Posted by MKB on December 10, 2004, at 20:07:23
In reply to Re: L-tryptophan or 5-HTP; a few questions Larry » cache-monkey, posted by Larry Hoover on December 10, 2004, at 7:34:59
Larry, how do you take that powder form? In juice or in a teaspoon??? And how does the potency compare to a 500mg capsule of pharmaceutical grade tryptophan?
Regarding price gouging: I see that the veterinary version is much, much cheaper, but as far as capsules go, healthrecovery.com still has the best price I've seen. I have found pharmaceutical grade Tryptophan capsules on other sites at almost double that amount for the same quantity and strength.
When you said yes, it is an amino acid, were you talking about Tryptophan, 5HTP, or both? You lost me somewhere in the discussion. (Sorry, I'm not scientific at all.)Are you agreeing that it is preferable to use Tryptophan rather than 5HTP?
For those who have not yet read the information about tryptophan at www.healthrecovery.com, I encourage you to find it and read it. They do have a thorough discussion of Tryptophan, much better than the many other sites I've visited. You can view it when you find the product ordering information.
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