5-htp journal starting tommorow...

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[georgie24]

Steve Harris about periferal serotonin:

5-hydroxytrytophan (5-HTP) is what's sold as a serotonin brain
precursor. It is taken up into the brain. If you could keep if from
getting converted to serotonin in the liver, you'd be in great shape.
Taking 10 mg of B6 a day, however, is going to get most of it converted
to serotonin before it has a chance to get into the brain. 50 mg a day
without carbodopa is too much, since most of it will get converted to
serotonin, and 50 mg a day of "outside the brain" serotonin or so is
about the amount associated wtih heart damage in carcinoid syndrome.

Steve Harris, M.D.

what the fuck man! it was a good post and all but the subjects turn in all kind of directions can someone translate this

 

[Fonz]

I'd suggest throwing in about 6 - 10 grams of inositol with it (over 3 - 4 doses). 300 grams can be had for $7 at BAC.

Warbird, try dropping to 100 mgs/day and see if your headaches go away.

Been using insitol at 13g/day.

As far as mood regulation...not much but I do generally
sleep better.

I hate 5-HTP. It gives me crazy cravings.

Fonz

 

[Fonz]

Steve Harris about periferal serotonin:

5-hydroxytrytophan (5-HTP) is what's sold as a serotonin brain
precursor. It is taken up into the brain. If you could keep if from
getting converted to serotonin in the liver, you'd be in great shape.
Taking 10 mg of B6 a day, however, is going to get most of it converted
to serotonin before it has a chance to get into the brain. 50 mg a day
without carbodopa is too much, since most of it will get converted to
serotonin, and 50 mg a day of "outside the brain" serotonin or so is
about the amount associated wtih heart damage in carcinoid syndrome.

Steve Harris, M.D.

I wrote a post about this a while ago.

Serotonin can be processed peripherally or centrally.

Serotonin = 5-HT

Peripheral = BAD
Central = GOOD

Peripheral conversion "can" cause the above mentioned heart damage.

Fonz

 

[SOLID]

I've been giving 5-HTP a run and it hasn't done anything for my mood either. It's only been about a weeks and a half though. Also using this stuff from Kal called Stress 1 it has a bunch of stuff in it including inositol, Choline, PABA, Valerian Root. I thought it was worth a try.