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23 People found this comment helpful

An excellent amino acid supplemant, the precursor of modern day anti-depressants. Both my sister and myself have found excellent relief in the form of calming and sleeping much easier and better. I used to wake up 3-4 times a night, now I sleep all the way through. I take 1000mg at bedtime on an empty stomach, and there are NO side effects whatsoever. If there are any, it's from any additives ...

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I took it to help with insomnia, recommended by a doctor.I had side-effects;loss of coordination,weakness,headache, nausea. I only took 1 1000mg pill. There was no caution of possible side effects on the label. This is dangerous and should not be sold without a list of possible side effects. If I had read about these side effects on the bottle I never would have taken it and could have avoided a v...

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Jenniferos | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
2/23/2014
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Overall rating 5.0
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I take this for sleep. I was amazed how much it helps. Sleep all night . I have very vivid dreams . I take two on a empty stomach before bed. I feel refreshed when i wake up not groggy like you get when you take other sleep aids. I have no side affects at all

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emily | 65-74 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
10/31/2012
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Overall rating 3.3
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Appetite surpresent

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Anonymous | 55-64 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
8/26/2012
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wasn't effective to help sleep. both getting to sleep or even close to getting 8 hours. still at skimpy 4 hours and really disappointed

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
3/25/2011
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Overall rating 5.0
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L-tryptophan has been helping me sleep at night,1 500 mg capsule is all I need before bed. It has also improved my mood, helped with anxiety and pms. On the nights I am wound up I take it with gaba and melatonin. Am glad they are sellling it again.

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seona | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
12/2/2008
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Overall rating 1.0
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I was prescribed this medication for severe insomnia. 750mg does not work, when I double the dosage - as I was told by med. prof. I am fainting (fall down the stais, etc) without warning. Also, my vision is vorse.

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Anonymous | 45-54 | Male | On medication for 10 years or more | Patient
11/20/2008
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I began taking L-tryptophan because I had trouble sleeping. The underlying cause of the insomnia, however, was bipolar disease. to my surprise, I had a great amount of relief from both mania and depression while taking L-tryptophan. Some research in in the library proved that many studies had shown the same thing - L-tryptophan taken with a high carbohydrate snack, like a banana or a glass of OJ (this is important) are as effective as some drugs (Lithium was used as a control in one of the studies) in controlling bipolar disease. L-tryptophan has been my only drug for about 30 years, except when it wasn't available during the early 90's after the Showa Denko contaminated batch debacle. Read More Read Less

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Jhero | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
8/9/2008
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Overall rating 4.7
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An excellent amino acid supplemant, the precursor of modern day anti-depressants. Both my sister and myself have found excellent relief in the form of calming and sleeping much easier and better. I used to wake up 3-4 times a night, now I sleep all the way through. I take 1000mg at bedtime on an empty stomach, and there are NO side effects whatsoever. If there are any, it's from any additives or preservatives that have been added to the mix. And that's the only problem I've found with it, is locating pure formulas of the medicine. Most of the few local stores that carry it have unnecessary and unwanted additives.Read More Read Less

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ps | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
2/2/2008
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I took it to help with insomnia, recommended by a doctor.I had side-effects;loss of coordination,weakness,headache, nausea. I only took 1 1000mg pill. There was no caution of possible side effects on the label. This is dangerous and should not be sold without a list of possible side effects. If I had read about these side effects on the bottle I never would have taken it and could have avoided a very frightening experience.

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