Posted by tecknohed on May 28, 2013, at 19:27:41
In reply to Re: Nardil agitation, depression, suicidal thoughts » Daniell, posted by ed_uk2010 on May 26, 2013, at 9:40:30
You are spot on I think Ed. Definitely a med interaction. Even excess of foods containing lots of tryptophan (eg potatoes) has caused mild excitement, tingles on scalp and spine, headaches, jaw clenching/teeth grinding and trail visions in me. YES, POTATOEs lol. also some dry fruits high in tryptophan too. And beer is full of the stuff, tho ive never had SS drinking beer. Its even more likely if you eat a high carb diet as the tryptophan ratio compaired to other aminos increases and so theres far less competition to cross the Blood-brain barrier. more tryptophan gets in, more serotonin produced(?). Tryptophan has many other roles to play too. It can be used by your body to make vit B3, melotonin, DMT, and countless other tryptamines.
Once converted to 5-HTP its destiny is to make mainly serotonin, melotonin & probably just a few other tryptamines.
Finally, Tranylcypramine, another MAOI, is known to cause throbbing headaches due to a spike in bp spontaineously, without a know trigger. Perhapse This SS from Nardil was just a bizzare one-off too
so maybe increase your protein intake to keep any possible Serotonin spikes at bay. And dont worry about meaty or high protein foods that contain lots of tryptophan, as once digested the other amino ratio increases meaning less tryptophan gets through. And eating more protein is a good way to gain back some energy and serotonin levels stay low but consistent. The amino acid ratios in your blood depends greatly on insulin levels as it effects the levels of all aminos. Its mechanism is above my explination abilities. I'll try to find a link.
teck.
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