Posted by barbaracat on April 14, 2005, at 23:28:57
In reply to Neuroscience tests...why don't you call them and » barbaracat, posted by joebob on April 14, 2005, at 11:25:04
Thanks for the suggestion, JoeBob. Actually, I did talk to someone about 6 months ago. He was one of the research guys and developer of the products and we exchanged a half dozen emails. I expressed my concern that they were using 5-HTP instead of tryptophan and got the usual rap about some people died from a contaminated batch and besides, 5-HTP is actually better and so on. I told him I disagreed that it was better, that for some people, like myself, 5-HTP actually makes me feel worse. I referred to the first conversion step that gets bypassed that is an important step in other cellular processes, as well as the fact that 5-HTP targets brain receptors sites only, whereas L-tryptophan targets serotonin receptor sites in the gut and peripheral muscles, important for someone like myself who has fibromyalgia.
In short, he thanked me for the info, said he wasn't aware of these mechanics or that some people did worse on 5-HTP and he would look into providing a tryptophan product. Needless, to say this discussion did not inspire me with confidence.
Neuroscience is not the only company offering these tests. In fact, they're springing up all over the web and it's either due to the fact that some new testing breakthrough has occurred or, disturbingly, a breakthrough has not occurred. I truly hope your friends are experiencing good things with the program. It would be great to get some actual reports.
Here's an interesting read by another company. I think if I were to have this test done, this protocol makes the most sense to me.
http://www.neuroreplete.com/Neurotransmitter_testing_and_amino_acid_therapy.pdf
> talk to dr. kellerman..from what i have been told he is very open to questions.....
> if he won't talk to you, i could ask one of the folks who is using his system to make thc call...
> he gives seminars and there are cd's of them, but i only have the last 4 of 6....
> i will forward these posts to the folks who use the system and ask for their input
>
> maybe larry would be willing to call, he's the most kowledgable
>
> we'll see what happens
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