Posted by jerrympls on February 27, 2006, at 23:15:08
In reply to tryptophan ban » willyee, posted by tessellated on February 26, 2006, at 6:57:32
> Tryptophan was banned just before the release of Prozac.
> Coincidence????I wouldn't be surprised if Lilly got tryptophan banned - drug companies are cruel and greedy. It's interesting that it got banned because of ONE "bad" batch. Yes, 4 people died from developing complications -but was the answer to ban it forever? NO WAY. Wellbutrin causes seizures, Viagra can kill you if there's a sudden drop in your blood pressure, hormone replacement therapy causes blood clots, cancer and strokes, etc etc etc and they're not banned. I talked to a psychotherapist about tryptophan and he said it did wonders for many with depression/insomnia, etc. back in the day. So of course the drug companies want it out of the way - they want MONEY and nothing to stand in their way of getting it.
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