Posted by JohnL on January 28, 2000, at 18:02:37
In reply to Re: Tyrosine supplementation , posted by Sigolene on January 28, 2000, at 5:00:07
Whether tyrosine helps or not depends on whether the underlying problem is dopamine deficiency. Some depressions, anxieties, phobias, and schizophrenias can be caused by excess dopamine. Either a shortage or an overabundance will have undesirable psychiatric symptoms. If there is no dopamine deficiency to begin with, tyrosine supplementation will either do nothing or will produce uncomfortable results. On the other hand, if there is a dopamine deficiency, typrosine could work wonders. No way to find out I guess without trying.
Even if the neurotransmitter levels are OK, they might not be functioning properly. In that case, no amount of supplementation will work. Instead they would need stimulating or substituting. And that's where the stimulants take over. Or they might be unstable, requiring a mood stabilizer. I wish it were as easy as popping a tyrosine supplement and getting better, but it just isn't that simple. If it by chance happens to target the appropriate malfunction, fantastic. But it might not. JohnL
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