NOW Supplements, L-Tryptophan 1,000 mg, Double Strength, Encourages Positive Mood*, Supports Relaxation*, 60 Tablets...

Helps sleep better, calming, no obvious side effects

the tablets are too big for me to swallow...they get stuck in my esophagus,and I have to follow with lots of water.

I take 10 tablets nightly to help sleep and to enhance mood. Very effective.

I took these because work anxiety was getting to me. I wasnt sleeping well. These didnt do anything for my sleep, and they didnt relax me, but they did improve my mood. I have a 100lb Great Pyrenees puppy (11 months old) who was attacked by a dog. My happy puppy turned into an anxious, easily frightened dog. I did all the right things, and he improved, but he wasnt back to normal. I started him on these (one in the middle of the day) and my happy, relaxed boy is back. Truly effective for dog anxiety.

I started taking these supplements based on an article about insomnia out of Johns Hopkins, a chapter on insomnia from Power Juices Super Drinks by Steve Meyerowitz, and some customer reviews on this site. I take this product along with GABA, L-Tyrosine, L-Tryptophan. I also take 5-HTP. However, it is a form of Trytophan, which I think you can leave off. (I will post this same review on those product pages.) For a decade plus, I have struggled with insomnia and accompanying fatigue and anxiety. Over the past several years, I have done numerous sleep studies and have pleaded with my doctors for help only to be told that insomnia is something with which I must live even in the face of diminished mental functioning. Ive tried all the natural sleep remedies such as Valerian Root and melatonin with no success. Im currently on an anti-depressant Remeron, which while it helps me sleep and stay asleep, I am not getting quality sleep. I no longer dream, and if I do, I cannot see or remember my dreams when I wake up. While asleep, my dreams appears in B&W so dim that I can only make out the outline of images. A new development in my insomnia is driving-while-drowsy, which only happens when I get behind the wheel which is a lot living in Los Angeles and working in catering and events. Almost immediately, I begin to get drowsy and my eyelids become heavy. Knowing what is happening, I immediately take actions such as rolling down all of my windows and slapping my face to stay awake. As Im driving, eventually, the back of my neck starts to hurt and I get a mild headache because my brain is signaling my body that it need to shut down. (Now if I were to get off the freeway and pull over to the side of the road to take a quick cap my drowsiness goes away.) It was at that point that I realized I might be dealing with something neurological, which is where L-Tryptophan comes in. For the past six months, I have been taking L-Tryptophan, GABA and L-Tyrosine three times a day, and one 5HTP capsule at bedtime. The quality of my sleep, my overall neural functioning, my stress and my anxiety have come full circle. I am no longer experiencing drowsiness while driving, and my overall mental functioning, stress levels and anxiety have disappeared. (GABA and L-Tyrosine are both neurotransmitter support.) If youre struggling with insomnia, I cannot recommend these three supplements enough. Had I not refused to believe that insomnia was something with which I would just have to live, I might never have found these products. Before taking any over the counter medication, I always try to find a natural supplement to address whatever health issues Im dealing with rather than going the pharmaceutical route. Give this regiment a try. And let me know if it works for you.