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Hi Mark,
I'm sold, added the L-'s to my grocery list....but i think i saw something some where that you shouldn't take one of those with SSRI's, or maybe with tricyclic antidepressants. do you know anything about that?
many thanks for your great expertise in this dept
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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
L-Tryptophan is a precursor to 5-HTP. L-Tryptophan is better used by the body as it is used to produce the needed neurotransmitter serotonin, melatonin and various other needed compounds. 5-HTP is only used to produce serotonin. Plus, L-Tryptophan is only converted to serotonin and others as the body needs them. 5-HTP can cause an excess level of serotonin, which can be problematic.
L-Theanine is used to produce GABA, a needed neurotrasnmitter
The third important neurotransmitter is Dopamine. Food sources of dopamine increasing tyrosine include almonds, avocados, bananas, dairy products, lima beans, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds. Caffeine provides a short term increase of dopamine but the effect ends quickly. Dopamine levels can be decreased by an anti-oxidant deficient diet, so vit C, vit E and the other anti-oxidants are needed.
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April 11, 2014 Flipped in class 2 white water while kayaking, hit my forehead (was wearing a helmet). Lots of symptoms to begin with. Those remaining are fatigue, brain freezes/overstimulation, headaches, sensitivity to light and sound. Insomnia is getting better but still an issue, and appetite is ba-ack! Depression and anxiety are largely under control thanks to Lexapro, exercise, and a very distant light at the end of the tunnel.
Drugs: Lexapro, occasional 2-5mgs ambien. Off amatryptaline. Taking about 453 supplements.
Just started vision therapy, waiting on some blue-tinted prism glasses.
"You will encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." Maya Angelou
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