Posted by sabre on February 16, 2005, at 0:49:11
In reply to Re: Glutamine = speed??, posted by MoparFan91 on February 15, 2005, at 21:27:19
Hi Mopar
I wondered about glutamine too because it is a precursor to glutamate which is excitatory but glutamate is converted to GABA in the brain and that's inhibitory.To make it more complicated I found out on Babble that areas of the brain can be both overactive and underactive in depression (and presumably anxiety). I don't think it is very simple! Apparently NA and dopamine get in on the act too, regulating the conversion. As does taurine, which Larry suggested.
I didn't find glutamine had a depressing effect on me at all. At a higher dose of 2g I felt euphoric at times. I don't know whether that would be repeatable because I only tried it once.
I find I get more and more amazed at how complex the whole thing is and how varied people's reactions are to chemicals.
sabre
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