Posted by JLx on August 20, 2006, at 14:16:55
In reply to ISN'T PHENYLALININE A COMPONENT OF ASPARTAME??, posted by sac on August 20, 2006, at 7:46:40
To my chemistry challenged self, the Wikipedia article on aspartame looks good. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame
To my limited understanding, it's the aspartic acid being an excitotoxin which may be especially problematical to depressives.
In my experience, the phenylalanine of aspartame feels nothing like taking L-phenylalanine by itself. The latter is an appetite suppresant, for instance, but aspartame sure isn't.
JL
> Hi,
> I'm interested in the amino acids to help my BPII. I'm curious about phenylalinine (sp?) but isn't it in diet sodas that contain aspartame? Aspartame is death for me...it made me terribly depressed the day after I would consume it, so I avoid it now. I'm reluctant to try L-phenylalinine because I associate it with that horrible aspartame. I've tried tyrosine with limited success. Any opinions?
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