Posted by sowhysosad on July 14, 2009, at 12:28:36
In reply to Re: Omega-3, glutamate function and kindling » sowhysosad, posted by Phillipa on July 14, 2009, at 11:50:35
From what I've read here, glutamate is an excitory neurotransmitter.
Some posters theorise it might be the culprit when some of us have unpleasant reactions after returning to meds we previously tolerated - like over-stimulation, anxiety, nervousness, panic and racing thoughts.
I also gleaned from Babble that a certain high-profile doc (Stoll?) recommends Omega-3 for illnesses where kindling is implicated - like certain types of bipolar.
So I'm wondering if the Omega-3 somehow smoothed over the Prozac side effects and improved my mood by somehow altering glutamate function. If so, I'm gonna get me some supplements and give it a go!
I did extensively google, Phillipa, but couldn't find any useful information.
> So your're saying that a meal rich in Omega 3's helped prozac? What would happen if you supplemented with them? Glutamine I've always been confused about. I'm assuming you'll googled omega 3 and glutamine function? I probably will and will wait to see the many brilliant people on babble answer to question. Thanks Phillipa
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