Post Punk Kitchen Forum

I've been on 5-HTP (100 mg) for about a month now, which has basically completely cured my SAD. I feel really good and it seems to be working really well.
The only thing is: I seem to have completely lost my sex drive. Which has never happened before. While it's not the end of the world (definitely better than depression!), it's annoying and I am really over not wanting to have sex at all.
So I just ordered some L-Tyrosine, which seems to be pretty good in regards to gettin' the sexin' on.

Do any of you have any experience with these two supplements taken together? when I google around it seems like a lot of people 1) use them with bodybuilding purposes and 2) take them after taking MDMA or LSD (which is something I do not engage in at all) - but there seem to be a few people out there who is taking it for depression issues like me, with mixed results.

The lack of sex drive is the only side-effect I've experienced so far, so I really hope the L-Tyrosine will help that.

It doesn't mention any bad reactions with 5-htp at all. But it sounds like I could benefit from L-Tyrosine too!

(and don't take 5-htp if you are on SSRIs)

But then there is this: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1863555/

I always want to try 5-HTP for my anxiety but then get scared off by things I read online!

I've heard that raw maca powder really revs up one's sex drive.

I would LOVE to try the maca, but I am on hormonal birth control, alas.. it sounds like maca is quite the wonder product, though.

Eh, it's not quite the hummana-hummana-awoooooga etc product people claim. It is, however, quite pleasant tasting and might encourage friskiness, but not to a level that couldn't be a placebo.