Posted by sowhysosad on May 20, 2009, at 18:34:06
In reply to Re: Could Chinese food have potentiated my 5-HTP?!, posted by bleauberry on May 17, 2009, at 19:15:40
> It was either the NADH or the MSG or both.
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> MSG is not a good thing. If it was MSG that did that, then you have a clue that you need some more glutamate function. But don't get it from MSG.I think you might have sussed it - thanks!
After quitting imipramine recently (due to a dramatic worsening of symptoms) I had a huge improvement in my depression, and a quick search earlier turned up this:
So it seems highly likely that the glutamate attenuation could have caused the turn-for-the-worse in my depression, and that my glutamate function may still be compromised.
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