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What is 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)? 5-Hydroxytryptophan or 5-HTP is a naturally-occurring amino acid marketed in the United States and other countries as a dietary supplement for use as an antidepressant, appetite suppressant, and sleep aid. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

28 patients in the community are taking or have taken 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP).

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 9 32%
Treat my mood condition(s) 7 25%
General health 3 10%
disease-related symptoms 2 7%
Depression 1 3%
Difficulty sleeping through night 1 3%
Slow my ALS progress 1 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP).

  0 mg day 2 day 50 mg day 60 mg day 100 mg day 200 mg day 200 day 300 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) or how long patients were taking 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) before stopping.

Currently taking 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
4
1
3
2
1

Stopped taking 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
4
1
0
2
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3 27% Did not seem to work: 27%
Course of treatment ended 3 27% Course of treatment ended: 27%
Expense 2 18% Expense: 18%
Personal research 2 18% Personal research: 18%
Other 2 18% Other: 18%
Side effects too severe 1 9% Side effects too severe: 9%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Slight 100% 2

Depression

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 20% 1
None 80% 4

Top reported side-effects include: sinus headache, chills, Fatigue

Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 5)

  • young-and-poz
    Mental Symptoms: none
    Physical Symptoms: none
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    802
    VL < 50
    See profile
  • young-and-poz
  • by young-and-poz
    Aug 21, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression
Advice/Tips
If you're trying to avoid prescriptions, or you just need a short-term "boost," 5-HTP is really helpful. (Side tip: not that I'm advocating the use of illegal substances, but the "crash" that follows Ecstasy use can be highly alleviated through the use of this supplement.)

  • FlipFlop
    Depression: 1
    Emotional: 2
    Compulsion: 1
    Anxiety: 1
    Mania: 0
    Physical: 1
    External Stress: Severe
    31 F
    Function: Moderate
    Distress: Low
    See profile
  • by FlipFlop
    Oct 03, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsMild
  • Social Anxiety
Advice/Tips
I always have unusual reactions to medication, so I wouldn't necessarily take my experience as likely to happen to anyone else. Possibly proceed with caution if you are bipolar.

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