Natural Factors

5-HTP 100 mg Time Release

  • $15.89
  • Helps promote healthy mood balance
  • Used as a sleep aid
  • Helps relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia
  • Non-GMO and suitable for vegetarians/vegans

Natural Factors 5-HTP 100 mg provides this free-form amino acid in timed-release caplets. 5-HTP is a direct precursor to serotonin, which helps promote healthy mood balance. It also helps relieve sleep disturbances associated with mood imbalance, helps relieve symptoms of fibromyalgia, and helps reduce the severity and duration of migraine headaches when taken as a preventive. The timed-release caplets gradually release 5-HTP to minimize gastrointestinal upset and allow a steadier rise in serotonin.

Medicinal Ingredients

Each caplet contains:

L-5-HTP (L-5-hydroxytryptophan) (Griffonia simplicifolia) (seed) — 100 mg

Non-medicinal Ingredients

Dicalcium phosphate, microcrystalline cellulose, carbohydrate gum (cellulose), coating (carbohydrate gum [cellulose], glycerin), vegetable grade magnesium stearate (lubricant).

Recommended adult dose:

Healthy mood balance: 1 caplet, 3 times daily with food;
Relief of symptoms of fibromyalgia: 1 caplet, 3–4 times daily with food; sleep disturbance: 1 caplet, 2 times daily with food;
Migraine prevention: 1 caplet, 2–3 times daily with food; or as directed by a health care practitioner.
All uses: To minimize the risk of gastrointestinal side effects, start at a lower dose and slowly increase to effective dose over a 2-week period. Use for at least 2 weeks to see beneficial effects.