Posted by raybakes on October 21, 2004, at 2:36:23
In reply to Re: Supplements for brain fog? » raybakes, posted by Simus on October 20, 2004, at 23:15:28
> Sorry to butt in here... I have been following this thread (or trying to anyway) because Kara and I have so many symptoms in common. I have been semi-lost in the later posts, but now you completely lost me. I just have to ask about the chocolate and salami comment... What do they contain (PEA?), and how would you expect Kara (or me) to react after eating them? Thanks in advance.
Hi Simus, sorry to make things sound so confusing! I'm trying to work my way through it and get some meaning from it too. Kara talked about the supersensitivity of her dopamine receptors and I was looking for things that might downregulate the receptors. I saw references to PEA downregulating the D1 receptor and know PEA is in chocolate but was surprised to find it in salami (and I suppose in other meats and cheeses too?). Personally I know I can feel down and anxious until I eat some plain chocolate - after sex my mood drops, and plain chocolate is sometimes the only thing that raises it! Same with emotion too, can feel difficult to experience emotion, especially after sex, and wonder whether PEA loss is something to do with it?One abstract mentioned that the body can make PEA from phenylalanine, via phenylalanine decarboxylase (magnesium + p5p), but it can also turn phenylalanine, PEA and tyrosine into tyramine, the amine involved in migraines - I used to get headaches when I took DLPA, but don't at the moment - not sure why?
I'm also interested in protecting dopamine and dopamine receptors, and have seen several references to dopamine causing damage to neurons if not metabolised or transported efficiently. Methylation appears to be one way to protect them, glutathione, another, but found the idea of viruses inhibiting dopamine metabolism interesting, as dopamine irregularities are implicted in autism/adhd kids and they respond really well to anti-virals.
Ray
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