It's my understanding that the drug Ecstasy causes the brain to dump its serotonin and flood the receptacles causing very agreeable mood. If tryptohpan is a precursor to serotonin, perhaps it is causing a similar, although much more minor effect? Would also make sense as to why it was at one time banned in the US.
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