Comment · Mon, November 2, 2020 · ND Owner
Serotonin Precursors
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Savage545 · 4 points
I've read that if you supplement with dopamine boosting supplements, you should balance it out by supplementing with serotonin boosting supplements. ND sells dopamine boosting supplements such as phenylalanine, L-tyrosine and NALT, but I'm wondering why you don't sell serotonin boosting supplements such as 5-htp or tryptophan?
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
The equivalent to 5-HTP on the dopamine side would be L-DOPA, which we don't sell either. The problem would be skipping all the rate-limiting enzymes. Phenylalanine, tyrosine, and NALT are not bypassing all the rate-limiting enzymes, so they are safer. We could sell tryptophan, but banks got scared of it because that poisoning that happened in Japan in 1989. So even though that was a limited issue because of a poor production process, there is still a stigma there. That being said, we might consider offering L-DOPA and 5-HTP at some point, with a warning about their use.