I bought these as a delaying tactic - I was feeling so blue I thought I was headed back to Prozac after a ten year absence and I really wasn't looking forward to it.
So, on the advice of a hippy I met on holiday who had been regaling me with tales of evil drug companies suppressing something that was natural and worked better than Prozac I thought I would give 5-HTP a go. I had no expectation that it would work, St John's Wort never had.
But, wow, hours after I took my first dose I felt good. I had three days of euphoria before I settled into a pretty good relaxed, content state. People at work have noticed the difference, and am finding the high levels of stress very manageable (for the first time). They are so good I feel like there must be a downside - but I am yet to find much on the internet on what that downside might be.
I have become evangelical about 5-HTP, handing it out to friends and family who are suffering with winter blues. My friend sent me a text the other day that read 'Wow - are these things legal? I can't stop smiling and I nearly high fived a complete stranger'.