I'm not really into what drugs do in the brain, so all I can tell you is that I'm pretty sure it increases serotonin in the brain a bit. I suppose taking 5-htp 30-45 minutes before smoking allows a bigger increase, but exhausts serotonin-producing cells if you do it regularly.
But I'm really not sure about what I'm saying, I could be saying bullshit. I'm just not interested enough to make some research about it...
The only thing I can remember clearly is a part of a reportage on the TV that said that when you smoke cannabis serotonin increases, up to a certain dose when it suddenly drops lower than normal. But it was television... Maybe it was propaganda trying to scare people from cannabis by making them think it's gonna make them depressive...
But I'm really not sure about what I'm saying, I could be saying bullshit. I'm just not interested enough to make some research about it...
The only thing I can remember clearly is a part of a reportage on the TV that said that when you smoke cannabis serotonin increases, up to a certain dose when it suddenly drops lower than normal. But it was television... Maybe it was propaganda trying to scare people from cannabis by making them think it's gonna make them depressive...