Posted by qqqsimmons on September 3, 2006, at 12:50:00
In reply to Re: cinnamon a stimulant?, posted by linkadge on September 3, 2006, at 12:39:28
if quercetin is a mao-a inhibitor, wouldn't that have stimulating effects? that should increase epinephrine and norepinephrine...i imagine that it could lead to hypomania...
the weird thing i've noticed about quercetin is it seems to make me light-headed. do you think this is cuz it lowers blood pressure? it also does interesting things to my GI tract...
i wanted to take it for my allergies, but got too light-headed...
> No, quercitin isn't a stimulant. I have heard some sources refer to it as a sedative. It has antispasmotic properties, and I think it is a PKC inhibitor.
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> It is a COMT inhibitor, and an MAO-A inhibitor too. It has antidepressant properties, but overall I don't think it is activating, though you can try for yourself.
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> Linkadge
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