Okay, so this thread might be totally out there, but I've determined a perfect correlation between taking a capsule of 5-HTP and my bedroom and bathroom lights appearing to flicker. Anyone else ever have this happen? At first I thought something was up with my circuits... but honestly, the first time I ever noticed flickering was right after I took 5-HTP the first time. Now it's happened too many times (and ONLY when I've taken it) for it to be a chance coincidence. My girlfriend's here too (without having taken any 5-HTP) and she doesn't even know what I'm talking about haha... She's seen it too on 5-HTP though.
I stole some after I took x everyday for like a week and my mind was fucked up so I went to cvs and stole some and took like 6 at once and then did it again the next day didnt seem to do anything but im back to norMAL now
It's entirely plausible. 5-HTP is a precursor of serotonin which, even with a relatively small increase from baseline, has been known to cause visual distortions with light. People on SSRI's experience similar phenomena often.
Oh I forgot to include that I've taken it many many times. Never experienced any sort of hallucinations with it, but it definitely has a way of reversing weed tolerance, making it a friend of not only the hungover raver but also your everyday stoner.
Maybe I'm using the word "reverses" too loosely but the point is if you take a few and smoke you will get higher than usual.
im interested in this as well. $9 for a bottle at walmart, if it does what he claims it would be a good cheap investment.
I take 5-HTP twice everyday and maybe there is some truth behind it.. but I just like the nice glow i get from it. 5-HTP is the shit.
I take 100mg 5-HTP nearly every night ever since I started taking X about once a month. I also enjoy the vivid dreams it gives me, and it seems to regulate my sleep pattern. I haven't noticed anything regarding any change in my Marywanny tolerance, though. I also don't notice seeing lights flicker any more than I usually do.
5-htp works like a sleeping pill for me. Definitely puts me in a good mood but not something I would dare to take during the daytime. I get way too tired.
That explains some things . . . ie. random hallucinations . . . (I had thought I might have HPPD (I can be kind of a hypochondriac)
Taking 5-HTP make smoking so much better. It doesnt make you paraniod at all and your quite a bit more euphoric. Just dont take it less than 5 hrs before you drink cause it really fucks you up in a bad way.