My bf was having a hard time sleeping and our doctor recommended taking 5HTP. This has helped him sleep through the night. One tip that helped is going to bed right when he started feeling tired, instead of fighting to stay up.

This product is nearly perfect! I bought this for myself, and my dad (senior) and it works wonders. Just after few weeks of taking this product, its positive effects are clearly visible! I have tried herbal teas (helps sleeping), magnesium supplements, and even melatonin. Melatonin worked perfectly for improving sleep schedule, however, it didn't have the overall calmness and wellbeing that this supplement brought. Here is some pros and cons to consider before buying.

Pros:
-Helps with sleeping and waking up not feeling exhausted, but refreshed
-Alot of freedom on when to take this supplement-- taking it before bed and early morning has not made any difference for me.
-Smell is not horrible. Prior to buying, looking at some reviews, there are some that said the smell was horrible, but as for the one I bought, there was no foul smell.
-Helps with anger management, mood swings, etc.

Cons:
After looking at the ingredient list, 5-hydroxytrptophan, commonly known as 5-HTP, there were some side effects that could occur such as:
-Diarrhea
-Heartburn
-Stomach Pain
-Nausea
-Drowsiness

Personally, myself I have not experienced any of these side effects so far, but maybe after constant use these side effects may come.

One thing I really noticed from this product was my dreams were way more vivid and I could recall them almost entirely. Something I can't do at all when I'm not using it.

I have been dealing with depression, insomnia, PTSD, waking up throughout the night, anxiety, etc. for over a decade now. I am also in menopause. I've been trying different herbs and supplements for health for literally 3.5 decades. All the prescription pharmaceuticals for depression react badly with me, I've noticed the Xanax for anxiety exacerbates depression, and while the new sleep medication, bellsomra, seems to work ok (the others like ambien and lunesta were not so nice), I REALLY don't like taking something that is creates dependency. I've taken melatonin, 5 htp and sam-E in the past before but with no observable effect on sleep or mood! That's expensive! I started taking this 5-htp plus formula two weeks ago, though I started at half dose and skipped a couple doses the first week. So I didn't notice much difference that first week. Especially coupled with a couple nights using my samples of bellsomra or needing Xanax (which makes me feel super groggy for over 12 or so hours even after a full night's sleep. And I think it makes me feel nauseous now two or three days after taking it). I wasnt able to get a really good feel of just how WELL this works until this week, once I realized I needed to take 2 of these and started the regimen. Before then, I couldn't sleep more than 3 hours at a time unless I was super drugged and 3 or 4 nights a week i was awake almost all night, sleeping in the morning maybe a couple rough hours unless I took Xanax or some other cocktail of hypnotics ( I get migraines too so the maxalt will often help me go to sleep, but it won't help me sleep all night. ) Such sleeplessness is hell on mental function, and I knew it. I was having regular meltdowns with the husband and fighting with all sorts of issues in my own head.
I could go on, but the bottom line is, taking this at proper dose, without taking anything pharmaceutical this last 4 days except for a single dose of maxalt midmorning for a migraine, I've STILL actually slept through at least 6 and up to 8 hours of the night the last 3 nights AND fallen asleep within 30 minutes of turning off the light. I haven't done that in more than a decade unless I was under the influence of something. I don't feel groggy or thick in the brain going to sleep or waking up either. It really seems to be helping my sleep!! I still also take melatonin, evening primrose oil, progesterone and magnesium citrate at night. Note: I'd been taking them prior to adding the proper dosage of 5-htp plus, and they had not helped me sleep. This product, and this alone is what has made the difference. I will continue to take it, and be so grateful for this wonderful product that has seemed to finally to the sleep balance back to my improve my health. I even feel calmer, and uninclined towards the dark depths I was fighting with. Quality sleep; it can make a huge difference.

If that changes, I'll be sure to come back and update. But for now... I'm in. I have found the first supplement that actually makes a noticeable difference in my 30+year quest of natural supplementation.

Update. Two months later i still love this product. I've been able to respond much better to the covid19 problem and taking on my granddaughters virtual education with much more constancy than i could have before.

I notice when i don't take it, too. It definitely helps with managing the stressduring the day, but if i forget (because i didn't refill my weekly pill box or i forgot to take one night's), i struggle to sleep.

It's important to NOT stay up after you start to feel relaxed and sleepy. If i stay on my phone, playing, for more than 30 minutes after i start to feel sleepy, then it we'll be hard for me to get to sleep at all, with out without it. That's entirely on me. Priorities. This product is a godsend. I'm arriving with it.

Mi esposa duerme bien y tranquila