DO NOT take 5htp with another anti depressant. too much serotonin can be very bad for you.
although 5 htp is 'natural' and not regluated by the food and drug administration, the only difference is that it makes sure that your system has as much 'stuff' as it needs to make a lot of serotonin, while i think zoloft is an SSRI(?) which inhibits the 're-uptake' of serotonin, so what serotonin your body does make, has a longer activation time in your body. so taking the 2 together can be very bad and cause an overdose type thing called 'serotonin syndrome'...
it's kinda like how taking sleeping pills and drinking both work on the same systems so it's dangerous to take together.
not saying one type of anti-depressant is better or worse, just to be careful! |