Posted by RamlyCusl on December 7, 2012, at 20:15:37
In reply to Tryptophan Deficiency = my major depression?, posted by gilmourr on December 2, 2012, at 21:17:55
Your assumption is that tryptophan and serotonin are the innocuous elements of happiness which is a myth. Plenty of research data implicated these substances with brain dysfunction, inflammation, free radical generation, muscle pain, hypertension, metabolic disruption, cancer, higher mortality, and so forth (see http://www.supplements-and-health.com/tryptophan-side-effects.html ). Raising these substances with supplements/drugs seems problematic, particularly longterm. As other have stated, a tryptophan deficiency is highly unlikely if you eat a regular diet.
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