Posted by SLS on March 4, 2009, at 12:43:44
In reply to Re: Coffee and Anxiety/ Panic Disorder » SLS, posted by mav27 on March 4, 2009, at 11:26:19
From very early on, Aspartame, which is a combination of aspartic acid + phenylalanine, had been blamed for mood and behavioral abberations. You don't hear much about it now. However, aspartic acid is an excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain. Phenylalanine is a precurser to the catecholamines dopamine, norepinephrine, and phenethylamine (PEA). All of these substances are used by the brain in arousal processes.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=aspartame+mood&btnG=Search
- Scott
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