5htp

I’ve been on a steady recovery, been on a good path. I saw on cdnuts recommendations l dopa, it never agreed with me tbh. Always gave me a headache and iritability. However I’ve decided to take 5htp to help with some anxiety that’s been overwhelming me a bit.

I decided to take 50mg to start my day, this stuff has made me feel almost pre pfs, I wake up feeling good. It’s made my sex drive increase and sensation, ejaculation better. However I’m curious if this may be detrimental to take in the long run? I recall cdnuts saying it’s pretty safe in another thread but just wanting some opinions.

I’m planning on taking it for a month or two then hopping off it.

It fucks me up hard but I'm pssd, not pfs

I took this pre PFS for PTSD, didn’t notice much to be frank. It was also in Dream N Grow which I used sporadically during recovery for sleep, didn’t seem to hinder me. But it was also a once a week to every two week thing until sleep was not an issue for me anymore and then I pretty much dropped it completely.

From reading on another forum, it appears melatonin and 5-htp stop the conversion of serotonin to melatonin (I think), so it makes sense why it would hurt PSSD people like Barbaar.

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Originally Posted by Maxout777

I took this pre PFS for PTSD, didn’t notice much to be frank. It was also in Dream N Grow which I used sporadically during recovery for sleep, didn’t seem to hinder me. But it was also a once a week to every two week thing until sleep was not an issue for me anymore and then I pretty much dropped it completely.

From reading on another forum, it appears melatonin and 5-htp stop the conversion of serotonin to melatonin (I think), so it makes sense why it would hurt PSSD people like Barbaar.

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It works well for me but I’m curious if taking it for a prolonged amount of time will have any bad effects?

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Originally Posted by xxLUK

It works well for me but I’m curious if taking it for a prolonged amount of time will have any bad effects?

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Yes, most stuff has bad effects when you take it regularly for long periods of time.

5-HTP efficacy and contraindications

Over a few months, it will deplete your dopamine and stop helping you feel good, and it will leave you with all the downsides of low dopamine - like depression and inability to feel joy. I also wonder if, long term, it could increase the risk of Parkinson’s Disease.

It may be okay to take here and there for short periods, but personally I wouldn’t rely on it as a regular thing.