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Originally Posted by GetDatFool i went to vitaminne shoppe and the lady was telling me 5 htp is essential because it creates the melatonin in the brain and without it the melatonin supp, or l-tryptophan doesnt work as well..duno how tru that is though |
The sleep cycle is: Tryptophan -- Serotonin -- Melatonin -- Sleep
BTW, my bias is I formulated TotalSleep (totalsleepdrink.com)
Tryptophan eventually converts to melatonin. 5-HTP also eventually converts to melatonin. But some 5-HTP is absorbed in the gut before crossing blood-brain barrier, so most go with Tryptophan for greater effectiveness. Melatonin is likely not necessary because TRP converts to it anyway. In TotalSleep we used TRP, GABA and magnesium because they all need or are involved in the production of serotonin. Serotonin helps us sleep, relax, decrease anxiety/depression, and appetite.