Tryptophan - l-Tryptophan - 5 Hydroxy Tryptophan - Tryptophane -

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> FIBROMYALGIA: ALLEVIATING THE DEPRESSION, SLEEP DISORDERS AND OVEREATING.

> William Wong N. D., Ph. D., Member World Sports Medicine Hall of Fame

> Fibromyalgia is a physiological and not a psychological disease; but over

> the course of time deep psychological symptoms do develop. The inability

to

> work and the lack of energy to care for family and home, coupled with

> unrelenting pain and the skepticism of doctors and friends, all combine to

> create a seemingly psychological disease. Depression sets in as inactivity

> becomes the daily routine. Daily worry and depression combine with pain,

> spasms and stiffness to upset the sleep pattern and create sleeping

> disorders. The brain chemistry itself becomes off balanced, and with that

> the patient seems to become mentally off balance.

>

> For those who have been on the usual round of pain-killing and

> anti-depression medication and have experienced no change or relief, I

offer

> this hope for feeling better, sleeping better, and improving ones

outlook …

> the amino acid, L-Tryptophan.

>

> " Tryptophan, you say. That was banned years ago - wasn't it " ? Well, no.

But

> first lets go over what L-Tryptophan does. Tryptophan is an essential

amino

> acid, a building block of protein that our bodies cannot do without. When

> tryptophan is missing from our diets, we die, and die badly. L-Tryptophan

is

> the only essential nutrient converted into serotonin, the brain chemical

> that normalizes mood, enhances sleep, and fights depression.

>

> Anti-depression drugs don't produce serotonin. They merely recycle it. You

> can only recycle something so many times before it goes bad! If you took a

> piece of nice clean paper and put it through a copy machine over and over

> and over and over again, in time that piece of once clean smooth paper

would

> be crumpled, dirty and not fulfilling it's function. So it is with

recycled

> brain chemicals. Nature depends on replenishing these chemicals, not

> recycling them. That's why the side effects of the anti depression drugs

are

> so severe and include: suicide, murder and mania (violent uncontrolled

> behavior). The two doctors who developed Prozac were sent to federal

prison

> for falsifying their test data. Prozacs' manufacturer knows that 10% of

> patients who take the drug will have episodes of mania. With only one

> exception, all of the school killings from 1993 (when they first began

> prescribing antidepressants for children) have involved Ritalin or

> antidepressants or both! Yet there is so much money involved selling the

> #1-selling drug in the world that you've likely never heard of those facts

> until today!

>

> Many folks due to poor food choices, a low-protein diet, intestinal

> malabsorbtion, poor circulation or other factors don't get enough

> L-Tryptophan from their diet to adequately feed their brains. Most of us

> know the familiar feeling of being cozy and sleepy after Thanksgiving

> supper; that's from the tryptophan producing serotonin in your brain.

> Depression and insomnia patients, who are severely deficient in

> L-Tryptophan, can eat the whole turkey and a gallon of warm milk to boot

and

> not get that lazy warm sleepy feeling that other folks do!

>

> But to return to the widespread belief that tryptophan is banned, in the

> late 1980's the main L-Tryptophan producer in the world at that time,

Showa

> Denko of Japan, sent a tainted batch of L-Tryptophan to the US. The

> contaminated batch contained over 60 different bacterial contaminants, and

> many folks who were taking large doses of 4000 mg or more per day of the

> tainted product got sick, and some even died of the bacterial toxins. The

> FDA issued a voluntary recall of all L-Tryptophan, not knowing that the

> tainted material came from Showa Denko. In a well-intentioned move, the

FDA

> then announced an import restriction on all tryptophan except for

> pharmaceutical-grade L-Tryptophan meant for baby formulas,

> intravenous-feeding solutions, animal use and prescribed medical uses. So

in

> other words, L-Tryptophan was still legal to buy, but it had become almost

> impossible to find. Up to that time the US tryptophan market had totaled

> some $60,000,000 per year. It was just a few weeks after the import

> restrictions, though, when the depression patients, orthomolecular

> psychiatric patients, and chronic insomniacs really began missing their

> L-Tryptophan that Prozac was given a major public-relations and

advertising

> push.

>

> Getting back to Fibromyalgia, what can tryptophan do to help? In

> peer-reviewed scientific studies it has been repeatedly proven that

> tryptophan:

> Reduces or eliminates depression.

> Relieves insomnia.

> Reduces the tendency to overeat.

> Reduces pain.

> Reduces the impulse to commit suicide.

> Reduces the tendency towards angry or violent outbursts.

> These days an analogue of L-Tryptophan, called 5-HTP, is being widely

used.

> While it has some of the serotonin producing properties of true

> L-Tryptophan, the 5 HTP lacks many of the beneficial actions such as pain

> control and muscular relaxation. These additional actions are important in

> reducing many of the complaints Fibromyalgia patients have.

>

> As a patient deals with the myriad of concerns that Fibromyalgia produces,

> tryptophan can clear and calm the mind and also allow for a longer, more

> restful period of sleep at night! Tryptophan helps to control muscle

> stiffness and spasm, and the twitches that tend to wake a patient up at

> night are greatly reduced! When used in lower doses during the day,

> tryptophan can smooth out the rough spots, lower tempers and frustration,

> providing for a better sense of wellbeing.

>

> It's been said that eating is the last pleasure. Fibromyalgia patients not

> finding relief from medication or support from family and friends tend to

> over eat " comfort foods " which are high in carbohydrates and therefore

> fattening. Combine the over " carbing " with the sedentary nature of

> Fibromyalgia, and one has the recipe for obesity. Raising serotonin levels

> naturally, though, and increasing delivery of blood sugar to the brain

> increases the sense of comfort and wellbeing and decreases the appetite.

> Both of those benefits are accomplished by tryptophan! Fibromyalgia

patients

> have enough to feel badly about without adding obesity to the list!

>

> Pure pharmaceutical-grade L-Tryptophan, in normal doses, has no side

> effects. Remember it is essential to brain function and to life.

>

> Pharmaceutical-grade L-Tryptophan (the purest form) is currently available

> for both veterinary and human use. The veterinary brand I recommend is

> identical to the prescription brand. The products are identical, except

for

> the label. Some veterinary products actually have higher standards of

purity

> than pharmaceutical products made for humans! The liability issues are

often

> higher if an animal dies than if a person does. It sounds crazy, but

that's

> how the insurance companies have worked it. For example: with aspirin and

> ibuprofen, 20,000 Americans die each year! Have you heard of anyone suing

> Bayer or Motrin for the death of a loved one? No. Yet if a product kills

> someone's prized Arabian horse or favorite pet poodle the owner of that

> animal may likely wind up owning the supplement company as well!

>

> Veterinary L-Tryptophan is freely available without prescription from BIOS

> Biochemicals Corp. 800-404-8185 [this website]. To find physicians who are

> knowledgeable in using and prescribing L-Tryptophan for human use, go

online

> to the Lidtke Technologies website at www. lidtke. com or to the BIOS

> Biochemicals Corp. search page. The Lidtke site also contains a large

> reference section noting the many scientific and medical studies that have

> proven the uses and safety of tryptophan.

>

> Dosage? Usually one 500 mg capsule for each 50 pounds of bodyweight is

given

> before bed. You can freely experiment in taking less than that amount and

> work your way up to the full dose if needed. During the day you may try

one

> or two capsules in-between meals to maintain a higher production of

> serotonin during your waking hours.

>

> L-Tryptophan is actually known by several different spellings, including

> Tryptophan, Tryptohane, l-tryptophan, tryptophan, l-tryptophane, and

> tryptophane. L-Tryptophan or Tryptophan (L), is an essential amino acid

that

> cannot be replaced by any other amino acid. More specifically,

L-Tryptophan

> or Tryptophan (L) is an aromatic amino acid that resembles Phenylalanine

and

> Tyrosine in structure, but L-Tryptophan or Tryptophan (L) competes with

> Phenylalanine and Tyrosine for admission through the blood brain barrier.

It

> is known that carbohydrates enhance the passage of L-Tryptophan or

> Tryptophan (L) through the blood brain barrier and thus enhance the

> production of serotonin and melatonin. No amino acid or nutrient, other

than

> L-Tryptophan or Tryptophan (L), can be used by the body to manufacture

> Serotonin and Melatonin, other than 5-hydroxy-l-tryptophan, which only

> serves in the manufacture of Serotonin and Melatonin but not in the

> production of proteins and enzymes that L-Tryptophan or Tryptophan (L)

does.

>

> If used alone, L-Tryptophan will provide you with all of the benefits a

> higher level of serotonin brings. When added to a comprehensive program to

> overcome Fibromyalgia, as detailed in my book " 10 Natural Treatments you

> Haven't Heard of Until Now " , the road to wellness, and to a fuller more

> pain-free life will be even smoother.

> References:

> Farkas, T., Dunner, D., l. And Fieve, R., R., L.: L-Tryptophan in

> depression.

> Biol. Psych., 11(3), 1976.

>

> Hartmann, E., Spinweber, C., L: Sleep induced by L-Tryptophan: effect of

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>

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>

> Liberman, J., et al; Mood, performance and pain sensitivity: changes

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>

> Mawson, A., R. : Corn, tryptophan and homicide. J. Ortho. Psych., 7(4):

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