Posted by JLx on November 24, 2003, at 8:30:09
In reply to Mood/energy decline, posted by DSCH on November 24, 2003, at 0:35:08
> Just thought the TMG-following folks should know that I am definately having a decline in my mood and energy and motivation which doesn't manifest as a fog, clutter, or dirtiness in my faculties (which is what I sense as my number one indicator of things going well or not). I have had some trouble keeping to a regular eating/supplement and sleep schedule of late, so I think some inadequacy in the regimen is getting amplified as the regimen is disrupted.
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> I might try adding tyrosine back in the morning and 5-HTP at night.
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> Ideas?I already popped off with some ideas here, http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20031122/msgs/282451.html. The downswing coincided with the layoff, right? Which is stressful presumably, so reading Larry's comment again,
"Stress blocks the normal recycling of homocysteine to methionine. Homocysteine accumulates while SAMe is depleted. You could take SAMe, but that doesn't fix the homocysteine problem. In fact, it makes it worse. Betaine induces an enzyme (the concentration of the enzyme increases if betaine is detected) called betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase. So, that will recycle homocysteine."
I wonder if it would be helpful to take more TMG?Or other anti-homocysteine factors?
In general, do you know what seems to work for you for stress? I always take more magnesium, for instance, and take a look at what else I may be getting too much of (for me, calcium is a culprit).
But also it sounds like a good idea to try tyrosine and/or 5-HTP again. I took 1000 mg of tyrosine yesterday and less TMG and felt better.
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