Posted by Larry Hoover on December 10, 2004, at 10:54:17
In reply to muscle triggers and tyrosine, posted by sabre on November 29, 2004, at 1:47:21
> Hi
> I have been taking tyrosine for over three weeks now and I'm still getting an anti panic effect however in that time I have also developed very sensitive muscle triggers that are aggravated by sport and work. It seems to be gradually becoming worse.
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> I have read that muscle triggers can be aggravated by vit and neurotransmitter deficiencies, esp GABA. Any ideas about what is happening?
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> If you take one supplement like tyrosine that increases neurotransmitters like dopamine and NA, does this cause an imbalance eg a relative deficiency of serotonin or GABA?
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> Thanks
> sabreAre you getting enough minerals? Calcium and magnesium immediately spring to mind.
Many years ago, before I had a clue about nutrition, I read that a folk remedy for muscle cramps was dolomite with vitame E. I was getting massively painful muscle spasms, not just the charlie-horse, but in my feet, shoulders and elsewhere. Within days, these stopped entirely.
Dolomite contains calcium and magnesium carbonates, and I suspect I simply was mineral-deficient at the time. Not sure where the vitamin E fits in, but the combination worked.
The other thing that might help is taurine.
Lar
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