5-HTP 100mg 60 V-Caps

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Benefits

• Promotes healthy mood balance
• Improves sleep patterns
• Reduce severity and duration of migraine headaches
• Reduces severity of migraines
• Reduces sensation of pain in fibromyalgia

Features

• Enhanced with vitamin B6 and magnesium – important co-factors to help the body convert and utilize 5-HTP
• Naturally derived from the African plant griffonia simplicifolia
• Positive effects on moods, sleep and pain
• Vegetable capsules
• Ideal 100mg dosage

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Medicinal Ingredients

Each capsule contains

• 5-Hydroxy-L-tryptophan Griffonia simplicifolia Seed100mg
• Magnesium Bisglycinate60mg
• Vitamin B6 Pyridoxal-5-phosphate33.3mg

Non Medicinal Ingredients

vegetable-grade magnesium stearate, vegetable capsule, microcrystalline cellulose.

Recommended Use

5-HTP helps to promote sleep and a healthy mood balance and reduce the severity of migraines when taken as a prophylactic.

Directions

Adults: take 1 capsule, 3 times per day with food, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner. As a sleep aid, take 1-2 capsules, 45 minutes before bedtime, or as directed by a healthcare practitioner. To minimize the risk of gastrointestinal side effects, start dosing at 1 capsule, 1-2 times per day, and slowly increase to the effective dose over a 2-week period. For best results, take for a minimum of 2-3 weeks. Consult a healthcare practitioner for use beyond 1 year.

Cautions

Do not use if you have scleroderma. Consult a healthcare practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking carbidopa or medications or health products with serotonergic activity. These may include, but are not limited to, L-tryptophan, S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), St. John’s wort, antidepressants, painkillers, anti-nausea and anti-migraine medications, and over-the-counter cough and cold medications containing dextromethorphan. Discontinue use and consult a healthcare practitioner if you show signs of weakness, oral ulcers, skin changes, or abdominal pain accompanied by severe muscle pain,or if symptoms persist or worsen or sleeplessness persists continuously for more than 3 weeks. May cause drowsiness, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain. Exercise caution if operating heavy machinery, driving a motor vehicle, or involved in activities requiring mental alertness. Do not use if safety seal under cap is broken. Keep out of reach of children.