10 Days of Tryptophan Depletion Diet - with no effect....

Hey guys,

I just wanted to share my latest failed attempt: Tryptophan Depletion (ATD).
Today is my 11th and last day of this trial and I barely feel any different, nothing regarding PSSD.

So my trial consisted of

• eating as low in tryptophan as possible, around 50-80mg per day (only tomatoes, zucchinis, apples and those zero calorie noodles with tomato sauce, butter)
• drinking higher doses of BCAAs (10-20gr one hour before a "meal")
• supplementing all micronutrients and all essential amino acids (+collagen)
• timing all of this so tryptophan would get absorbed the least and Tyrosine and Phenylalanine (for Dopamine) the most.

This absolutely should reduce Serotonin levels very much and I hoped for an increase in libido, but there is absolutely no improvement for me :(

I don't really feel any different tbh, which I think is strange even if you put PSSD aside. Regarding my research, even 1-3 days reduce serotonin significantly and "can be dangerous"...

My dreams might have been a little more vivid and felt like real life and some days I felt just a little strange in the head, but that could have been placebo or just the withdrawal from all the normal food.

I can't keep going now because I have so many events coming up. If I would have felt any improvements, I would have canceled them but this way I don't have any hope that is worth it.

I would appreciate you sharing your thoughts with me since this is kind of devastating for me :(

FYI: I have PSSD for 10 years and I already tried a lot of the typcial things like bupropion, testosterone, cypropheptadine. I'm female btw