OMG... 900 mgs/DAY of 5-htp...!?!

[reebokrunner456]

A few studies show that very high does (i.e. 900 mgs/DAY) of 5-htp is apparently extremely effectively in suppressing appetite, thereby helping with weight/fat loss. Three of these studies are summarized here - **broken link removed** FT available for one of them here -
http://www.bio-slender.com/downloads/5-HTP_treatment_for_obesity-Celi_Study.pdf

Even some product labels, like this one - **broken link removed** - recommend this super high dose (600-900 mgs/day) as an anorectal agent.

Any thoughts? This sounds crazy!

 

[mad mardigan]

I would be very careful with anything serotonin related when using high doses. Serotonin syndrome is no joke. Serotonin syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Shelby]

Just 100mg per day made me extremely lethargic. I would sleep 9-10 hours a night and take two 60-minute naps per day.

I've heard similar from others.

I can only imagine how messed up one would be on 900mg per day.

 

[Elvia1023]

Just 100mg per day made me extremely lethargic. I would sleep 9-10 hours a night and take two 60-minute naps per day.

I've heard similar from others.

I can only imagine how messed up one would be on 900mg per day.

Agreed 100%

Although 900mg per day would suppress your appetite greatly. That on account of you being asleep 23 hours a day. Dangerous dosage!!

 

[mad mardigan]

I know of one guy that took about a gram in one dose, and we didn't see or hear from him in a few dayus. He came back and said that it messed him up pretty bad, slept for a couple days straight, and made him feel all kids of weird.

 

[FilthyMick]

This has to be the dumbest thing i have ever heard!
200mg is considered a high dose even.

 

[reebokrunner456]

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. Ya, the 600-900 mg dosage does not sound like a good idea at all, from a safety standpoint.

Shelby, have you ever tried anything OTC/script for sleep? I'm curious to see how 5-htp compared. If 100 mgs is knocking people out, I could really benefit from this stuff... but then again, I've also read a fair number of reports of the opposite thing happening, (which would probably be my "luck", considering that melatonin, Ambien, and Valium make me high and keep me awake ).

 

[Shelby]

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. Ya, the 600-900 mg dosage does not sound like a good idea at all, from a safety standpoint.

Shelby, have you ever tried anything OTC/script for sleep? I'm curious to see how 5-htp compared. If 100 mgs is knocking people out, I could really benefit from this stuff... but then again, I've also read a fair number of reports of the opposite thing happening, (which would probably be my "luck", considering that melatonin, Ambien, and Valium make me high and keep me awake ).

All I take for sleep is melatonin. I take it you've tried valerian before, without success?

 

[reebokrunner456]

^well, more success than with melatonin. it didn't do jack to put me to sleep, but at least it didn't make me high and cause me to end up at the gym at 4 AM, which happened the last few times I'd try melatonin.

Maybe it's cuz my underlying problem isn't sleep related. I can't sleep because I'm either starved or hypoglycemia (despite eating only 10-13% carbs). This past week, I experimented with taking stimulants in the middle of the nite and it actually worked, relatively speaking. Got 4-6 hrs. sleep instead of the usual 1-3.

 

[Shelby]

^well, more success than with melatonin. it didn't do jack to put me to sleep, but at least it didn't make me high and cause me to end up at the gym at 4 AM, which happened the last few times I'd try melatonin.

Maybe it's cuz my underlying problem isn't sleep related. I can't sleep because I'm either starved or hypoglycemia (despite eating only 10-13% carbs). This past week, I experimented with taking stimulants in the middle of the nite and it actually worked, relatively speaking. Got 4-6 hrs. sleep instead of the usual 1-3.

You definitely have some weird hormonal / metabolic stuff going on. I'd imagine there are some endocrinologists somewhere that would LOVE to study what's going on with you.

 

[Nssca]

Just 100mg per day made me extremely lethargic. I would sleep 9-10 hours a night and take two 60-minute naps per day.

I've heard similar from others.

I can only imagine how messed up one would be on 900mg per day.

Maybe that's the key...you sleep so much you don't feel like eating or have time to eat...LOL

 

[reebokrunner456]

You definitely have some weird hormonal / metabolic stuff going on. I'd imagine there are some endocrinologists somewhere that would LOVE to study what's going on with you.

No doubt!

 

[Creed428]

i work at a nutrition shop and know 5HTP can get pretty pricey especially if you start taking high doses so would probably save you some money buying powder in bulk
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