5-HTP increases serotonin levels in the body and helps to promote healthy mood balance, to relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia, to reduce severity of migraine headaches. The Progressive 5-HTP formula is designed with enteric coated capsules that are gentle on the stomach.
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Helps to promote a healthy mood balance
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Helps to relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia
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Helps to reduce the severity and duration of migraine headaches when taken as a preventative
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Used as a sleep aid to promote a restful sleep
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Enteric coated capsules that are gentle on the stomach
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| MEDICINAL INGREDIENTS | 1 CAPSULE |
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| 5-HTP (Griffonia simplicifolia, Seed/graine) | 100 mg |
| Non-Medicinal Ingredients | |
| Vegetarian Enteric Coating (Ethyl Cellulose, Ammonium Hydroxide, Sodium Alginate, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Oleic Acid, Vegetable Stearic Acid), Cellulose, Dicalcium Phosphate, Water-Soluble Cellulose, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Modified Cellulose Gum. | |
| Suggested Use | |
| Helps to promote healthy mood balance, to relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia, to reduce severity and duration of migraine headaches when taken as a preventative (prophylactic), and is used as a sleep aid. | |
| Suggested Dose | |
| Take 1 caplet 3 times daily with a meal. For sleep aid, take 30–45 minutes before bedtime. To help promote healthy mood balance, use for a minimum of 1 week to see beneficial effects. To help relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia, use for a minimum of 2 weeks to see beneficial effects. Consult a health care practitioner for use beyond 1 year. | |
| Cautions | |
| Consult a health care practitioner if sleeplessness persists continuously for more than 4 weeks (chronic insomnia), if symptoms persist or worsen, and prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, taking carbidopa and/or drugs/ supplements with serotonergic activity including, but 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. Discontinue use and consult a health care practitioner if you experience signs of weakness, oral ulcers, abdominal pain accompanied by severe muscle pain and/or skin changes. Avoid taking with alcohol or products that cause drowsiness. Do not use 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, abdominal pain and drowsiness. |