L-tryptophan update and link to articles...

Some people were asking for the information on L-Tryptophan I had posted last year.
In case they have trouble finding it by doing a search on this website for L-Tryptophan, Here's the direct link to the article, plus I've updated with status today, and someone else's success comments as well.
L-Tryptophan, the FDA, and the Pharmaceutical Companies.

Also click this article's Read More for some update notes (also posted in the notes section of the above linked article).....

It's now July 5th, 2006. I've been on L-Tryptophan now for over 1.5 years with still all the benefits, and nothing terrible happening. The only side effects I've noticed, occur when the dosage gets a little too high. Symptom 1: I start to be tired all day instead of just around 10:00 pm. Symptom 2: The skin on my forehead starts to get a little dull, and almost acne like (but without the actual acne). This usually only happens if I'm up around 2,000 mg for a prolonged period. For my 6'8" 275 lb frame (no idea if body size makes any difference or not), my ideal dosage seems to be right around 1,000-1,500 mg. I keep varying it a little between the two ,so I suspect I may need to be around 1,250 mg ideally, but the capsules I currently get are only in 500 mg increments. I'll have to get my doctor to adjust the prescription to allow the alternate sizes. Meanwhile, it has kept my bi-polar completely stable as long as I'm on it. It has regulated my sleep (though I still have bad habits, it's no longer my body keeping me up late, mostly just school deadlines now). My general attitude is definitely improved as well, and my chronic pain is all but gone. These last two may not be directly attributable to the L-Trypto, and instead more the other care (Physical Therapy, Chiropractor, Nutrition, etc.). I also referred a family member for her family member's bi-polar, and apparently it has radically changed he life and helped her as well after years of no luck. These of course are only case histories, and not scientific in any way. I'll have to get some time when school is out to do some research to see if there are any clinical studies related to each of the supposed benefits of L-Tryptophan. I'm also interested in how LTP-5 is comparing as well. I have misgivings about LTP-5 because of my concern about it bypassing a step before absorption. But I need to do a lot more research. I hope others find this useful as I have. Comments are disabled on this article because of jerky spammers to the comments section of all articles. But you can email me if you wish at: hawke at hawkes - haven dot com. Cheers!



Update (July 2006). I've added notes as an overall update, but here's a reply from someone who followed up on the reply in the Read More section of this article and how much it helped out (I've edited names out for their privacy): From C____: "I received this message from my sister-in-law, A____, a few days ago. I told her what Hawke told me about Tryptophan. She talked to her doctors about it and they had no idea where to get it in prescription form. They said they hadn't heard of it in prescriptions. So she found it in a nutrition store. She's been taking it for several months and apparently it has changed her life. Please forward my, and her, thanks to Hawke for telling me about tryptophan. " From A___ : "I wanted to Thank You so much for suggesting Tryptophan! It has helped me to be consistent in my business & have a better outlook on life!!!!! I feel like I owe my new life to you!!! I am finishing my first car & DIQ is not far behind!! I see a better future in so many ways so Thank You for helping me take my life back!! It has been huge!"