Serotonin Test (se)

Read before taking the test

  • Your test-ID must be registered before it’s sent for analysis;
  • You take the test on an empty stomach in the morning;
  • You submit the test for analysis on Monday or Tuesday;
  • If tracking code is available, please attach it to the front of the envelope (found on your test-ID card).
  • 5-7 days before the test: Avoid taking SSRIs (antidepressants), 5-HTP or tryptophan will affect your test results. Unless you wish to measure your levels in combination with drugs/supplements.
  • 48 hours before test: Avoid bananas, cheese, almonds, nuts, green and black tea (fruit tea is allowed), vanilla, cocoa, chocolate, alcohol, coffee, caffeine, energy drinks, nicotine. The morning before sampling: refrain from exercise.

Instruction


Instruction

Register your test

Before you start, you need to register your test. Your test kit contains a sticker with your unique test-ID. If you need help creating an account, you can check our guide

  • Note that women should not do the test while
    menstruating.
Guide
Register test
Open the test tube

Open the test tube

Open the test tube and place it on a flat surface. Make sure the tube doesn’t fall.

Collect your morning urine

Collect your morning urine

Collect your morning urine in the cup. Collect from the streamflow and not from the first drops.

Fill the test tube

Fill the test tube

Use the pipette to extract urine from the cup, then push the urine out into the test tube. Make sure the entire tube is filled. Seal it carefully.

Put the sticker with test-ID on the test tube

Put the sticker with test-ID on the test tube

Put the sticker with your unique test-ID on the test tube. Place the test tube inside the transport tube and seal.

Instruction

Send the test to the lab

Put the tubes in the pre-stamped envelope. Send the test to the lab the same day, preferably on Monday.