5-HTP 200 MG Plus Calcium for Mood, Sleep – Supports Calm and Relaxed Mood – 99% High Purity – 120 Capsules – Arazo Nutrition

After having 4 kids in 8 years, you get in this habit of being awake, frequently, at night. Habit or nature? I have no idea. Also, sometimes I have trouble turning my own brain off to fall asleep. In the past, I tried prescription Ambien, but only a few because they were a sleep aid from my doctor during the last few weeks of pregnancy. They are habit forming, so she didn't keep me on them. I've tried night time teas. Those aren't bad - but am I the only one that has to go to the bathroom if I drink tea? Not conducive to "staying asleep". I've tried benadryl. It's not too bad, but you get a groggy feel in the morning that's hard to come out of. Aleve PM isn't too bad. I don't know about taking a pain reliever when I don't need one.My doctor asked if I had tried melatonin and I have. It actually had an odd effect on my deep sleep and I didn't care for it. (Man, I'm complaining in this post - sorry guys!) She mentioned 5-HTP. I researched it and tried it.My Reaction: ( I take 1 pill 10-15 min before bed)- It doesn't seem to make you sleepy like you are expecting. It's weird. It's not like taking a Benadryl or drinking alcohol where you just start getting droopy eyes. It's much more subtle. You just start migrating towards bed.- If you find you can't seem to shut your brain off, you may start out in bed wide awake, thinking about the day. Out of nowhere, you'll start semi-dreaming. Sometimes you realize you really weren't driving your own thoughts anymore. It's kind of a pre-cursor to sleep coming on and you actually sense when you are about to shut down.- If I wake in the night, my brain doesn't "come online". I just go to the bathroom and then go right back to bed and sleep. I am able to shut back down and it doesn't take hours anymore. More like a couple of minutes.- Although I don't wake "groggy", I find that I am capable of sleeping for longer periods if I choose to. It's weird that you lose the ability to sleep in. This gives it back. You actually can "catch up" on sleep if you want to. If you can't sleep in, you just wake up and start the day like normal You don't feel like you have medicine head. If I feel anything, it doesn't last beyond about 3-5 minutes. So I'm not complaining.- I don't really notice much of a mood change. Maybe it's there. But I homeschool 4 kids 8 and under so....it's an adventure. A funny, noisy, sometimes sticky adventure. Sensory overload just kind of goes with it.Hope this helps others. Basically it's a subtle effective sleep aid and my doctor says its safe to use.

Immediate improvement in the way I feel about myself from 5HTP. I also feel more aware and able to explain myself around other people. These dry capsules work immediately and last all day. Someone said they don't like the feeling of skipping a pill. For me I was thinking that maybe I should be on 50mg instead 2x/day. I stopped taking this supplement after a few days of feeling remarkably better. Also 5HTP works like a switch in your brain telling you when to stop eating and making you stop eating. I do not understand my mother who is a millionaire telling me she doesnt want to take supplements due to the cost.I was explaining that it works out to 5 cents a day and one bottle can last 4 months. I don't pay a cable bill or pay for a dog walker, to justify these expenses. I love supplements since I do not think we get all of our nutritional requirements from food alone especially when some people eat wonderbread. There is some seriously illogical thinking in this country when it comes to supplements and the need to overmedicate people.Aside: I have been told I needed to be on psychotropic medication to regulate my mood because my mother yelled at me saying I had a chemical imbalance because I was born that way. I have tried a number of psychotropic medications and felt hopeless. 5-HTP is helping me feel more motivated, helping me talk to people in real time and I'm making a point to talk to new people. I'm getting up early in the morning instead of staying in bed. I feel like I want to keep busy. I am so grateful for this medication more people should know about it.If we see all these reports about how forgot what I was going to say while making paragraphs above.Ask me questions about the product. I truly believe 5HTP is improving my life. I also am trying Phosphatidylserine [for lowering cortisol causing belly fat] Phosphatidylcholine Hupezine Vinopectine. I wanted to slow down the useage of this strength 200mg 2x/day since I was concerned if my serotonin levels were being overstimulated and if that would be harmful. I wonder what the ideal ratio for serotonin/dopamine is, if it depends on the person. Its interesting that 5-HTP makes me feel more at ease with myself around other people, Americans actually, I get along with International people. Its helping with writing --although I know this could use some editing but I need to write other reviews. I will post updates for this review as well as from studies on friends whom I bought this for, people just dont want to buy supplements for themselves but willing to try.

Helps so much

I bought this supplement to achieve better sleep. When I integrated it with valerian root, one hour of sleep was the deepest sleep I ever achieved with the two integrated supplements. It felt like I experienced 100 complete dreams at flash speed in just 60 minutes. It is absolutely amazing. Now, I take it every night before bed and get great sleep. I highly recommend this supplement.