Posted by Larry Hoover on April 21, 2005, at 22:29:24
In reply to MSG nightmare, posted by alesta on April 21, 2005, at 20:42:42
> hello my lovelies, :)
> i just wanted to share my lovely dining experience of the other night. my mom and i went out for chinese. i have never had a reaction to MSG before, but that night i had the strangest reaction..i started getting a tingling feeling in my head, face, legs, my head felt 'swollen', things started to look and feel trippy (sensations were amplified..e.g. the ride home i felt like the car was flying practically). the worst part is that at the restaurant i became really 'smiley' and then all of a sudden just burst into uncontrollable tears all of a sudden. it felt like my face was contorting and i was being forced to cry..i mean i couldn't stop..i know i'm going through a lot of incredible stressors right now (and i feel i've been pretty tough lately), but i don't think that would cause me to become MSG-sensitive, would it? anyway, all day today i've felt very mentally slow and foggy and i'm kinda freaked..am i gonna be okay? sorry if this sounds silly to ask..i want meself back..the last thing i need right now is any kind of drug in my life. i've *got* to keep things simple. things are hard enough. my plate is full, dude..
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> i appreciate any input.:) amySounds like a classic glutamate hypersensitivity reaction. Stress does predispose to it, so you have a combination of factors....stress + high dose = whammo!
There is a quick, safe, and easy solution, if you happen to have some of the amino acid called taurine handy.
Taurine shuts down glutamate.
A gram or two of taurine would have had you fixed up in ten minutes. Seriously.
The stuff is not very expensive, but I know you are not exactly floating in cash. Still, that is the immediate solution.
Taurine is available at body-builder-type health food shops, and a goodly number of regular health food/supplement type establishments. I got 300 mg (bulk) for something like $7 or $8 or something. I bet you would have given $7 to make that episode stop in its tracks, eh?
Glad to see you back, amester.
Lar
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