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You should call your doctor before you start taking tryptophan (also called L-tryptophan), to ask whether the supplement is safe for you to take. Tryptophan was linked to the outbreak of a serious neurological condition that led to a number of deaths in 1989. It was temporarily banned, and although it is once again available, it is still considered possibly unsafe.
There is only preliminary evidence that tryptophan can help with some of the conditions people are most likely to take it for, including insomnia, depression and sleep apnea.
There is only preliminary evidence that tryptophan can help with some of the conditions people are most likely to take it for, including insomnia, depression and sleep apnea.
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