Comment · Tue, December 18, 2018 · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
5HTP works better without ECGC?
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resoredo · 3 points
Ok, so 5HTP does wonders for me. I sleep much beetter, am much more refreshed after sleeping "only" 6 to 7 hours and have a better mood the following day. Normally I need to sleep much more for much less refreshed feeling.
But this does not happen when I take ECGC, I wake up and feel like usual - actually sleeping is much harder than. And I take 200mg of 5HTP, approx. 30 minutes before sleep. So, what is happening?
I got once Trazodone prescriped to help with my sleep and because its a slight mood booster, but even taking jsut 25mg is like super killer as I wake up groggy, sleepy and with the driest cottonmouth.
Still tho, I'm a little bit anxious because I dont want to hurt my heart by taking this much 5HTP without ECGC - but maybe nothing is happening?
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voltairebear · 1 points
I might be mistaken but melatonin taken as a supplement does not cross the blood brain barrier, rendering it useless for some people (including me).
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Natrium Health & Nootropics Depot
Melatonin certainly does cross the blood brain barrier.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1980.tb11272.x