Treatment with 5-HTP enhances serotonin synthesis, which increases pain tolerance and quality of sleep.

Serotonin plays a big role in sleep, emotional moods, pain control and inflammation.

The somatic pain (tender points) found in fibromyalgia patients has shown improvement after 5-HTP supplementation (300 mg per day) (Caruso, I, et al, Double Blind study of 5-HTP versus placebo in the treatment of primary fibromaylgia syndrome.

5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan) Description 5-HTP, otherwise known as 5-hydroxytryptophan, is an amino acid that is the immediate precursor of serotonin, a brain neurotransmitter.

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