Posted by tealady on November 17, 2004, at 2:07:50
In reply to Re: Tyrosine questions, posted by sabre on November 11, 2004, at 18:21:36
> Hi tealady!
Gday> I started at the beginning of the Babble Alternative and began reading your posts however I also took a few detours along the way. There is just so much information contained in these pages...my brain was melting down. I also find it difficult to concentrate for long spells. I can't decide whether to pull out a biochem text and start from page one or what..
Hmm I decided to go back to uni and try to study biochem stuff too(eventually).., LOL
Also I can only cope with one subject (FT is 4)..and even then I almost didn't make it..they like to keep testing you..and at one stage I just couldn't take it. Exam I kinda crashed in too..couldn't understand some questions..even if the topic was simple...but I guess I learnt a lot>
> I had to laugh when you said you had a huge need for chocolate with the Tyrosine. I was just devouring some plus coffee, of course.I'm surprised about chocolate, I thougt it was just me..or even just females..especially during PMS time..can't cope without it then...but soem of the top researchers in diet fields admit to eating chocolate too <g>
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> When I took Lexapro my addiction for the stuff lessened greatly. We were were able to keep slabs of it in the freezer for days rather than hours.Each time I dropped my dosage, the choc urge arose as did a carb craving until I got used to the dose.
> I've stopped taking the Lex and I've regained the choc habit. The same thing happened with almonds.
>yeah i like almonds too
> You spoke of pain, which is also interesting. The PMS was definitely a good deal better this month... didn't get the usual 2 day migraine. I didn't suspect it was a Tyro effect. Just thought I was lucky.
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> I also had an annoying intermittent nerve irritation in a tooth while on Lexapro. It vanished when I stopped it and started taking the Tyrosine.
>yep tyrosine does that for me..at present that's all use it for
Had a filling at the dentists last month just taking 500mg tyrsoine in morning..no anesthetic..and it hurt less than with the anesthetic?> The other pains I get are running related....muscle trigger pains in the calves that refer into the heels esp while trying to run track. I dry needle the triggers and as an experiment attempted dipping the needles into magnesium ...also tried it with a syringe (only just below the skin surface). This made the needle holes slightly more red and inflammed but that's all. Perhaps I should try Tyrosine.
worth a try...a few on the thyroid forum get those heel pains think..I didn't read the threads
I went thru a sore feet pain at one stage..but not just heel. One hypothyroid horse got it really bad ..the bones tend to go thru the hoof I think...if its similar that is,
I had to keep off my feet at one stage there>
> Last week I had very sore heels (no Tyro) while doing the track work. This week they were less painful - took a morning dose of Tyro. But I think I need to do a lot more experimentation to work out whether it is helping with pain.
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> I was also going to try bathing my legs in Mag sulphate (epsom salts) to see what effect that had. I don't know what the absorption is like through the skin.there is definitely some..I can notice a diff
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> You mentioned using D and L phenylalanine. I have some of the combined stuff. Do you think it is worth a go?no idea..I didn't try it. Lar like it at on stage.
I figured I'd stick as close to the thyroid hormones as possible
BTW I suspct from your symptoms that's where you are slightly low maybe too..and why the tyrosine helped for a while..not saying it will show on any tests..just maybe that is where you should support your function>
> You also said the Tyro caused a BP increase. My diastolic went up from 70 to about 77.I think (from memory my diastolic went up from 80 to 88?)..I'd have to look thru the old posts of mine I think..I think I mentioned it somewhere?
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> What ailments in the mental realm do you have?LOL...you'd need a library
depression can get really bad at times, apathy always there..changeable mostly>
> As I said, tyrosine feels like a beta blocker to me without the slowing down, however I feel like I don't know Tyro well enough and have not tested it out fully. When I go to work or shopping or something 'public' and I am only relying on the Tyrosine the best analogy is tight rope walking without a net. I hope I don't fall.
> sabre
>hmm I know I stopped it after a while for some reason..but having a bad memory I can't remember why. Guess you didn't come across why I stopped in the rchives :)..but I think it may have been similar to your experience.
I still take it for pain though..and one day I'll try and find out why I stopped it..if I posted whyThat was a big effort to go thru the archives...I've ben busy thinking about this oxidation stuff..as well as having a few things of my own :-)
Jan
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