RE: Excitotoxins

Blocking NMDA receptors with Namenda

Namenda (memantine) is a medication with FDA approval for use in people with Alzheimers. This med acts upon the glutamatergic system by blocking NMDA receptors.

This med is also sometimes used in pain management, for chronic neuropathic pain.

This medication (like so many) has many potentially serious adverse effects, including but not limited to heart issues, nervous system issues (including potential for Tardive Dyskinesia) and many other potential complications. Please ask your pharmacist for potential adverse reactions/side-effect info.

I'd had this med prescribed for me in an attempt to quiet neuropathic pain several years ago. After a 90 day trial, I did not find this med helpful enough, in my case, to further chance the potential complications. The prescribing physician had felt I was overly concerned about the potential adverse reactions. I had kindly/gently, yet strongly, disagreed with him. I was experiencing no noticeable assistance with pain from adding this med for 90 days. Just my own experience with this med. Someone else may experience remarkable results.

Here's an article about NMDA receptor agonists' failures and successes:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC534915/

Lessening Exposures to Excitotoxins

It's safer, in my opinion, to lessen exposure to excitotoxins as much as possible.
(I know MrsD also mentions this often.)

See this article for more information:

http://americannutritionassociation....ns-taste-kills

Hope this info. helps somehow.

To Our Healing!

DejaVu