DS (21) and OCD/5HTP

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Hi all, DS has had OCD for over 10 years (Pure O) and is going through a bad time at the moment. We had ERP therapy many years ago and it worked well for him and he's got a counsellor he continues to see.

One of the things that's really helped him in the past is taking 5HTP and I'm trying to source a quality supplement that doesn't include B6 - quite niche but I wondered if anyone could recommend one?

TIA

Thanks @maybank, that’s really interesting. DS hasn’t wanted to go down the meds route but we’ve always left it there as an option. I think his previous ERP treatment dealt with the problem at the time but never fully resolved it.
May I ask- does your DS have any side effects from the Setraline? How old is he? Thanks.

I use natrol 5-htp time release one buy it from iherb, 5-htp has a very short half life hence buying their time release version doesn’t have any added vitamins. It is the best one I have found so far.

There is some suggestion that long term use of 5-htp needs l-tyrosine to be taken at the same time , I take both which works very well, I have recently weaned off sertraline

Thanks @BrickOtter, I'll look into that.

Thanks @maybank, very much appreciated.