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Interactions between your selected drugs
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Other drugs that your selected drugs interact with
• There are 137 other drugs known to interact with 5-HTP (5-hydroxytryptophan)
• There are 818 other drugs known to interact with Topamax (topiramate)
dream more vividly - wake up with tons of energy (that's a new one for me!)
The Wikipedia has some good info on 5 HTP, serotonin and melatonin. Basically, the body uses 5-HTP to create serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is used to produce melatonin. The advantage of taking 5-HTP versus the end products directly (via the digestive tract) is that the end products cannot pass through the blood-brain barrier, so they are less effective:
Here's another page that lays it all out:From Tryptophan to Serotonin to Melatonin