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Anyone reading this should before they take 5-htp try and determine if they have low levels of dopamine as 5-htp helps elevate serotonin which you don't necessa
by leksak 6y ago
Anyone reading this should before they take 5-htp try and determine if they have low levels of dopamine as 5-htp helps elevate serotonin which you don't necessarily want to do if you have low dopamine. However, if someone responds well to 5-HTP it might make sense to seek out an SSRI medication
- GordonS 6y ago> determine if they have low levels of dopamine How would you actually do that? Is there some kind of home test available?
- danparsonson 6y agoTalk to a doctor - self-medication is a risky endeavour, especially where mental health is concerned.
- leksak 6y agoNot yet. Medical science has progressed to where it's starting to become possible to investigate this in a clinical setting, so home tests aren't going to become available just yet. One will have to resign to doing what has been done previously which is to look at how a person lives their lives and inferrence from that. I'm not a doctor, but having a pronounced need for variety and change is somewhat indicative. Also, if someone intuitively seeks out dopaminergic foods and drinks that's an indicator also (dark chocolate, foods rich in tyrosine). It's not uncommon for a person that's low in dopamine to become noticably relaxed after a high-carbohydrate meal as that meal would elevate serotonin and when dopamine is low and serotonin is high you become chill. People low in dopamine tend to be addictive. Sugar-bugs, coffee-fiends, sometimes adrenaline-junkies.