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Immediate improvement in the way I feel about myself from 5HTP. I also feel more aware and able to explain myself around other people. These dry capsules work immediately and last all day. Someone said they don't like the feeling of skipping a pill. For me I was thinking that maybe I should be on 50mg instead 2x/day. I stopped taking this supplement after a few days of feeling remarkably better. Also 5HTP works like a switch in your brain telling you when to stop eating and making you stop eating. I do not understand my mother who is a millionaire telling me she doesnt want to take supplements due to the cost. I was explaining that it works out to 5 cents a day and one bottle can last 4 months. I don't pay a cable bill or pay for a dog walker, to justify these expenses. I love supplements since I do not think we get all of our nutritional requirements from food alone especially when some people eat wonderbread. There is some seriously illogical thinking in this country when it comes to supplements and the need to overmedicate people. Aside: I have been told I needed to be on psychotropic medication to regulate my mood because my mother yelled at me saying I had a chemical imbalance because I was born that way. I have tried a number of psychotropic medications and felt hopeless. 5-HTP is helping me feel more motivated, helping me talk to people in real time and I'm making a point to talk to new people. I'm getting up early in the morning instead of staying in bed. I feel like I want to keep busy. I am so grateful for this medication more people should know about it. If we see all these reports about how forgot what I was going to say while making paragraphs above.Ask me questions about the product. I truly believe 5HTP is improving my life. I also am trying Phosphatidylserine [for lowering cortisol causing belly fat] Phosphatidylcholine Hupezine Vinopectine. I wanted to slow down the useage of this strength 200mg 2x/day since I was concerned if my serotonin levels were being overstimulated and if that would be harmful. I wonder what the ideal ratio for serotonin/dopamine is, if it depends on the person. Its interesting that 5-HTP makes me feel more at ease with myself around other people, Americans actually, I get along with International people. Its helping with writing --although I know this could use some editing but I need to write other reviews. I will post updates for this review as well as from studies on friends whom I bought this for, people just dont want to buy supplements for themselves but willing to try.

I usually am pretty skeptical when it comes to these types of supplements but a girlfriend of mine highly recommend that I give this product a try. I suffer from depression, anxiety and PTSD. I do not like to use medications though because of the side effects I get from them such as feeling numb to any and all emotions and just being very lethargic and zombie like. I prefer to take a more natural approach to treating my health issues. I really had nothing to lose with trying these pills out. I had low expectations to be honest. The pills arrived within a day and I eagerly took two as instructed and waited for something to happen. When I tell you these pills kicked in within a day you probably wouldn’t believe me. I literallt woke up feeling refreshed! Actually, that night I took them I had some sound sleep, I actually had a good deep sleep because for the first time in a long time I had a dream. When you dream that means your body and mind is in its most relaxed state and you’re sleep cycle is in REM. I woke up in a great mood which is rare because I’m totally not a morning person at all. I had more pep in my step, the energy was the most noticed change I had. I walked into work smiling and talking to people for once lol. I also felt that the things that I would normally obsess about didn’t bother me nearly as much as they did before. This continued for the rest of the time I was taking it. My appetite was more suppressed as well. I wasn’t emotionally eating. I also had enough energy to start running again. I have been going to the gym daily, sleeping better and more engaged with my family and friends. I feel that this product has given me back my life and am so thankful that my friend introduced me to these wonderful little pills. I would totally recommend these and actually have to several of my friends. Don’t believe me? Just try them out for yourself! I would order these again and again!

I've only used this product over the past three consecutive days. I bought it primarily for its purported mood-boosting qualities. The manufacturer suggests that you take one pill/day for the first two weeks, which I've followed. The next morning, upon awakening, I clearly felt better. Am I saying that the results worked overnight? That's exactly what I'm saying. Of course, this is my personal experience using the suggested protocol and dosage.* Secondly, I slept like a rock--all three nights. Finally, I read one review that stated he/she had some difficulty getting up out of bed in the morning. Me, too. A bit groggy, but I get up M-F at 4:30am. (More of a discipline thing vs. a "need to" thing.) In short, HIGHLY recommended. At $20/bottle, you have little to lose (except $20 if it doesn't work for you). On the other hand, if you're feeling blue or depressed and/or your sleeping habits are less-than-ideal, I would go for it. * I strongly believe in the old saying, "The dosage makes the poison." If you are under-dosing, up your dosage slightly. If you are over-dosing and feeling ANY negative effects, trim back the dosage. Think of this philosophy in this way: in front of you are two quantities of wine. One quantity of wine is in a tiny thimble. The other quantity is an entire bottle of wine. YOUR limit is somewhere in-between a thimble and a bottle. If you enjoy wine, then it is your personal and social responsibility to find where your limit lies. If you over-drink, you will suffer the consequences. Find your personal limit and DON'T exceed it. Wine is neither good nor bad, but you MUST FIND YOUR LIMIT and stay under your limit our you will suffer the consequences.

I have a now 21 month old and shared with my dr that I have start getting nasty mood swings about a week- 2 weeks before my period, my sweet husband was the one that received my harshness. My sleep was rough, I'd get up several times a night. My dr recommended 5HTP along with some other supplements (melatonin, vitamin b, and light exercise) two weeks before my period start date and continue a couple days into the cycle. I have defiantly notice a change in my mood! What bothered me before, that dug under my skin and made my want to scream, like dishes not done the night before (I hate bugs) or laundry piling up and the pressure to get it done, if I could explain it I'd say, I can take a step back, turn my mind off, focus on what I need to do right now (which is usually my kid) and tackle the, I will call them, chores later. This may seem like a rant but I am also not cursing my husband every time I see, mostly, his dirty laundry piling up. Sleep is ok, some days are better than others, I only get up two times now like clock-work, bathroom. But my mood was my goal and it is working very well. Thank you!

After having 4 kids in 8 years, you get in this habit of being awake, frequently, at night. Habit or nature? I have no idea. Also, sometimes I have trouble turning my own brain off to fall asleep. In the past, I tried prescription Ambien, but only a few because they were a sleep aid from my doctor during the last few weeks of pregnancy. They are habit forming, so she didn't keep me on them. I've tried night time teas. Those aren't bad - but am I the only one that has to go to the bathroom if I drink tea? Not conducive to "staying asleep". I've tried benadryl. It's not too bad, but you get a groggy feel in the morning that's hard to come out of. Aleve PM isn't too bad. I don't know about taking a pain reliever when I don't need one. My doctor asked if I had tried melatonin and I have. It actually had an odd effect on my deep sleep and I didn't care for it. (Man, I'm complaining in this post - sorry guys!) She mentioned 5-HTP. I researched it and tried it. My Reaction: ( I take 1 pill 10-15 min before bed) - It doesn't seem to make you sleepy like you are expecting. It's weird. It's not like taking a Benadryl or drinking alcohol where you just start getting droopy eyes. It's much more subtle. You just start migrating towards bed. - If you find you can't seem to shut your brain off, you may start out in bed wide awake, thinking about the day. Out of nowhere, you'll start semi-dreaming. Sometimes you realize you really weren't driving your own thoughts anymore. It's kind of a pre-cursor to sleep coming on and you actually sense when you are about to shut down. - If I wake in the night, my brain doesn't "come online". I just go to the bathroom and then go right back to bed and sleep. I am able to shut back down and it doesn't take hours anymore. More like a couple of minutes. - Although I don't wake "groggy", I find that I am capable of sleeping for longer periods if I choose to. It's weird that you lose the ability to sleep in. This gives it back. You actually can "catch up" on sleep if you want to. If you can't sleep in, you just wake up and start the day like normal You don't feel like you have medicine head. If I feel anything, it doesn't last beyond about 3-5 minutes. So I'm not complaining. - I don't really notice much of a mood change. Maybe it's there. But I homeschool 4 kids 8 and under so....it's an adventure. A funny, noisy, sometimes sticky adventure. Sensory overload just kind of goes with it. Hope this helps others. Basically it's a subtle effective sleep aid and my doctor says its safe to use.

Nov 30, 2022 I decided to take Natrol 5HTP (bought from Costco) which was $22 for 150 pills at 100mg each. This fixed all the issues I had with this brand. The effects were even and you notice a calming energy that last throughout the day. October 27, 2022 I felt severe fatigue for the past 3 days along with strong withdrawal effect. I do believe this was triggered by large amounts of cortisol, which is documented can cause opposite effect for 5HTP. I tried Natrol time released edition of 5htp to see if it is caused by the short half life(5-7hrs). And next day, all of the exhaustion went away. I would ONLY recommend 5HTP to be a time released med to be taken along with B6, calcium, and magnesium to enhance the effects. Oct 24, 2022 Updated Review Much like anything that alters your neurotransmitters, you really want to be very careful stepping up or down on 5HTP. It is a mirrored effect of benefits: helps sleep; withdrawal causes insomnia, aids anxiety; withdrawal trigger panic attacks..etc. People who are familiar with psychiatric drugs should treat this as a milder version. I can see the benefit of using this to withdrawal from stronger psychiatric meds of the benzo family or harder SSRIs. Half life of 5HTP is very short only a few hours so the best way to take this is to take an extended release edition or take it at various times throughout the day (morning and night). For this reason, I’m removing a star because after a while, you start noticing cyclical behaviors and mood drops. You also want to be very careful when you are under extreme stress because 5HTP can have the opposite effect when your cortisol levels are extremely elevated. You would experience symptoms such as increased anxiety, insomnia, and fatigue. This happened to me after 2 years and I could not figure out why until I stopped 5HTP. Original Review: Let me start off by saying that I was exceedingly dubious about nutraceuticals as the industry hasn’t been regulated by the FDA. I still think the majority of the industry is placebo sugar pills but 5htp has indeed shown clinical benefits in various studies. I’ve also benefited substantially from my own experience. This past year, 2020, had been tumultuous to say the least and pushed me to the edge. This what made me explore alternative options. I’ve been on this particular brand of 5HTP for about 3 months. I am reluctant to change brands due to the quality variability between brands. Background: I’ve taken pretty much every single kind of SNRI and SSRI out there. 5htp has similar benefits to SSRI’s ability to help with anxiety and SNRI’s (ie buprobion) issues with weight loss and depression. A word of caution: do not stop taking this suddenly or take only 1 tablet. If you only take 1 tablet, you will not notice benefits. If you stop immediately, it will mess with your brain chemistry and you will start having those similar cold turkey side effects seen with SSRIs. This happened to me when I forgot a day. Weight Loss: If you are taking this for weight loss you’d have to take a lot more than the recommended dosage to see any benefits. I take 2 a day right before sleep and noticed my appetite has actually increased due to diminishing anxiety. Insomnia: I noticed significant benefit on the first week of taking this. I used to wake up constantly throughout the night but that stopped. Now, I sleep through the night but still have a hard time going to sleep. My insomnia is pretty severe and not even SSRIs helped. The only drug that really works for my insomnia are the benzos or other controlled substances such as ambien. Unfortunately, benzos has some of the worst withdrawal effects Ive ever encountered. I would sooner deal with the insomnia than use them ever again. I will say 5htp has helped reduce insomnia but has not completely eliminated it. Cultivating a healthy sleep routine would be far more beneficial. Anxiety: 5htp’s main benefit is anxiety. It is helpful in leveling your daily mood. My biggest problem is anxiety. Since the pandemic started, my anxiety was so awful, I developed two stomach ulcers. Pretty much nothing made the stomach ulcers heal because of the underlining anxiety. I started taking 5htp and it leveled my anxiety and had no more stomach pains whatsoever. Depression: It helps substantially with my anxiety and therefore helped my depression too. For very severe depression (ie MDD) or panic attacks, 5htp doesn’t really do much. If you take it everyday, it would help reduce panic episodes. I would say 5htp helps anxiety far more than depression.

Before taking this supplement for the first time, my mind was haunted by deeply negative thoughts. My self-esteem was at its lowest point, I had constant mood swings, severe anxiety for no reason, major symptoms of depression, feelings of hopelessness, and the list goes on from there. Prior to trying this supplement, I dabbled into some other "substances" which were serotonin inhibitors, and I noticed that every time I took those substances, those symptoms I had mentioned prior would fade. These substances in question were things I could not do everyday though, definitely not good for me. So, I turned to this, and let me tell you, it has done everything those other substances had done and more. I don't necessarily feel "happy" all the time, as one may expect if you are not familiar with serotonin works, but rather, I feel stable. No more mood swings. Self-esteem seems pretty regular. I feel more awake, and I have the ability now to laugh, smile, and genuinely be happy without having to fake it. Sometimes I'll have a negative thought enter my head, but rather than having it turn into a non-stop influx of negative thoughts, I can easily dismiss it. And I mean easily too, I don't even give those thoughts any time of day. This has all been observed for me on day one of taking this supplement. I am in awe at how well it has worked, I would not be writing this review right now if I wasn't absolutely taken aback by how profoundly this has impacted me. Day one of taking this thing and I feel like a new man. I really don't know what else I can say, but honestly, I'd like to thank Arazo Nutrition for making such a great product. I am going to take this product until it stops working for me, which will hopefully be no time soon. Thank you Arazo Nutrition, I am really looking forward to fixing my life and becoming the man I need to be all thanks to this product.

The Arazo Nutrition 5-HTP 200 MG Plus Calcium supplement has proven to be an absolute game-changer in my quest for a calm and relaxed mood, and it unquestionably deserves a 5-star review. This high-purity supplement has become a daily staple for me, and here's why it's truly exceptional: Mood Enhancement: The standout feature of this 5-HTP supplement is its remarkable ability to enhance my mood. It promotes a sense of calm and relaxation, helping me navigate daily stressors with greater ease and composure. Restful Sleep: This supplement has also positively impacted my sleep quality. I've noticed that I fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up feeling more refreshed. It's been a game-changer for those nights when sleep seems elusive. High Purity: Arazo Nutrition's commitment to high purity is evident in this product. The 99% high purity ensures that I'm getting a potent and effective dose of 5-HTP in every capsule. Calcium Enhancement: The addition of calcium is a thoughtful touch. It enhances the absorption and effectiveness of 5-HTP, ensuring that I experience its mood-boosting benefits to the fullest. Easy-to-Swallow Capsules: The capsules are easy to swallow, making it a hassle-free addition to my daily supplement routine. They go down smoothly without any unpleasant aftertaste. 120 Capsules: The generous supply of 120 capsules in each bottle ensures that I have a long-lasting solution for mood support. It's cost-effective and convenient, eliminating the need for frequent reordering. Reliable Brand: Arazo Nutrition is a trusted brand known for its dedication to quality and safety. This 5-HTP supplement lives up to the brand's reputation, delivering consistent results. , the Arazo Nutrition 5-HTP 200 MG Plus Calcium supplement has become my go-to solution for maintaining a calm and relaxed mood. Its mood-enhancing benefits, support for restful sleep, high purity, calcium enhancement, ease of use, generous supply, and reliable brand make it a top-tier choice for those seeking emotional well-being. It has undoubtedly earned its 5-star rating and my wholehearted recommendation. If you're looking to improve your mood and enjoy better sleep, don't hesitate to give Arazo Nutrition's 5-HTP supplement a try. It's a small capsule with big mood-boosting potential, and it has made a positive impact on my daily life by helping me stay calm and relaxed in the face of life's challenges!

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Veo muchas opiniones sobre que no les funciona, yo tenía muchos días que no podía conciliar el sueño además que tengo trastorno de ansiedad, y este suplemento+melatonina+ejercicio han sido una bendición. No le dejen todo el trabajo al suplemento.