NOW Foods L Tryptophan 500 mg Supports Relaxation And Positive Mood 120 Vegetarian Capsules

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• PPamela J.23 May 2026
  5 ★

  Quality

  this product is AMAZING-I have purchase different teas and sleep tablets to help me fall asleep and stay asleep well one night the family was over and because of the laughing and playing and recalling old memories I did not take anything and because it was late pass 10 pm I could not drink my tea so the only thing left was the Tryptophan and wow I slept all night and I did not get up until 7 and I felt so good that I was able to get on with my usual activity -I recommend these pills for a good night sleep with few pills

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• EEggs4Breakfast26 Apr 2026
  5 ★

  Eat your hummus, tryptophan and inositol. Because panic attacks stink.

  I used to have panic attacks which I controlled, first with Ativan before switching to inositol (a vitamin that is required for the synthesis of serotonin). Eventually, the panic attacks seemed to go away and I stopped the inositol too.That worked for a good long while. But recently, my doctor was forced to take me off my medications for a short period. During this time, my panic attacks came back although in very mild form. Basically, I would find myself tensing up and breathing as if i'd exercised. It was simple to control them simply by lying down and relaxing.Still, I'm stubborn. I tried to supplement again with the inositol but it seemed to have no effect. After a few days, it almost seemed as if the problem might be getting worse.So a little reading: Tryptophan is the precursor amino acid that gets converted to serotonin. The primary organs that produce serotonin are 1) the gut and 2) the brain. In fact, the gut produces more serotonin than the brain. Almost all protein sources have goodly amounts of tryptophan with turkey at the top of this list. However, getting the tryptophan to the brain is a problem. There is a special transporter protein which I dub the train to the brain. The problem is tryptophan is the slowest to get on board. If you eat a high protein meal (turkey), all the other amino acids from the meat crowd on board faster and tryph never makes it on board. In addition, tryptophan absorption is increased if the body releases insulin. So the best way to absorb tryptophan is to eat a vegan meal with some vegetable that is naturally high in tryph (chickpeas or these capsules) along with some carbs.The other strategy if you eat meat is to crank the levels of tryph high, really really high. For this to work, you probably want to buy tryph in bulk and spoon in over your meat until you get a mound equal in size.And yes, supplementing does work. They ran one clinical trial with the vegan meal strategy and documented improvement in symptoms. After about 3 small vegan meals with crackers plus some inositol, my panic attacks subsided. It didn't work if I just did one or the other. Then I just tried supplementing with tryph plus inositol along with my nighttime snack and they haven't come back.After a while, my doctor put me back on my meds, but I keep the tryph because it's clear I'm not getting much into the brain through diet alone.

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• LLittle S.25 Apr 2026
  5 ★

  Wow! Game Changer.

  I had no idea I might be low on some amino acids, nor that supplementing could be so helpful. My brother recommended them for help sleeping and mood support, and they've delivered! Both my mood and sleep have improved so much. I feel balanced in a way I maybe never have. I decided to take these in the evening and use l-tyrosine in the daytime. The combination has been fabulous! I take about 500ml of each. Sometimes I take 1000 mg of the l-tryptophan and gosh I sleep soooo well. I wouldn't say these are wholly sleep inducing, but they do help me sleep, fall asleep faster, and feel well rested when I wake - something I've never really experienced. They don't make me groggy, and I wake up so much less cranky! For the first week I could literally feel the relaxation in my whole being. That has worn off a bit, but I think I just got used to feeling good and relaxed so it's not such a stark contrast anymore.I've suffered with depression, lethargy, and general malaise for most of my life. I wouldn't say these are an antidepressant, per se, but adding them with the l-tyrosine has improved my mood a TON! I think I was very low on these amino acids and just didn't know it. I'm mostly vegetarian, but even when I do eat meat, I don't eat much; I've never eaten seafood and recently stopped eating eggs, so I'm sure I wasn't getting enough amino acids. Plus, food is just low nutrition these days and we all should think about ensuring we get what our body needs to maintain a good state of mind and energy.I genuinely believe these could help others. If you struggle with sleep and low mood, I'd certainly give these a shot. Maybe even try l-tyrosine in the day to see what works for you. I think it's important to take them on an empty stomach so make sure to do that or else the effects may not be very apparent, as they compete with what you're taking in from your meals.

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• SSteve P.20 Apr 2026
  5 ★

  Great substitute for melotonin or RXs

  Great supplement for anyone that struggles with sleep and does not like or want to use prescription sleep medication.