Posted by Pfinstegg on October 8, 2002, at 22:13:48
In reply to NEED ADVICE ON GLUTAMIC ACID!!!, posted by freedom2001 on October 7, 2002, at 3:36:54
Hi.. I think glutamate should be avoided. It is a transmitter which primes receptors throughout the brain to react to various excitatory neurotransmitters. It does tend to result in more GABA transmission, but the glutamate-GABA increase may result in worse OCD symptoms.
Lithium and Lamotrigine both act to normalize glutamate levels in bipolar disorder. Because glutamate levels are low in unipolar disorder, there's a lot of research interest in drugs which raise it to normal- Prozac is actually one that does!
The research on OCD seems to be less advanced than for mood disorders, but I was really surprised to discover that it is suspected of being, at least partly, an autoimmune disorder (Johns Hopkins). Have you come across that idea?
Pfinstegg
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