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5HTP Plus (60 capsules) (Mfr: Douglas Laboratories) (Professional quality product)

Product Number: EM-5HYD4
MSRP: $55.00
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Manufacturer's Product Comments/Description

5-HTP Plus Formula capsules contain 75 mg of natural L-5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) extracted from seeds of the Griffonia plant, together with 7.5 mg of pyridoxal-5-phosphate and 50 mg of a proprietary blend of the neurotransmitters L-tyrosine and L-glutamine. This product has been certified to be free of a contaminant, peak "x", implicated in a past incidence of dietary tryptophan-associated eosinophilia myalgia syndrome (EMS).

 

Manufacturer's Product Details/Ingredients

Each capsule contains:

L-5-HTP (L-5-hydroxytryptophan)........75 mg
Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate (P-5-P).........7.5 mg
Proprietary Blend......................50 mg
L-Tyrosine and L-Glutamine

Suggested Use: Adults take 1 capsule daily or as directed by a health care professional.

NOTE: It is important to take 5-HTP away from any protein food. One product manufacturer suggests taking it 45 minutes before or three hours after a protein meal.

Contraindications to 5-HTP use or conditions under which 5-HTP use should only be under the supervision of a physician are:
Cardiovascular Diseases (high blood pressure, post-stroke, post-heart attack); Extremely Elderly Persons; those with Parkinsons; Disease, Cancer or Autoimmune Diseases(Scleroderma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus); Lung Diseases; Chronic Alcoholism; Liver diseases (hepatitis or cirrhosis); parasitic infection; AIDS; Anorexia Nervosa; Low protein Diets; Allergies (severe); Myalgia (persistent pain and weakness of the muscles); Peripheral Neuropathy (pain weakness of the muscles); Rash or Flushing; Edema; Nausea; Diarrhea; Sickle cell anemia; hemophilia; Pregnancy

Concurrent drug use: 5-HTP should not be used if taking: Anti-depressant drugs; Monoamine oxidase inhibitors; Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's e.g., Prozac); Tricyclic medications; Weight Loss medications (i.e., dextenfluramine); Anti-parkinson medications (e.g., L-dopa); Barbiturates and other tranquilizing drugs; Antihistamines and cold medications; Alcoholic beverages; Intravenous (illegal I.V.) drugs; Cancer chemotherapy or antibiotic medications.

Warning: Dosages of 5-hydroxy L-tryptophan (5-HTP) greater than 100 milligrams per day should be taken only under the guidance of a physician. 5-HTP use at doses greater than 100mg per day should be taken with the prescription drug carbadopa to prevent excessive levels of serotonin production in the peripheral blood circulation. 5-HTP can increase the effect oftranquilizing drugs and can impair the ability to drive an automobile.