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Posted by Amigan on March 29, 2008, at 0:31:00
Hi.
I have observed that many times when i eat bananas, i feel agitated after some hours. A feeling of rage. Sometimes in the edge of mania.
It doesn't feel like an allergic reaction. I mean, i am allergic to pineapple and the symptoms i have when i eat it, are headache and flu-like symptoms. I feel like i have fever, etc.
None of them with bananas. Does anyone feel the same when eating bananas or knowns why this could happen?
Posted by Sigismund on March 29, 2008, at 0:31:00
In reply to Banana-induced agitation?, posted by Amigan on March 28, 2008, at 15:24:23
Trytophan is in bananas, I think.
How do you react to straight tryptophan?
Posted by Amigan on March 29, 2008, at 0:31:00
In reply to Re: Banana-induced agitation? » Amigan, posted by Sigismund on March 28, 2008, at 18:28:19
> Trytophan is in bananas, I think.
>
> How do you react to straight tryptophan?I don't know, I haven't try pure tryptophan. Which foods/drinks contain high amounts of this substance?
Posted by Sigismund on March 29, 2008, at 2:32:28
In reply to Re: Banana-induced agitation? » Sigismund, posted by Amigan on March 29, 2008, at 0:31:00
This was copied from a random search.
Sources were said to be.....
Brown rice, cottage cheese, meat, peanuts, soy protein
Posted by Amigan on March 29, 2008, at 13:18:58
In reply to Re: Banana-induced agitation?, posted by Sigismund on March 29, 2008, at 2:32:28
> This was copied from a random search.
>
> Sources were said to be.....
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> Brown rice, cottage cheese, meat, peanuts, soy proteinIt shouldn't be tryptophan then. I don't know about brown rice and soy protein but the for the rest, i don't have any bad reaction.
Posted by Sigismund on March 29, 2008, at 16:09:38
In reply to Banana-induced agitation?, posted by Amigan on March 29, 2008, at 0:31:00
> i feel agitated after some hours. A feeling of rage. Sometimes in the edge of mania.
It doesn't feel like an allergic reactionThis happen all the time, every time you eat bananas?
Posted by tunguska on March 29, 2008, at 20:18:16
In reply to Re: Banana-induced agitation? » Amigan, posted by Sigismund on March 29, 2008, at 16:09:38
Could be potassium messes with your electrolyte levels or they just have too much sugar (even if its a good kind) or do you like them green or mushy? They do weird stuff to bananas to get them here green then the ripening is unnatural. I find I feel bad when I get tomatoes for this reason, little anemic hard and unnatural things. Anything else make you feel that way?
Posted by Amigan on March 29, 2008, at 20:39:40
In reply to Re: Banana-induced agitation?, posted by tunguska on March 29, 2008, at 20:18:16
> Could be potassium messes with your electrolyte levels or they just have too much sugar (even if its a good kind) or do you like them green or mushy?
I like them like as most people. Sugar is out of the question. Potassium.. I know that bananas are particularly rich in potassium, but i don't know. Does it suppose to cause these symptoms?
> They do weird stuff to bananas to get them here green then the ripening is unnatural. I find I feel bad when I get tomatoes for this reason, little anemic hard and unnatural things. Anything else make you feel that way?Fava beans and some fishes, comes to mind. I don't know about fishes, but both fava and ripe bananas are both reach in tyramine and l-dopa.
I know that tyramine neads a MAO-I to become psychoactive, so it could be the l-dopa... or perhaps the things they use for ripening, whetever these things are.
Posted by Amigan on March 29, 2008, at 20:42:04
In reply to Re: Banana-induced agitation? » Amigan, posted by Sigismund on March 29, 2008, at 16:09:38
> > i feel agitated after some hours. A feeling of rage. Sometimes in the edge of mania.
> It doesn't feel like an allergic reaction
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> This happen all the time, every time you eat bananas?Quoting:
"I have observed that many times when i eat bananas, i feel agitated after some hours."Most of the time, but not always.
Posted by Amigan on March 29, 2008, at 21:50:31
In reply to Re: Banana-induced agitation? » tunguska, posted by Amigan on March 29, 2008, at 20:39:40
About l-dopa: I'm having some second thought on this.. I have tried pharmaceutical l-dopa and (iirc) i don't think it causes me any noticable mood changes. It does make me nauseous, though. Something that bananas doesn't...
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