5-HTP?

[Leafs93]

Has anyone tried 5-HTP as an alternative to prescription meds? I was prescribed Cipralex but an hesitant to use it.

Thanks

[shoe]

I tried it, but it didn't help me. From what I read, it gets spread throughout your body rather than going straight for the brain, so its not as effective as the Tryptophan they used to prescribe..