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Look in the FAQs... there is one that I believe was written by deep a few years back that covers preloading, postloading, and all that....
Look in the FAQs... there is one that I believe was written by deep a few years back that covers preloading, postloading, and all that....
SneakyPete
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You were probably thinking of ephedrine.
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The Watcher
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You can get 5htp in health food stores...
there is one near Yonge and Isabella... I get them every time after doing pillz.... they rock. Nothing like doing pillz, and not being cracked afterwards... you bounce back to normal in no time.
Actually... if you really want to do it right... your body can absorb 100mg of 5HTP every 12 hours... and it gets absorbed better if you take Vitamin B6... so get some time release tablets of that aswell.
-Nick - I've done so many drugs in my life it's a discusting... Thank god I'm a straigh edge now
there is one near Yonge and Isabella... I get them every time after doing pillz.... they rock. Nothing like doing pillz, and not being cracked afterwards... you bounce back to normal in no time.
Actually... if you really want to do it right... your body can absorb 100mg of 5HTP every 12 hours... and it gets absorbed better if you take Vitamin B6... so get some time release tablets of that aswell.
-Nick - I've done so many drugs in my life it's a discusting... Thank god I'm a straigh edge now
R4V4G3D_SKU11S
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Don't have time to read the thread, but whatever you do don't buy it at GNC (or anything from there). Their 5-HTP is up to twice as expensive as at other stores.
Hey postmod, would you happen to have any references for studies on 5-HTP? I can't find any real research anywhere (then again I haven't been looking that hard).
I'm starting to wonder if 5-HTP can really have any effect other than placebo. Most people get more than enough tryptophan in their diet and tryptophan to 5-HTP conversion is generally no problem... so the real limiting factor for seretonin production is the vitamin B6 dependent enzyme that converts 5-HTP to 5-HT. If that's the case, then shouldn't taking vitamin B6 be more effective than taking 5-HTP? Or perhaps taking 5-HTP and B6 at the same time could be a good combo?
And finally, since taking 5-HTP directly goes around the tryptophan -> 5-HTP pathway, isn't there a danger of this pathway being weakened by lack of use (i.e. atrophy -- which could lead to dependency on 5-HTP supplements).
Hmmmmm....
I'm starting to wonder if 5-HTP can really have any effect other than placebo. Most people get more than enough tryptophan in their diet and tryptophan to 5-HTP conversion is generally no problem... so the real limiting factor for seretonin production is the vitamin B6 dependent enzyme that converts 5-HTP to 5-HT. If that's the case, then shouldn't taking vitamin B6 be more effective than taking 5-HTP? Or perhaps taking 5-HTP and B6 at the same time could be a good combo?
And finally, since taking 5-HTP directly goes around the tryptophan -> 5-HTP pathway, isn't there a danger of this pathway being weakened by lack of use (i.e. atrophy -- which could lead to dependency on 5-HTP supplements).
Hmmmmm....
Like Postmod said, NOW Brand 5-HTP is really good.
If you want cheap prices, go to http://www.discountnaturalvitamins.com/
and get the NOW Brand 120 caps of 100 mg 5-HTP. That's a good deal. Those caps have 2x as much 5-HTP as most caps on the market (usually 50 mg).
Its a store in the US, but still comes out cheaper than anything I found here.
If you want cheap prices, go to http://www.discountnaturalvitamins.com/
and get the NOW Brand 120 caps of 100 mg 5-HTP. That's a good deal. Those caps have 2x as much 5-HTP as most caps on the market (usually 50 mg).
Its a store in the US, but still comes out cheaper than anything I found here.
Supplements Plus on Church St. between Carlton and Wellesley has 20% off everything on the first Tuesday of each month.
The 5-HTP also comes in the smaller capsules (still 50mg of active ingredient, just less filler) ... which I find easier on the stomach if you happen to be taking a bunch at once.
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The 5-HTP also comes in the smaller capsules (still 50mg of active ingredient, just less filler) ... which I find easier on the stomach if you happen to be taking a bunch at once.
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AdRiaN
