What is 5-htp?

5-htp stands for 'L-5-Hydroxy-Tryptophan.' 5-htp arises from L-Tryptophan and is after that transformed into serotonin. 5-htp is more similar to serotine than to L-Tryptophan. Therefor the are about five times lower than in the case of L-Tryptophan.

5-htp can no longer being converted to the vitamin B3 Niacin. In this way 5-htp has an important advantage if compared to L-Tryptophan. Ergonauten often use high doses of vitamin B3 in addition to their L-Trytophan for the conversion into Niancine. This can not prevent that the body uses part of L-Tryptophan as a building block for proteins.

Usage

As a sleep stimulant:
You can use 5-htp to fall asleep. The common dose varies between 100 and 600 milligrams. Take 5-htp before you go to bed. Using 5-htp together with fruit, or with fast sugars, strengthens its effects.

Against XTC hangover:
Ecstasy users can enlighten their hangover with their 5-htp. XTC exhausts your stock of serotonine. 5-htp, on the contrary, enriches your serotine. Don't use 5-htp too quickly after you've used Ecstasy. The probability of a serotonin excess in your brains is very high. That can also happen if you use SSRIs, like Prozac.

To loose weight:
By using 5-htp Ergonauten can easier suppress their appetite and lose weight in a short time. If your level of serotonine is high, it reduces your appetite for sweets and fat. You will eat less automatically and consequently loose weight. Italian research showed that this effect occurs with daily doses of 750 to 900 milligrams, or 8 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. The experimental subjects didn't only eat less, but they also faced less problems in respecting their diet.

Warnings

In the following cases you'd better don't use 5-htp unless you've consulted your doctor: you're pregnant, you are breastfeeding, you use MAO inhibitors, antidepressants or other drugs, or you suffer from a cardiovascular disease. 5-htp may cause drowsiness. Keep 5-htp always away from children.