Posted by Mistermindmasta on March 14, 2007, at 23:50:22
In reply to 5HTP anyone?, posted by tessellated on March 5, 2007, at 13:21:16
Yeah, same here, sort of.
Decreased motivation and I feel kind of foggy... but it DOES make me feel significantly less stressed and more chill. Which is nice. I sleep good on it... no weird dreams or nothin.
I find it makes me a lot more patient and increases my memory. Like if I read something, I tend to remember it better when I use 5htp. So its a great supp, but I cant handle the foggyness. It makes me thinking very slow and makes me feel like Im in some other alternate reality.
They say that dexedrine increases serotonin and dopamine in the prefrontal cortex. 5-HTP seems to have that serotonin feel of amphetamine, but it lacks the dopamine feeling. L-tyrosine seems to have the dopamine feeling, but makes me angry. You'd think then, that a combo of L-tyro + 5htp would feel sort of like an amphetamine or ritalin, but it doesn't. It's strange. Almost like they cancel each other out. VERY FRUSTRATING!!!! If only I could find something similar to amphetamine. The closest thing to that nice buzz and clarity of thought for me is a hefty dose of kava from hawaii or fuji (I use 1/3 cup).
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