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Re: 5 htp- all hype?

Posted by SLS on July 18, 2003, at 19:24:27

In reply to Re: 5 htp- all hype?, posted by SLS on July 18, 2003, at 7:08:55

Oops.

I wanted to include this link in my previous post:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Search&db=PubMed&term=tryptophan+depletion+relapse&dispmax=200

> > Depression is not caused by a deficiency
> > of neurotransmitters, so supplementing to
> > make more is not a treatment.
>
>
> Many people whom achieve remission while taking an SSRI relapse when they are placed on a diet devoid of tryptophan and causing tryptophan depletion. Upon the reintroduction of tryptophan, the antidepressant effect is recaptured. This phenomenon has been replicated many times. However, I wouldn't venture to interpret this as proof of the efficacy of 5-HTP. It is definitely a salient finding, though.
>
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12813118&dopt=Abstract

 

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