Comment · Tue, November 3, 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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Savage545 · 2 points
Oh wow, I didn't realize the banks would consider tryptophan too risky. I've read L-DOPA can be risky, so I've avoided that, but I thought 5-HTP wasn't as risky as long as you paired it with EGCG and avoided taking too much.
There is an Onnit product called New Mood, which I've never tried myself, but I noticed it doesn't have any green tea extract / EGCG (from what I could tell). It also has both 5-HTP and Tryptophan. Is there any benefit in stacking both at the same time?
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Nope, no benefit. That formula makes no sense at all. I find that is often the case with stacks like that. It's why we take so long to bring out Natrium ones. Making a stack for a specific purpose is HARD. It takes a lot of testing and trials, and you will never have everyone react the same.