I have had a number of clients who have used 5HTP and had very diffcult experiences with it. I am extremely cautious about using supplements for which we have little factual information and whose processing standards are not regulated. As you might guess, my bias is always to use the least harmful method first,ie.
Milk can be a problem for anyone at any age who is sugar sensitive.
Those lattes call even me. Sometimes a milk allergy can exacerbate the problem because food allergy can evoke beta endorphin and create euphoria. So we crave the foods we are allergic to. I read they have a high glycemic index. I have found it be be very unusual for any one to binge or even crave potatoes.