Add me! 5-htp for weight loss?

branndi10
branndi10 Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
My name is Brandi, I am 21 and would like to have some friends on here so add me!

I am really into natural remedies
healthy smoothies and juicing

i have learned quite a bit about weight loss from personal trainers and have good advice to share :)

Also, I have recently been reading about 5-htp. how is/was your experience taking it? how did it help you with your weight loss?

thanks!!

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  • flowergirl73
    flowergirl73 Posts: 153 Member
    I took it for a few weeks as a mood enhancer. Not sure it enhanced my mood and it gave me freaky dreams so I stopped taking it.
  • branndi10
    branndi10 Posts: 2 Member
    Yeah, I've heard it can make you have some pretty crazy dreams!
    What brand did you try?
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    I tried it for a few days, apparently it's meant to help with mood and insomnia.

    It didn't for me, seem to make it worse and I seemed 'jittery' so I didn't keep going.
  • flowergirl73
    flowergirl73 Posts: 153 Member
    Gosh I really don't remember. I still have it at home in my med cabinet.
  • kebass8
    kebass8 Posts: 13
    I just started takinh 5-HTP yesterday. I was reading up on it and a study said they made people take a placebo and 300mg 3 times a day for 6 weeks. The people on 5-HTP ate fewer calories without trying to lose weight, while the others remained the same about. I am also taking a B vitamin that increases metabolism. I just started taking that yesterday too. As for the 5-HTP, I think I am going to stick with 100mg once a day before dinner and do the B-vitamin for breakfast. I might up it and do the 5-HTP before lunch too, but we will see. Also I am worried about the weird dreams, but I have had really vivid dreams in the past too, so I am not really sure if it would be the meds or not. I definetly do not have insomnia though, so I am mainly hoping for the appetite suppression and mood enhancement part. I will let you know how it goes.

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