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

Also have a look at l-tryptophan. It's just an amino-acid, which is for instance found in bananas and helps your body to produce serotonine and melatonine, depending on the time of application and what are you doing then.

If you take them in the morning, or before doing sports/taking a walk, your body will produce serotonine, resulting in a better mood and being more balanced.

Taking 2000-3000mg right before laying in bed, will make you go dizzy and then go to a really nice and deep sleep. Unlike other sleeping pills, it will not affect your sleep cycle at all and you will really be well rested.

You want to play with the dosis a little bit to find out, what you need. You might as well start with 1000mg and just raise it step by step, until it fits.

The dizzy feeling can be a little bit uncomfortable in the beginning, since it feels a little bit like falling, but it doesn't last too long and you'll get used to it pretty fast. Not everybody experiences it as well.

God I hate doctors. especially endos. I strongly suggest you join the Stop the Thyroid Madness community and find a "good doctor" that way. endocrinologists are typically the worst choice for thyroid treatment. I know that sounds crazy but they're hideously miseducated and biased. you will rarely get what you need from them. I can guarantee your anxiety isn't psychological. it's physical. don't accept that crap. you are absolutely right to be questioning your symptoms changing with your labs.

I think you should reach out to some of these patient resources for advice. talk to Janie Bowthorpe who wrote the Stop the Thyroid Madness books or email the yahoo group or talk to the mods in the Adrenal Fatigue and Thyroid Care facebook group. https://stopthethyroidmadness.com/talk-to-others/

if you have elevated antibodies I'm pretty sure that means you have Hashimoto's. especially if you are positive on both of them. I would get some Kavinace for the time being so you're not overwhelmed by anxiety and go ahead and reach out to the patient community and get that saliva cortisol test so you can address any cortisol issues because that will interfere with thyroid function and cause a lot of insomnia etc. and you need a FULL thyroid panel with T3, T4, RT3 etc and probably a full iron panel too https://stopthethyroidmadness.com/lab-values/

you can order your own labs if you need to! just search any question followed by "sttm" to find it on their website. so like "insomnia sttm" "anxiety sttm" "hair loss sttm" etc.

I hope you get some answers and improvement soon! I know how frustrating it is! I went undiagnosed for 17 YEARS!! it's horrible! we deserve better!

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I do not take any tryptophan from Asia because of past issues with quality that ended up being very dangerous. I use NOW Foods Tryptiphan which is pharmaceutical grade and made in the USA. https://www.amazon.com/NOW-L-Tryptophan-1000-60-Tablets/dp/B002JNIAQW

there is also a 500mg capsule. but I take 1000mg a day so that's what I use.

I use Kavinace from ovitaminpro.com but it looks like phenibut in general is becoming an issue to acquire so when I find out what's up with that I'll let you know. you may need a prescription to get it or something. it's becoming harder to get since it has become more popular. and like I said try CBD because if you have Hashimoto's that means inflammation and CBD helps that as well as anxiety.

I wish I didn't have to do all this stuff just to function. it sucks. but I'm thankful for anything that helps.