Stomach aches with ZMA/5-HTP...

nparisi

nparisi

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I've been having some pretty bad stomach aches upon waking the past four or five days. I have been taking 5-HTP before bed, and I recently picked up some ZMA. Has anyone else experienced this before? From either supps, or both?? Not sure if that's the real culprit, but I can't think of anything else...Thanks
 
Common side effects with high dosage of 5 HTP include nausea, stomach upset, loose stools or constipation, and headache. So how much were you taking in?
 
I started at 100mg a night, I'm now taking 300. That's probably it, but I don't feel like 100 or 200 mg was doing jack for me. Maybe I'll try spacing it out throughout the day but it makes me kinda tired...
 
Yeah, thats what im guessing is the problem, I have heard 100mg is the maximum dosage for 5 HTP,anything over that you will experience dis comforts.
 
Oh ok...I was reading other peoples' experiences with it and some had to dose up to 400mg to feel the positive mood changes/serotonin increase. But yeah it seems about right because I pretty recently upped it to 300. Thanks man
 
i take 200mg of 5-htp right before bed and i have no sides..i get mine from Now Foods..if i get the walmart brand then i start to have headaches and nausea.. just space it out if you cant handle the dose all at once
 
nparisi said:
I've been having some pretty bad stomach aches upon waking the past four or five days. I have been taking 5-HTP before bed, and I recently picked up some ZMA. Has anyone else experienced this before? From either supps, or both?? Not sure if that's the real culprit, but I can't think of anything else...Thanks
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take the ZMA with food- zinc on an empty stomach will make you sick as ****
 
nparisi said:
Oh ok...I was reading other peoples' experiences with it and some had to dose up to 400mg to feel the positive mood changes/serotonin increase. But yeah it seems about right because I pretty recently upped it to 300. Thanks man
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ps take 5 htp 100-200 mg every 3rd day- it actually works best this way- taking it every will even out the positive mood changes and make you a little spacey :)
 
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