Posted by linkadge on July 2, 2006, at 20:38:15
Oh, so I've been reading doing a little reading.
Here goes.
Anandamide is the body's own version of THC. Anyhow, it can be degraded by one of two mechanisms the first being FAAH (fatty acid anandamide hydrogenase - or something), and the anandamide uptake transport.
Dark chocolate contains both anandimide and certain compound which inhibit the uptake of anandimide.
OHOH, I recently found that plain old advil (ibuprofen) can act as an FAAH inhibitor.
So, I took a moderate dose of advil - 400mg, waited 1/2 hour then ate a 100g bar of dark chocolate.
I am not totally discounting effect of placebo, but it seemed there was a *definate* synergy. I quickly felt better. Music sounded loud and vibrent.
I started to giggle uncontrollably for about 5 minuates, then got really hungry, ate, then lay down to sleep. My mood improved significantly.
It is not my place to ask people to confirm my findings, but if anyone happens to do so, please let me know if you have any effect from the combination.
Thanks,
Linkadge
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