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5 hydroxy-tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan, 5-hydroxy L-tryptophan, 5-Hydroxy Tryptophan, 5-L-Hydroxytryptophan, L-5 HTP, L-5-Hydroxytryptophan, Oxitriptan.
CAUTION: See separate listing for L-tryptophan. |
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| 5-hydroxytryptophan; L-5 hydroxytryptophan. |
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Orally, 5-HTP is used for sleep disorders, depression, anxiety, migraine and tension-type headaches, fibromyalgia, binge eating associated with obesity, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), attention deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD), cerebellar ataxia, Ramsey-Hunt syndrome, Down syndrome, and as adjunctive therapy in seizure disorder and Parkinson's disease.
In combination with carbidopa, 5-HTP is used for treating intention myoclonus and as an orphan drug for treating post-anoxia myoclonus.
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