to Marcy ps: I also read somewhere that a lot of supplements actually feed candida, so about a year ago I stopped taking all supplements. It was no big deal I felt the same with or without supplements. But I did start feeling better about 4 months later which coincided with the 5-htp. Coincidence? I don't know. Now I pretty much take only the herbs I posted for the kidney thing, along with garlic and salmon oil.