Ok, so ever since I got really sick about 4 months ago, I started have symptoms of IBS, constipation and diarrhea. I had 2 weeks of constipation, followed by bad diarrhea, abdomina …

I was reading another post and someone posted the article below by Dr. Ray Peat and if I understand it correctly, you don't want to take 5-HTP because it increases Serotonin, which …

I just finish a chapter (chapter 7, if one of y'all have the book) in Lights Out that discussed serotonin levels and has left me a bit bemused. The author discusses how high levels …

It is popular to see serotonin as a 'happy hormone'. Often enough, when food makes one happy, it is said to raise serotonin. 5-HTP and similar supplements are regularly used to imp …

I an beginning to think a large part of my ibs symptoms are directly due to dysregulation of serotonin in my system, gut and or brain. The evidence is out there that excess seroto …

Over the past few months I've been taking tryptophan for insomnia and restlessness and found that it works really well, and now I can't seem to sleep without it. I've been overly …

Hey all :^) So, I'm about four months in now and things are looking up. I just wanted to consult with the community here to see if you had any other ideas of how I can fast-track m …

I am looking for advice/experiences from people who have either succeeded at the incredibly difficult task of training their mind/palette etc to not want sweets. Or those who hav …

Recently I was researching serotonin and appetite. I keep coming across research showing that tryptophan and 5htp decreases appetite and helps with insomnia. I've been taking it …

Recently I read this article http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/v7/n2/full/4000963a.html, which really got me thinking about the role the thyroid has in maintaining our mental heal …

I stopped life long crushing depression by doing an autoimmune version of the paleo diet (back/neck pain largely went away as well). I also more then cut in half my generalized anx …

Recently I've been trying both 5htp and tryptophan to help me sleep. However, I have dysbiosis and wondered if the tryptophan I'm taking could be feeding the bad bacteria. Sure e …

I have been suffering from depression over about a 10 year period.From time to time I have made use of anti-depressants (citalopram) and it helps to raise my serotonin levels which …

Starting about a year ago I began having insomnia for no apparent reason. I've had digestive problems that also have gotten worse over the past year so I think that has something …

I've been eating strictly paleo for a week now. I had been eating mostly paleo with a few low-GI carbs (oats, beans) for a while before this, as well as some weekends with lots of …