Pure Encapsulations L-Tryptophan, 180 Capsules

I’m taking this as part of treatment for PMDD and so far I have found it very helpful. It’s easier to sleep at night and I feel more stable mood wise throughout the day. It’s only been a couple of weeks but I can already see the effects! I love this brand in general for all my supplements bc they are pure and third party tested. I don’t mind a capsule so that’s no issue for me but they are on the bigger side.

This has helped me a lot. Tryptophan is a precursor for both melatonin and serotonin. Is being studied and should be studied more for anxiety depression especially postpartum. PSA: find your right dose! I started out taking one capsule twice a day just to get a feel. When I took two capsules several times a day (thinking it would help me sleep) I think I had excess serotonin which felt like kind of like too much cortisol, increased anxiety. So this stuff is good but find your balance with it to benefit.

Knocks me out like a turkey dinner.

Pure Encapsulations is one of the best brands on the market. For years, it has been available by prescription. Thankfully, they offer it to the general public. Excellent quality ingredients. Twenty minutes before retiring provides an easy pathway to sleep. There are no after-effects when waking up the following day.

I have major sleep issues. I use L-Tryptophan coupled with Magnesium glycinate and I find I don’t have so many waking episodes at night. I feel I also have a more restful sleep. It has been worth my $$ to get better sleep.

I go to sleep & it's a sound sleep.

I took the prescribed dose for five nights without success. I was awake most of the night. It was also over priced compared to other brands.

Pros ??? I've been taking these for about 4 weeks and I can't say that I've noticed them help me sleep better. In fact, I've had quite a few nights over the past month of terrible sleep so the jury is still out on that front. Cons: These are TERRIBLE to swallow and ALWAYS feel like they get stuck in my throat! Even if I take other pills afterward and drink a whole glass of water, I can feel these in my esophagus for at least 30 minutes! It's awful. I hate it. The only way I can relieve the feeling is to eat something but I take these as directed right before bed on an empty stomach. So eating after taking them defeats the entire purpose and also interferes with my eating plan (aka not eating after dinner). I will admit that I have never been a person that enjoyed taking pills of any kind. I take all pills one at a time with a big gulp of drink to get them down. But over my years I have learned to take larger pills without a problem. With the health problems I am working on (the reason I am taking these in the first place) I am taking somewhere around 16 pills per day. These are the only ones I struggle with and that give me this "stuck in my throat" feeling. I dred every night knowing I have to take them. I will continue with my doctors orders and take them for 2 more weeks to complete a 6 week course. I will be so glad when I'm done. For the price of these, I really hoped to feel some sort of positive result. I can honestly say I have felt nothing different and I can't stand taking them for the feeling they give in my throat every night. So could I recommend them to anyone? Absolutely not.