Best way to take 5htp

[6chr0nic4]

what is the best way for swim to take 5htp
he takes 300 mg pre rolls and 500mg post rolls 200 the first day then 100 100 100

however, i have read that the brain may think ur body has more serotonin and will produce less, should swim wait a few days to take 5htp? what is the best and most effective method to take 5htp

[radiometer]

My buddy Eddie has not had consistent success with pre-loading 5-HTP and gave it up. There's quite a bit of anecdotal evidence that taking 5-HTP during the day before taking MDMA can cause a diminished response to the MDMA. However he has noted good results from taking 100mg doses of 5-HTP starting after he comes down and twice a day for the next few days after meals.

SWIY might consider dropping the pre-load and seeing if there's a difference, but the post-load schedule sounds reasonable. There is no strong consensus on this issue, everyone experiments until they discover what works best, pretty much.

[6chr0nic4]

alright cool thanks, SWiM'll just maybe push the pre loading to a week or 2 back and then just keep the post load the same


if he gets depressed for no reason sometimes, does it matter if he drops 1 (100mg)

[RaverHippie]

SWIM never had problems with post-MDMA depression but friend's of SWIM often take 100mg 5HTP when "they've had enough" with their roll and continue with 100mg every day after the MDMA for 2-3 days. SWIM never noticed any difference with or without 5htp. They claim it helps their comedown but SWIM would say try with and without and if there is a noticeable help to your post-MDMA days then by all meands continue with the regimen.

[Lettish]

It is difficult to experiment with pre-MDMA 5-HTP consumption because it is advised that one should save MDMA for those very special occasions, or it will fast lose its magic. You'll want to make the most out of each MDMA session so is it really worth the risk of taking 5-HTP before the occasion, bearing in mind that for a lot of people it can mask the effects of MDMA? Swim doesn't think so. Swim just sticks to using 5-HTP afterwards, however, even that has rumours that it's just a myth and doesn't really do anything to help the comedown over the next few days.

There are a couple of detailed threads if you search for them, all about pre- and post-MDMA use of 5-HTP.

[cosmicruler]

Originally Posted by radiometer

My buddy Eddie has not had consistent success with pre-loading 5-HTP and gave it up. There's quite a bit of anecdotal evidence that taking 5-HTP during the day before taking MDMA can cause a diminished response to the MDMA. However he has noted good results from taking 100mg doses of 5-HTP starting after he comes down and twice a day for the next few days after meals.

SWIY might consider dropping the pre-load and seeing if there's a difference, but the post-load schedule sounds reasonable. There is no strong consensus on this issue, everyone experiments until they discover what works best, pretty much.

SWIM found this as well....SWIM used to preload most times before rolling, but noyiced if SWIM took too much 5-HTP or over too many days etc, then the MDMA would have little effect...

SWIM has learnt from this and only post loas now....

[Bajeda]

My panda found that preloading weakened the intensity of the experience, but sometimes would take 50 or 100 mg the night before and then supplement with additional 5-htp after coming down and this didn't seem to decrease effects, though its hard to say how or if it helped any.

[6chr0nic4]

may i ask why ppl choose swim and swiy

does it stand for anything

[RaverHippie]

utfse = use the forum search engine and many questions can be answered but here's the short version.

SWIM = someone who isn't me

SWIY = someone who isn't you

another form could be

SWIR = someone who isn't raverhippie, but this one is less common and SWIM is easier to understand.