Guest guest Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 We have begun giving our son 50 mg of 5-HTP to try and improve his sleep. He falls asleep quite easily, but wakes up very early (often around 3:00 or 4:00 AM). We began giving him 3 mg of sustained release melatonin before bed in the hopes of keeping him asleep longer. He still wakes up early, but will fall back asleep after an hour or so if we force him to lay still. On a good day, he will sleep until 5:30 or 6:00 AM. He takes 1100 mg of GABA and 200 mg of L- Theanine, also. His test results indicated that he has high IAG which (and please correct me if I am wrong) indicates that he is not metabolizing tryptophan normally. Since tryptophan is the precursor to seratonin (and his seratonin is low), we are assuming that this may be at least part of the reason for his early waking. My question is this: Will 5-HTP produce an immediate improvement in his sleep or will it happen gradually over time? We only have been at it a few days and do not know whether it is not working or we simply need to be patient. Thanks. Maureen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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