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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

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

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1 50%
Depression 1 50%

Duration

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

Stopped taking 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)

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Why Patients Stopped Taking 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Expense 1 50% Expense: 50%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Slight 100% 1

Depression

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 1

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

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • 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.)

See all evaluation results for 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)



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