine effect. Read More Read Less

400 mg a night takes away my anxiety and depression. The world looks beautiful to me instead of stressful.

Took 100mg and the effect on mood was almost immediate, but I had abdominal cramps and stomach rumbles when taking it without food. Figured I could try it for a few days with food if it helps with my anxiety. I could live with the sweating and random dreams side effect, but not the hematuria after 3 days of taking this. Blood was in my urine for about 3 hours of going to pee painfully every 10 minutes. I thought this was a random UTI but when I tried 5htp again a month later, same thing happened... after 3 days of taking it. There is a research relating 5htp, serotonin, and renal bleeding. I'm afraid I might have damaged my kidney by taking this supplement. Read More Read Less

I am coming out of a Low Serotonin crisis after a very long period of intense chronic stress. I was dizzy, had constant palpitations, and decided to go back on 5htp, which had helped me in the past. I take 50 mg with my breakfast, and I am good for the day. After just two weeks, I could feel myself relaxing. My mind became clear, and focused. My blood pressure and heart rate have normalized. My Doctor reminded me that she recommends I do NOT totally come off the 5HTP. Her recommendation is... to take it every day, small dose, for 4-6 months, and then come off for a month or so every so often. Women burn serotonin very quickly, and some brain patterns (ie: PTSD) can also cause the fast serotonin burn due to always "being in our head". I share this to encourage anyone who is struggling with depression and anxiety to talk to your Doctor about giving this amazing supplement a try. It has helped me immensely, and some of the results I am getting are beyond amazing. I am 68 yrs of age and feel young and full of life again!! Read More Read Less

All signs of depression disappeared soon after I started 400mg 5-HTP DAILY (2x 200mg tabs each morning). Life is so much more enjoyable... sleep better as well :)

77 yrs old w/ fibromyalgia, body pains, COPD, Sjogren's, insomnia, arthritis, 8 surgeries, etc. I found this to be a great product x 6 mo now. I take 100mg at bedtime. Now cutting down on my ambien, hoping to quit these poison chemical pills! Your MD's, Pharmacists usually want you to take chemical pills, making more toxins in your body, making you sicker. Always try to get natural remedies! They do work. Don't buy at discount stores, go to Health stores to see what brand they recommend. I get "Now"... brand. JB RN Read More Read Less

Tried using and for a few days okay results and better sleep then upset stomach, burning mouth, nausea. I guess it’s not for me.

Fantastic after a hard weekend rolling. Be kind to your brain after is been kind to you giving you all that pleasure.

It helps me get a restful sleep.

I have depression and I stumbled upon 5 HTP at a walgreens, claiming to help with mood problems. I took it and didn't feel that much better, though a noticable improvement. When it wore off, my depression got even worse than it was before. For three days after, I could barely function. Would not recommend, found much better results using St. John's Wort.

A patient who suffered from depression and tried everything possible,but nothing was as effective as taking 5 htp supplement. I was on antidepressants ,but when I csme off all the depressive symptoms came back. As soon as started taking it, I started feeling that my depressive thoughts were gone…. Personally I take 200 mg in the morning and 200 mg in the evening. This is what workd for me,however you could be fine with lower dose as well. Dr Janelle Sinclae suggests to take 3x50 mg or 100 also... three times if you feel that is not enough. Defenetly it will ease your life and thought. You must give a chance. At the befinning it gave me some headaches but it went away,as well as a little sleepiness,but now I feel amazing and completely normal again. Trust me, I am a person who was diagnozed with depression and got hospitalized with anxiet and depression, /psychosis….it was awful I am hoping that it can help to some of you?? plus taking Rhodiola rosea is also amazing for anxiety attacks. Read More Read Less

100mg ONCE DAILY (not twice a day). I was recommended to take twice a day but I had bad side effects. 5-HTP speeds up your brain. It makes your Calicum absorb easier into your brain cells. Instead of typical 5-10% of Calicum soaking into your brain cells you can get more like 20% absorbed. (the rest expelled via urine) NOTE: Calcium metabolism in your brain CREATES HEAT. When I took 100mg twice a day the end result was a feeling that my head was on fire. I could literally feel the heat,... and ended up running cold water over my head in the shower- not pleasant! However, once I started taking it just every other day all of the sudden I can THINK again. The fog is cleared and all of the sudden my friends are surprised that I'm not lost in a fog. USAGE WARNING: Do not take more than recommended and really I would just take half until your brain gets used to it. If you take with a good multi vitamin- just EVERY OTHER DAY hopefully you will have the good results that I am getting. I now take with with Citicoline and L-Theanine and find very good mental / memory function, clear head and emotions, and Ashwagandha for sleep. Overall would recommend- but start with 1/2 dose or you might be soaking your head in cold water! Read More Read Less

I am not depressed,but I crave sugar because of a seratonin deficiency. I really CRAVE it, especially in the afternoon and evening. 5htp makes those cravings entirely manageable. It is miraculous. If I forget to take my pill I end up getting into something (ice cream or worse). When I take it I resist. I love this stuff.

I worked with a specialist to find a solution for depression because I cannot take SSRIs. It works. But reading reviews I have to say - it’s natural of course it’s not FFA approved? Does FDA approve dried fruit, tea, dried milk?? No. Matural things existed long before big pharma came along!! If your doctor gave you 5htp for melatonin, your doctor should be reported, they’re the problem not 5htp. 5htp can increase serotonin. If you take SSRIs or other pharmaceuticals you should ask a pharmacist or... doctor to look up interactions. Est advice - buy from reputable brands that have been around for a while. Don’t buy from obscure places and brands not known. Read More Read Less