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I think I've always been slightly sensitive to MSG, but last night I came home feeling fine (if exhausted from a bartending shift at an art event), ate some Thai food, then immediately had to pass out. I woke up feeling energetic again, ate leftovers at 11, and am feeling like I've taken a Benadryl or something.

Anyone experience hypersensitivity to monosodium glutamate? Given the presumed importance of glutamate in post-concussion syndrome, I guess this does sort of make sense..

I am very sensitive to MSG. It gives me a headache.

A quick search found this list of side-effects from MSG.

Neurological - Depression, Mood swings, Rage reactions, Migraine headache, Dizziness, Light-headedness, Loss of balance, Disorientation, Mental confusion, Anxiety, Panic attacks, Hyperactivity, Behavioral problems in children, Attention deficit disorders, Lethargy, Sleepiness, Insomnia, Numbness or paralysis, Seizures, Sciatica, Slurred speech, Chills and shakes, Shuddering

Dr. Daniel Amen, a famous psychiatrist who does brain scans, has proven that MSG is very bad for the brain. So, I would definitely stay away from it.

MSG is an aritificial substance known to cause problems in all sorts of ways. stay away. Dr. Amen, whom I respect for his work, uses imaging to have an objective test to make a diagnosis, which doctors have subjectively diagnosed for decades without imaging. MR scans cost 2K in the US and metabolic scans 4+k. it's novel work, but I don't see the need for it in medicine. just my 2cents.