WomenSense HappySense 5-HTP 100mg Time Release

Name: WomenSense HappySense 5-HTP 100mg Time Release
SKU: 9150105
Price: 30.89 CAD
Availability: InStock

HappySense 5-HTP naturally enhances serotonin levels, which in turn helps promote healthy mood balance, relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia, and reduce the severity and duration of migraine headaches when taken as a preventative. 5-HTP can also be used as a sleep aid. With a program of reduced intake of dietary calories and increased physical activity, 5-HTP can help in weight management by reducing carbohydrate cravings.

$30.89

120 Capsules

SKU: 9150105 Categories: Sleep & Stress, WomenSense Tags: 5-htp, fibromyalgia, headaches, migraines, mood balance, reduce carbohydrate cravings, serotonin, sleep, weight management

Description

Benefits:

Helps promote healthy mood balance
Helps relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia
Helps reduce the severity and duration of migraine headaches when taken as a preventative
Used as a sleep aid
Reduces carbohydrate cravings to help in weight management when used with a program of reduced intake of dietary calories
Naturally enhances serotonin levels

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Size	120 Capsules

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Ingredients:
Each caplet contains:
L-5-HTP (L-5-Hydroxytryptophan) (Griffonia simplicifolia) (seed) 100 mg
Non-medicinal Ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose, dicalcium phosphate, carbohydrate gum (cellulose), coating (carbohydrate gum [cellulose], glycerin), vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant).
Recommended use:
*Helps to promote healthy mood balance. Helps to relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia. Helps to reduce the severity and duration of migraine headaches when taken as a preventative (prophylactic). To be used with a program of reduced intake of dietary calories and increased physical activity (if possible) to help in weight management by reducing carbohydrate cravings. Used as a sleep aid.
Direction:
Recommended adult dose: Healthy mood balance: 1 caplet 3 times daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner. To minimize the risk of gastrointestinal side effects, start dosing at 100 mg 2–3 times daily and slowly increase to effective dose over a period of 2 weeks. Use for at least 1 week to see beneficial effects. Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 1 year. Relief of symptoms of fibromyalgia: 1 caplet 3–4 times daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner. To minimize the risk of gastrointestinal side effects, start dosing at 100 mg 2–3 times daily and slowly increase to effective dose over a period of 2 weeks. Use for at least 2 weeks to see beneficial effects. Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 1 year. Migraine prophylaxis: 1 caplet 2–3 times daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner. To minimize the risk of gastrointestinal side effects, start dosing at 100 mg 2–3 times daily and slowly increase to effective dose over a period of 2 weeks. Use for at least 2–3 weeks to see beneficial effects. Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 1 year. Weight management: 3 caplets 3 times daily or as directed by a health care practitioner. Take 30 minutes prior to a meal. To minimize the risk of gastrointestinal side effects, start dosing at 100 mg 2–3 times daily and slowly increase to effective dose over a period of 2 week. Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 12 weeks. Sleep aid: 1–2 caplets daily with food or as directed by a health care practitioner. Take 30–45 minutes before bedtime.
Cautions:
Sleep aid: Consult a health care practitioner if sleeplessness persists continuously for more than 4 weeks (chronic insomnia). All uses (except sleep aid): Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen. All uses: Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or if you are taking carbidopa or drugs/supplements with serotonergic activity. These may include, but are not limited to, L-tryptophan, S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), St. John’s wort, antidepressants, pain killers, over-the-counter cough and cold medication containing dextromethorphan, anti-nausea medication, and anti-migraine medication. Stop use and consult a health care practitioner if you show signs of weakness, oral ulcers, abdominal pain accompanied by severe muscle pain, or if you experience skin changes. Avoid taking with alcohol or products that cause drowsiness. Do not use this product if you have scleroderma. Some people may experience drowsiness. Exercise caution if operating heavy machinery, driving a motor vehicle, or involved in activities requiring mental alertness. Some people may experience diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Keep out of reach of children.
Allergen Statement:
This product does not contain artificial preservatives, colours, or sweeteners; no dairy, starch, sugar, wheat, gluten, yeast, soy, corn, egg, fish, shellfish, animal products, salt, tree nuts, or GMOs. Suitable for vegetarians/vegans.

Serotonin is one of the major neurotransmitters in the body that plays important roles in emotional well-being, sleep, pain, and appetite. Low serotonin can be an underlying factor in multiple chronic health problems.

Supplemental 5-HTP readily crosses the blood-brain barrier and is converted directly into serotonin by the body, providing a direct route to relieving symptoms of low serotonin levels (Birdsall, 1998).
Clinical research confirms that 5-HTP is more successful at alleviating sadness than taking a placebo (Shaw, 2002). A randomized double-blind study supplemented clinically sad patients with 150–400 mg of 5-HTP per day. Within the first two weeks, patient scores on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) significantly decreased. After eight weeks, 73% of the patients showed significant improvements
in emotional wellbeing (Jangid et al., 2013).

A meta-analysis of 13 published trials further supports 5-HTP
as an effective therapy for clinically sad patients. Doses of 50–3250 mg of 5-HTP per day were associated with improved symptoms in 65% of patients. Supplementation also helped lower average HAM-D scores by 12.7 points, moving patients from “severe” sadness to within the “healthy” range (Javelle et al., 2020).

5-HTP can help improve serotonin imbalances associated with chronic pain conditions, such as the musculoskeletal pain, tenderness, morning stiffness, and fatigue experienced by fibromyalgia patients (Birdsall, 1998). Studies lasting up to one year show that fibromyalgia patients who take 300–400 mg of 5-HTP per day in divided doses can significantly improve the severity of symptoms (Birdsall, 1998). In an open study, fibromyalgia patients were supplemented with 100 mg of 5-HTP three times per day. Assessments conducted after 15, 30, 60, and 90 days revealed improved symptoms, with 50% of patients showing a “good” or “fair” level of improvement by the end of the study (Sarzi, 1992).

Migraines can also cause debilitating pain. A double-blind, placebo- controlled study found that 400 mg of 5-HTP per day helped to reduce the frequency and severity of headaches in migraine patients more effectively than a placebo. After two months of supplementation, 52% of patients had fewer headache symptoms (Benedittis et al., 1986).

5-HTP is used as a sleep aid in people with disrupted sleep. In a placebo-controlled study, eight healthy participants took either 200 mg or 600 mg of 5-HTP per day for 17 days. Researchers concluded
that both doses successfully increased the duration of REM sleep in participants. In addition, those taking the 600 mg dose experienced more rapid eye movement (REM) activity (Wyatt et al., 1971).

Normal serotonin levels help the brain recognize feelings of satiety after eating. By increasing serotonin production, 5-HTP can be used to control appetite and carbohydrate cravings. In a placebo-controlled study, obese women with body mass index (BMI) of 30–40 were supplemented with 8 mg/kg of body weight per day for five weeks. Even without having additional dietary restrictions, the women were found to eat less and lose weight during the study (Ceci et al., 1989).

Timed-release caplets deliver 5-HTP gradually, helping to smooth
out the fluctuations in serotonin levels that can occur with immediate release forms. This method of supplementation is especially important for people with poor emotional well-being who cannot risk a relapse of symptoms or adverse events related to rapid spikes in serotonin levels (Jacobsen et al., 2019).

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