Reviewer: kcladyz, 45-54 Female (Consumer)

Comment:
I am weanig myself off of antideptessants and find 5-htp is better. Antidepressants helped with my sleep but i was still always irritable, mean and stressed at work. Now with 5htp once at night an donce in the morning. I am in a good mood, not angry and annoyed all the time, and i am functioning better at work which no antidepressant has been successful at doing

Comment:
I am weanig myself off of antideptessants and find 5-htp is better. Antidepressants helped with my sleep but i was still always irritable, mean and stressed at work. Now with 5htp once at night an donce in the morning. I am in a good mood, not angry and annoyed all the time, and i am functioning better at work which no antidepressant has been successful at doing
Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: Haisley, 13-18 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)

Comment:
Ive been taking 200 mg of 5-HTP at night for about a month and have found that i no longer struggle with falling asleep every night. I also have noticed a change in my mood during the day, im less likely to get angry and am generally happy. It has also decreased my appetite by a small amount, but no weight loss.

Comment:
Ive been taking 200 mg of 5-HTP at night for about a month and have found that i no longer struggle with falling asleep every night. I also have noticed a change in my mood during the day, im less likely to get angry and am generally happy. It has also decreased my appetite by a small amount, but no weight loss.
Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: Anonymous123, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)

Brand Product: Other

Comment:
2 weeks 100mg in the evening -> 3. week 200 mg, 100mg Morning and evening -> 5. week 300mg, 100mg Morning, mid-day and evening. I'm using a Product not listed. 100mg + Vitamin B6 I have very serious Depression amd Anxiety, I'm not able to work, I can't do my housework and literaly every little thing requires me to fight for it. Including my Hygene, I rarely leave my apartment. ... Show Full Comment

Comment:
2 weeks 100mg in the evening -> 3. week 200 mg, 100mg Morning and evening -> 5. week 300mg, 100mg Morning, mid-day and evening. I'm using a Product not listed. 100mg + Vitamin B6 I have very serious Depression amd Anxiety, I'm not able to work, I can't do my housework and literaly every little thing requires me to fight for it. Including my Hygene, I rarely leave my apartment. A few days into 200mg my mood is noticeably better. I started with 300mg today. It's very subtile so far, things are still hard for me and I still have to fight. But I have the energy to do little things step by step. I'm able to leave the bed and clean up. I'm hoping for another noticeable improovement in a few days at 300mg (Might be more satisfied than 3 Stars after that). I'm sleeping a little bit better and feel better in the morning. If I feel like I need more medication I will start with a low dose St John's-wort. I read through the studys and the mechanisms and consider the risk for Serotonin syndrome very, very low. Side Effects: Slight Diarrhea and movement in my stomach from time to time. But nothing too bad. Vivid dreams (A plus for me) Slight drowsiness, I might change to 100 mg Early and 200 mg in the evening.
Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: Glosta, 65-74 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Consumer)

Comment:
I've been feeling depressed for so long I can't remember when things were different. Only recently have I admitted to myself the seriousness of what's going on. I've tried 5-htp: 100 mg extended release twice daily and I noticed a positive change BUT seemed to always get tired late in the afternoon. Crazy as it sounds it did not help with evening sleep. I've switched to only on ... Show Full Comment

Comment:
I've been feeling depressed for so long I can't remember when things were different. Only recently have I admitted to myself the seriousness of what's going on. I've tried 5-htp: 100 mg extended release twice daily and I noticed a positive change BUT seemed to always get tired late in the afternoon. Crazy as it sounds it did not help with evening sleep. I've switched to only one pill a day and have not concluded any definite result. I might try CBD in place of the one omitted pill, or might reverse the schedule for when to take the 5-htp. If I didn't get so tired I'd give it a 5-star rating. I've got to admit that sometimes I get so desperate for one good day that I'd try almost anything. Depression can be very frustrating, always getting your hopes up only to be let down. I should note that I've been taking 5-htp for about 5 weeks. By the way, I have gone the route of prescribed meds with bad luck results. I don't intend to return to any of them. I've tried to be straight here because I know that what works or doesn't work for me may not be the same for you. It all seems to be a wait and see approach similar to prescribed meds. Something my doctor says, "try this and if it doesn't work we can try something else". After a while it grows old.
Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Consumer)

Comment:
I have been struggling with depression and anxiety since 1993. This is the first time I have felt almost immediate relief. I will continue taking at night with my other meds. Usually I wake up and do not even want to get of bed. In the last week when I wake up, I feel hope and purpose.

Comment:
I have been struggling with depression and anxiety since 1993. This is the first time I have felt almost immediate relief. I will continue taking at night with my other meds. Usually I wake up and do not even want to get of bed. In the last week when I wake up, I feel hope and purpose.
Hide Full Comment