# 5htp for depression

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 17, 2012, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5htp-for-depression/616036 "2012-03-17T06:20:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5htp-for-depression/616036/12 "2012-03-17T12:26:34Z")

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> [@drdrizzy13](#):
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> Has anyone here tried 5htp for depression? I’m very interested in this. I would like to hear if anyone has any personal anecdotes. (not sure if this is the correct forum?)

I’ve posted my opinion on this before, but you won’t ever truly get over your depression until you are willing to rethink, re-evaluate, and then unconditionally and unmercifully nuke every single belief that you have about yourself. Until that happens you will just be going from therapy to drug to therapy and around again. I am living proof, and have never been as joyful as I am right now-if an idiot like me can pull it off you can too.

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