Product Info - 5HTP
Key Benefits
- Sfera 5-HTP Complex helps to promote healthy mood balance and may be used as a sleep aid.
Warnings & Precautions
Do not take Sfera 5-HTP Complex:
- if you are hypersensitive (allergic) to any of the ingredients of Sfera 5-HTP Complex.
- if you have scleroderma (a chronic hardening and contraction of the skin and connective tissue, either locally or throughout the body).
Warnings and precautions:
Take special care with Sfera 5-HTP Complex
- avoid taking with alcohol or products that cause drowsiness.
- if you show signs of weakness, oral ulcers, abdominal pain accompanied by severe muscle pain or if you experience skin changes.
- if sleeplessness persists continuously for more than 4 weeks (chronic insomnia).
Other medicines and Sfera 5-HTP Complex :
Always tell your health care provider if you are taking any other medicine. (This includes all complementary or traditional medicines.)
Consult a health care provider prior to use if you are taking carbidopa, or medicines/supplements with serotonergic activity. These may include, but are not limited to, L-tryptophan, S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), St. John’s wort, antidepressants, pain killers, over the counter cough and cold medicine containing dextromethorphan, anti-nausea medication and anti-migraine medication.
Avoid taking with alcohol or products that cause drowsiness.
Children and adolescents: Children and adolescents under the age of 18 years should not take Sfera 5-HTP Complex.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding: If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, please consult your doctor, pharmacist or other health care provider for advice before taking this medicine.
Sources:
[1] SAHPRA Complementary Medicines – Health Supplements Safety and Efficacy
[2] Sfera 5-HTP Complex Patient information leaflet
[3] Canadian Monograph: 5-HTP