Posted by Jakeman on February 5, 2005, at 23:42:45
In reply to Re: Glutamate and social anxiety to all, posted by sabre on February 5, 2005, at 16:31:52
Sabre,
I wonder too about the questions you raised. I sent an email to the author of the article inviting him to join this discussion.
I agree, one report sparks the need to read more. Some the articles about this subject have conflicting conclusions. Maybe others would like to comment, Lar are your still around?..It's been rather quiet here lately. Thanks to everyone. This is a great board with great people.Jake
> Thanks for the glutamine information, Jake.
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> Every article seems to spark the need to read a dozen more articles to fill in all the gaps.
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> I tried glutamine haphazardly a few years ago for gut problems and to improve my immunity to viruses etc. However I found that by eliminating gluten for a couple of years these problems eased. I didn't take it regularly to detect any psychological benefit.
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> After reading the glutamine information, I think I'll try it.
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> I'm curious to find out more about the blood brain barrier, especially after just trying Picamilon with poor results. As glutamine doesn't need any assistance to through the barrier it sounds appealing.
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> I'm still a little concerned about raising the glutamate levels too high. What if you have a glitch in your glutamate to GABA pathway? I suppose that's why they warn epileptics about taking glutamine.
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> One point about the article...on pg 5 they said that glutamate and glutamic acid were different substances. I thought they were the same thing???
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> Thanks again
> sabre
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