Posted by Larry Hoover on October 11, 2003, at 19:20:14
In reply to Re: L-Tyrosine, amino molecular-weight champ? ;-), posted by DSCH on October 11, 2003, at 13:56:01
> > http://www.neuroreplete.com/Phenylalanine%20does%20not%20work%20nearly%20as%20well.htm
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> OK, this statement grabbed me...
> "In use of L-tyrosine we have found that 3,000 mg per day with 300 mg per day of 5-HTP is an ideal ratio for treatment and has minimal side effects if used properly"
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> What "treatment" are they refering to? And who are these folks exactly?I don't know much about them, as an entity, but the main page is up right now, anyway. Apparently, they have patents on their amino acid therapy protocol. Intriguing that you can patent such a thing.
The link I gave is a treatment protocol for "neurotransmitter dysfunction". I liked the fancy map of phenylalanine metabolism, which is probably why I saved the link. If I recall correctly, I was trying to answer the exact question you first posed, with respect to the dopaminergic effects of phenylalanine vs. tyrosine.
Lar
poster:Larry Hoover
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