5-htp - Mini-ecstasy?

5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan or 5-hydroxy-l-tryptophan) is a natural supplement that converts in the brain into serotonin. Serotonin is an important brain chemical involved in mood, behavior, appetite, and sleep. Serotonin is known as 5-HT, or 5-hydroxytryptamine, and is found in many places in the body particularly the brain, gastrointestinal system, and blood cells.

Benefits
Some people who take 5-HTP notice improved mood, decrease in appetite, reduced anxiety, and better sleep. I have come across some individuals who get wired instead of sleepy when taking 5-HTP.
Some find that 5-HTP helps curb appetite and leads to weight loss. This nutrient could be used temporarily for appetite suppression while other lifestyle and dietary changes are being incorporated regarding a life long plan for keeping weight off. Not everyone notices the appetite suppressing effect from 5-HTP.
5-HTP may be temporarily helpful in conditions that normally require prescription antidepressants, antianxiety agents, sleeping pills, and weight loss drugs. 5-HTP may also be helpful in some individuals with migraine headaches and fibromyalgia.
New research suggests 5-HTP reduces the severity of a panic attack which may indicate that panic attacks may be due to low serotonin levels.

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A natural supplement? Like an herb? Sold OTC?

If you take enough of it you can hallucinate on it. It is a nice item cause it goes right to serotonin in your body. Now a vast amount of serotonin is in your intestines too. Taking too much may give you serotonin syndrome also.

Yeah I used the stuff before. Maybe too much, all I did was sleep and feel like I had no worries.

You can get it anywhere in the USA. Much cheaper than SAMe also.

I can’t cum on E during sex, and many guys I know can’t even get it up. The sex feels a little better than avg. The foreplay is the best because any sort of touching is a very nice experience.

I doubt this is much use sexually, but it sounds like a cheap rec drug! Mwahaha.

I took 5-HTP for a while and found nothing exciting at all. Of course, I was doing the recommended dosage, and not the recreational dosage. Even still, given what I know of the chemistry, I’d be surprised if it were THAT exciting. Twatteaser, have you taken (or personally known someone who has taken) enough to hallucinate? I’ve never hallucinated on E, which is way stronger. And serotonin syndrome requires huge doses, more than the typical E. I’d be surprised if a mere precursor like 5-HTP could induce that much serotonin.

I kind of doubt 5-HTP is a “mini-E” given what I know of the pharmacology and my personal experience. Esc is right about the sexual effects of E, though, in case you’re curious. Many report reduced libido or ability to orgasm on it.

All I can say is, try E, and try 5-HTP, and get back to us on your comparison. :)

At the time I was getting really sleepy. I had done 6 weeks of Zoloft then took 3 days off and did St John’s Wort, 5-htp, and Same at the same time for about 3 weeks.

Dopamine is better for sex.

I talked with an associate on here who did the whacky 5-htp trip. Never met him in person though.