5-HTP & SAMe for violence/agression, depression, OCD

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All,

There is an article in Smart Publications, Issue 112, p1-10 on

5-HTP, SAMe,

and St 's Wort. They reference about 100 med. studies, many double

blind that found these at least as effective as SSRIs, etc. and with

hardly any adverse effects versis a lot for SSRIs, etc. But they

also note studies showing that 5-HTP is usually effective for

anxiety, panic disorders, OCD, migraines, insomnia, weight loss,

fibromyalgia, agression, etc. and SAMe usually helps with MS,

osteoartitis, PN, ADD, migraines, cardiovascular problems. SP has a

product called Prosera which contains 5-HTP, SAM e, Sts Wort, TMG,

and B vitimins & cofactors which they recommend. Some others like

LEP have similar products. Prosera is $35 for 60 capsules at

800-976-2783. This product was developed for adults(2 per day) but I

don't see anything inappropriate for children at 1 per day. The LEP

Serotonic only has 5-HTP and St s I think.

Bernie