5-htp

[SWEETJAS]

Does anyone take this or tried it? It says it's supposed to aid in appetite suppression. I did an internet search, but there are so many fake testimonies out there I would just like to hear from a real person lol! Do share !

Here is the one I bought..it was buy one get one free so I hope that doesn't mean it's bad lol!

http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/n...s-30ea-reviews

[Blizzie]

I haven't tried this myself, but know people who have. 5-HTP is an OTC that raises the serotonin in the brain. I know it takes a while to get into your system - you have to take it for at least 2 weeks before you see any effects. You're supposed to take 50mg twice a day.
I've seen my friends lose alot of weight, but I don't know if it was the phen or the phen/5-HTP combo. I've been meaning to try this, but I keep forgetting to pick up a bottle at the store!!
Please let us know if you try this and how the results are.

[sosassafrass]

Does anyone take this or tried it? It says it's supposed to aid in appetite suppression. I did an internet search, but there are so many fake testimonies out there I would just like to hear from a real person lol! Do share !

Here is the one I bought..it was buy one get one free so I hope that doesn't mean it's bad lol!

http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/n...s-30ea-reviews

I did a search on this site and found a couple accounts from members here that coupled phen with 5-htp. There is a link to another thread inside the post.

the link isn't acting right if i do a direct copy and paste, however i put it in the reason for editing and maybe it'll act right.

[SWEETJAS]

I haven't tried this myself, but know people who have. 5-HTP is an OTC that raises the serotonin in the brain. I know it takes a while to get into your system - you have to take it for at least 2 weeks before you see any effects. You're supposed to take 50mg twice a day.
I've seen my friends lose alot of weight, but I don't know if it was the phen or the phen/5-HTP combo. I've been meaning to try this, but I keep forgetting to pick up a bottle at the store!!
Please let us know if you try this and how the results are.

Thanks for the reply! I am on day 4 today so I will keep you posted! Go to Walgreen's cause they have the buy one get one free, however one bottle is 15.99. I know they have it cheaper at other stores for sure. Mine are 100mg and the direction say "Take one capsule up to two times daily, with food". Only 30 come in a bottle though so I will run out at about the two week mark. I hope it helps cause my doctor gave me such a low dose of Phen that I don't feel it helping (half of a 37.5mg a day). Hopefully the combo will give me a much needed boost! And hey, if it helps with mood too then that's a plus. There is a warning about being on antidepressants and taking the 5-htp, it says to contact your doctor before taking them together. It doesn't say anything about Phen though.

[SWEETJAS]

I did a search on this site and found a couple accounts from members here that coupled phen with 5-htp. There is a link to another thread inside the post.

the link isn't acting right if i do a direct copy and paste, however i put it in the reason for editing and maybe it'll act right.

Thanks for researching. I will see what I can find too! If I can post a link I surely will !

[wearydrearies]

i was perscribed 5-htp with my phen, and it helps alot, i noticed after my dog ate my 5-htp and i had to wait to go to the doc to get a refill, that i really noticed a difference in my appatite (pardon my spelling, im not very good at it) to bad ive been on the phen 5 htp combo since the 3rd and i already feel it waring off and im not sure what to do, i lost 10 pounds then all of a sudden im not losing anymore and now im hungry again... wtf lol

[SWEETJAS]

i was perscribed 5-htp with my phen, and it helps alot, i noticed after my dog ate my 5-htp and i had to wait to go to the doc to get a refill, that i really noticed a difference in my appatite (pardon my spelling, im not very good at it) to bad ive been on the phen 5 htp combo since the 3rd and i already feel it waring off and im not sure what to do, i lost 10 pounds then all of a sudden im not losing anymore and now im hungry again... wtf lol

May I ask what mg of Phen you were prescribed and how much 5-htp? Oh yeah....was your dog okay? I started at about your same weight I was 180, I lost 10 the first week then nothing else....not an ounce. I gained back 4 . My phen stopped working on about the 11th day . So I bought some 5-htp hopping it would do SOMETHING. What did doctor say about the phen,5-htp combo?

[wearydrearies]

im taking 10mg of phen twice a day and 10 mg of 5-htp mixed with something that starts with a "c" ill look it up when i get home, 3 times a day. yes the dog was fine, no she didnt lose weight lol j/k. it was an interesting story to tell the the er vet lol. well i started at 174- 175ish and now im down to 161, but my cravings are back and im not losing anymore weight, i dont know whats going on, but i have another appointment with the doc on the 3rd of march and the doc said she'll probably just up my meds and figure out whats going on from there. i really hope this continues to work, this is the only thing that has helped me lose weight, everything else ive tried i just gain the weight right back.

[SWEETJAS]

im taking 10mg of phen twice a day and 10 mg of 5-htp mixed with something that starts with a "c" ill look it up when i get home, 3 times a day. yes the dog was fine, no she didnt lose weight lol j/k. it was an interesting story to tell the the er vet lol. well i started at 174- 175ish and now im down to 161, but my cravings are back and im not losing anymore weight, i dont know whats going on, but i have another appointment with the doc on the 3rd of march and the doc said she'll probably just up my meds and figure out whats going on from there. i really hope this continues to work, this is the only thing that has helped me lose weight, everything else ive tried i just gain the weight right back.

Wow, my weigh in is on March 3rd too, we started at about the same weight, and we are having the same issues...hmmmmm? Glad the dog is okay. LOL, she didn't even lose a pound? Anyways, I found this bit on Youtube. It is kind of a long video, but if this is the "c" stuff that is mixed with your 5-htp and Phen you should take a look. The doses the patients were taking are a bit odd, but maybe you can find something useful in the video. Now, this is one mans point of view, but you could bring this up to your doc perhaps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bf6JYjl9ps

[wearydrearies]

the "c" stuff is carbidopa, i think thats funny were having the same issues and everything between us is similar, hmm hopefully we both can lose the weight, ill let you know what my doc says and ill keep doing research and hopfully we can share stories and figure this out together

[SWEETJAS]

the "c" stuff is carbidopa, i think thats funny were having the same issues and everything between us is similar, hmm hopefully we both can lose the weight, ill let you know what my doc says and ill keep doing research and hopfully we can share stories and figure this out together

I will surely keep you posted on what my Dr says too. I am so nervous to talk to her for some reason. Hope she has some good news cause my fat is in her hands !

[SWEETJAS]

Okay, so it's day 8 with the 5-HTP. Honestly, I feel that along with my Phentermine it is working great. As I stated above my Phen stopped working after about a week and a half. I mean it was doing NOTHING! Today my scale finally moved again and I am down 2 more pounds. Let's take the weight loss out of it, my appetite is really down! I take two 100MG of the 5-HTP along with my half of Phentermine and I have not had that STARVED feeling at all for the past few days . May be too soon to tale if it's the combo or not, but something is finally cutting my appetite. The Phen alone does nothing, accompanied with the 5-HTP it is really doing the job. I will give another update in a few days .

[katy625]

its exactly same thing as taking the phen prozac combo.
so if your doc doesnt want to do the phen prozac combo then u can do the phen 5-Htp combo.
Basically makes the phen much stronger.

[SWEETJAS]

its exactly same thing as taking the phen prozac combo.
so if your doc doesnt want to do the phen prozac combo then u can do the phen 5-Htp combo.
Basically makes the phen much stronger.

REALLY!!!! WOW! I did not even ask my doctor about adding the 5-HTP because I just thought it was a vitamin, however the bottle does say consult doctor if you are on anti depressant meds. I am not, but hey...being happier is surely a plus for me ! Thanks for the info! Off to google to do more research on the subject!

[SWEETJAS]

Okay...Found some more information. Now I am more confused than ever! The bottle says take 100mg up to two times a day which is 200mg, yet some are saying don't take more than 50 or 100mg a day . Take a look at the first link. The second link is from this site and easier to understand lol!

http://fatnews.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/33/P0/

http://www.phentermine.com/forum/my-...*****5htp.html

[wearydrearies]

i dunno ive been hearing the same thing, take alot or take very little i think im just going to stick with what the doc is giving me for now, i have an appointment on wen. i hope they change my meds or something i still lost anything, i started counting my calories and that opened my eyes a little bit, i even uped my day to the gym, i dont know whats up, but im stuck at 160, a few days last week the scale said 162 but im back at 160... arg

[SWEETJAS]

i dunno ive been hearing the same thing, take alot or take very little i think im just going to stick with what the doc is giving me for now, i have an appointment on wen. i hope they change my meds or something i still lost anything, i started counting my calories and that opened my eyes a little bit, i even uped my day to the gym, i dont know whats up, but im stuck at 160, a few days last week the scale said 162 but im back at 160... arg

Seriously Wearydrearies- our struggle is TOO simular! I have been up two pounds also and it just went down 2 this morning. Still stuck at 10lbs...lost the first 7 the first week in a half so that's only a 3lb weight lose the last few weeks. Yep, my appointment is on Wednesday too...I wish you luck! I will surely post when I get home!

[SWEETJAS]

Oh yeah...5-HTP seems to be keeping me up late...like until 3 a.m. Today I did not take anything cause I only have half a pill of Phen left and i want to save it for tomorrow. When I took the 5-HTP alone yesterday it worked great for my appetite. However, I have not lost anymore weight ! I am going to do two classes at the recreational center tomorrow so that will be a 2 hour workout instead of the 1 hour at home. Something has to give !

[Blizzie]

Sweetjas - what type of foods are you eating? Are you doing any type of "diet" (low-calorie, low-fat, low-carb)? It seems like you are doing everything else correctly, so it doesn't make sense that you're not losing. Let's take a look at what you're eating.

[SWEETJAS]

Sweetjas - what type of foods are you eating? Are you doing any type of "diet" (low-calorie, low-fat, low-carb)? It seems like you are doing everything else correctly, so it doesn't make sense that you're not losing. Let's take a look at what you're eating.

I am eating low fat and trying to keep calories at 1200

Breakfast- 1 cup Cheerios or Grapenuts and a piece of fruit

Snack- If hungry I have a hand full of almonds, grapefruit with honey , yogurt, or a nutra grain bar

Lunch- Sandwich on whole wheat or 7 grain bread. I have lettuce, tomato, sprouts, cucumber, a teaspoon of low fat cream cheese or avacodo slices as spread, and lean meat or maybe turkey bacon as the meat a few days a week.

Snack- Same as above snack

Dinner- Skinless grilled chicken with one of my favorite seasonings (Ms. Dash, curry powder, hickory seasoning, taco seasoning, or Italian seasoning), veggies that I spray with spray butter (10 calories).

Dessert- 100 calorie snack pack of Hostess strawberry cupcakes.

I try to drink at least a gallon of water a day. Am I eating enough

[Mrsace13]

I started taking 5HTP when I was having a hard time sleeping due to the Phen. I don't have that problem anymore so I forget to take it. You said it kept you up?

Once I take it, I can sleep so good so I don't know how I could take it during the day so I have never tried it. I don't know if it help with all the other things it claims because I only took it at night but I really liked it. I bought 50's so that way I could decide if I wanted to take one or two.

[wearydrearies]

thats weird, htp is used to help you sleep... hmm i dunno, im pretty excited and bummed for tomorrows weigh in... i lost 3 pounds in 2 weeks, wtf... this is crap... cool thing though, im taking this 3 week class and my teacher is on phen and shes taken 3 different times, she gave me these different vitamins and and things she got along with her phen. she hasnt heard of 5 htp and shes calling her best friend who works at one of those clinics to get advice for me, shes surprised they even gave me the meds cause i dont have a bmi of 28 or above, i dunno so tomorrow ill have a good post update cause ill have advice from my teach and the doc!! i hope its good newws!!!

[SWEETJAS]

I posted this update in my other thread..however..here it goes!

UPDATE

So I went to my weigh in and I was only down 8lbs according to their scale, however at home I was down 12. I can't adjust my scale since it's digital. She said that since my appointment was late in the day I could have been retaining water plus I had my clothes on. She said "Let's call it 12. You did fantastic"! She said "that's a little more weight then I wanted you to lose. Still fantastic though. Good job". She is sweet, don't get me wrong .

She said she wants me to keep my weight loss at around 6-8lbs a month and if I loss more than that it would make her worry !!! She still wants me to lose 35lbs! At only 6-8lbs a month it would take me nearly 6 months!

She wants me to start pilates because of my back problems which is good news !

She kept me at the half of a 37.5mg once a day . She said that taking the 5-HTP is fine.

Verdict....She basically prescribed me pilates . Sigh.......

She is not a mean doctor and she is really happy for my weight loss. I just don't think she gets it NO MATTER WHAT I SAY. She's a great doctor, but she is rail thin...I mean like 5'8" and 120lbs, she'll never get it. Oh well, since I have to wait a week for my phen to get in (they have to special order it, which is strange to me because Kaiser is a huge hospital) then maybe it will kick in better. Hey, just happy I lost !

[Fatmomma]

Sweetjas,
Don't get frustrated that is great! I feel you on skinny people not understanding! Yesterday at the gym the instructor kept throwing in yoga moves into our cardio workout. She had us do a "crow pose...?" This entailed balancing your entire body on your elbows with your palms on the ground. I wanted to tell her to balance MY body instead of her 115lb body and let me know how "good" it feels! (lol I was able to do it, but just for a second). I have also developed a theory...The faster it comes off, the faster it comes back.And the more likely it is to come back. Slow and steady wins the race!!

[lizmcgarry]

Great Job! Maybe your Dr used to be over weight??? I also don't like it when thin people comment about my weight. If they weren't blessed with great metabolisms they would be in the same boat. I think it's hard for some people to understand. They think we just stuff our faces all day and if we didn't we would be thinner! Oh well. Live and let live. When I did weight watchers, I gained 11 pounds. Go figure! You are doing great. I always stick to my scale. The Dr scale always weighs me 5 lbs heavier. YUCK! I tell them each time their scale is broken

[wearydrearies]

so i went to the doc and they weighed me at 159, which means im down 15 pounds! woot im happy about that, but i did tell him my hunger and cravings are back, the dry mouth is gone and i dont feel the meds working anymore and he said since my starting weight is less then most and i exercise more then most of his other patients that the meds most likely wore off and i wasnt intaking enough cals and that my body probably doesnt want to lose anymore weight. so he told me to eat a 1400 cal diet instead of 1200 and he upped my meds to, 40 mg phen, 15 mg 5-htp, 5 mg caradopia, and a multivit. in the am, 20 mg of phen,15 mg 5-htp, 5 mg caradopia, at lunch then just the 15 mg 5-htp, 5 mg caradopia in the evening. he said that if i dont see any results this month then he is going to have to take me off the meds b/c they are not working for me and since they are state regulated and habit forming he doesnt want me taking them if i dont need them.... i hope they start working again soon.........!

[Shootin' for 150!]

so i went to the doc and they weighed me at 159, which means im down 15 pounds! woot im happy about that, but i did tell him my hunger and cravings are back, the dry mouth is gone and i dont feel the meds working anymore and he said since my starting weight is less then most and i exercise more then most of his other patients that the meds most likely wore off and i wasnt intaking enough cals and that my body probably doesnt want to lose anymore weight. so he told me to eat a 1400 cal diet instead of 1200 and he upped my meds to, 40 mg phen, 15 mg 5-htp, 5 mg caradopia, and a multivit. in the am, 20 mg of phen,15 mg 5-htp, 5 mg caradopia, at lunch then just the 15 mg 5-htp, 5 mg caradopia in the evening. he said that if i dont see any results this month then he is going to have to take me off the meds b/c they are not working for me and since they are state regulated and habit forming he doesnt want me taking them if i dont need them.... i hope they start working again soon.........!

So, what is caradopia? I've never heard of it. Is it herbal or chemically manufactured, and what is it used for?

BTW- CONGRATS on the weight loss!!!

Thanks for the 411!

[SWEETJAS]

Great Job! Maybe your Dr used to be over weight??? I also don't like it when thin people comment about my weight. If they weren't blessed with great metabolisms they would be in the same boat. I think it's hard for some people to understand. They think we just stuff our faces all day and if we didn't we would be thinner! Oh well. Live and let live. When I did weight watchers, I gained 11 pounds. Go figure! You are doing great. I always stick to my scale. The Dr scale always weighs me 5 lbs heavier. YUCK! I tell them each time their scale is broken

so i went to the doc and they weighed me at 159, which means im down 15 pounds! woot im happy about that, but i did tell him my hunger and cravings are back, the dry mouth is gone and i dont feel the meds working anymore and he said since my starting weight is less then most and i exercise more then most of his other patients that the meds most likely wore off and i wasnt intaking enough cals and that my body probably doesnt want to lose anymore weight. so he told me to eat a 1400 cal diet instead of 1200 and he upped my meds to, 40 mg phen, 15 mg 5-htp, 5 mg caradopia, and a multivit. in the am, 20 mg of phen,15 mg 5-htp, 5 mg caradopia, at lunch then just the 15 mg 5-htp, 5 mg caradopia in the evening. he said that if i dont see any results this month then he is going to have to take me off the meds b/c they are not working for me and since they are state regulated and habit forming he doesnt want me taking them if i dont need them.... i hope they start working again soon.........!

Sweetjas,
Don't get frustrated that is great! I feel you on skinny people not understanding! Yesterday at the gym the instructor kept throwing in yoga moves into our cardio workout. She had us do a "crow pose...?" This entailed balancing your entire body on your elbows with your palms on the ground. I wanted to tell her to balance MY body instead of her 115lb body and let me know how "good" it feels! (lol I was able to do it, but just for a second). I have also developed a theory...The faster it comes off, the faster it comes back.And the more likely it is to come back. Slow and steady wins the race!!

Lizmcgarry- Thank you so much! I am really starting to think of it as a positive that at least I lost 12/8 pounds lol!

Wearydrearies- 15lbs is FANTASTIC! You beat the hump! You're in the 150's! You are so lucky your doctor is working with you! He upped you to 40mg of Phen too. Sigh...I could only wish. I hope the new combo works perfect for you, then you won't need the Phen. Keep us posted!

Fatmomma- That will be my motto from now on "Slow and steady wins the race" . You are so right, when I lost weight fast I gained it back within months.