Comments on: 5HTP As A Potential Treatment for Sleep Terrors

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:05:14 +0000

I have a 5 year old son who has HORRIBLE dreams that haunt him throughout the day. He has always had sleep problems…ever since he was born, and although he has never been diagnosed with adhd, he has all the symptoms. I’ve been giving him some vitamins and herbs that have made a HUGE difference in him during the day, but night time is still a problem. I’m going to try the 5HTP and I’ll post my observations with my precious son. Thanks for the suggestion!

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:38:58 +0000

Do you think this product might help patients with non-essential tremors? My mother-in-law has tremors on one side of her body only, and they started happening just at night but have progressed into happening just about all the time. Her neurologist has ruled out brain tumor, parkinson’s, etc. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

By: Dr. Ruth Bewley

Dr. Ruth Bewley — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:47:49 +0000

Sleep terrors seem often due to worry about current life stressors. My husband’s ADHD and sleep are worse when he is stressed.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:29:24 +0000

So what might be the recommended dosage of 5HTP to take for sleep problems?

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:44:55 +0000

I’ve had these off and on for years. On more than one occasion, I’ve awakened, jumped out of bed and screamed, “Please, Jesus, don’t let me die now!” This is not thought out; it’s an automatic type of reaction. After the episode, I’m fine. No ongoing anxiety or anything, and I’m able to resume sleeping. I had a sleep study done and, of course, I didn’t have any terrors while there. (Luckily; I would’ve ripped all those wires off me if I jumped out of the bed.) I have had terrors both with and without wearing a “snore guard” appliance to bed. My mother has sleep apnea, but my sleep study showed I do not. As such, I’m not sure of the cause of the terrors, but would love someone to shed light on them. Given what we know about 5HTP, serotonin and restless legs, I wonder if any of the study children had leg issues (restless, cramping, etc.; I had horrible leg cramps as a child and would scream bloody murder during the night).