5-htp is not tryptophan, it's 5-hydroxytryptophan. When you take L-tryptophan, like what's in turkey, it's converted to 5-hydroxytryptophan, then to 5-hydroxytryptamine, aka serotonin. Taking 5-htp is more effective in increasing serotonin levels than tryptophan.
TheSanityAssassin Reviewed by TheSanityAssassin on . 5-htp and weed so yeah I receltly found out about people taking 5-htp to "preload" MDMA trips as well as with pot. So I decided to give it a try and see how it would affect getting high. I took 150 mg of 5-htp that i bought at CVS, then waited like an hour and a half and smoked a couple bowls. The bud i have right now normally makes me way tired, but this time i was not tired at all, it was like a speedy very intense high, and I dont think this cud have possibly just been a placebo effect. I got way higher Rating: 5