Posted by Jimmyboy on April 28, 2006, at 11:01:13
In reply to Re: DLPA » blueberry, posted by curtm on April 28, 2006, at 9:31:15
Curtm,
Found your post interesting because I started taking 5 mg of selegiline and 500 mg of DLPA back in early January and got a great response with it, it has been far and away the best thing I have ever taken for depression. But in the last few weeks I have noticed that it seems to be working less and less , so I am thinking your theory is correct..
I had the same thing happen last summer with Sam-e , it worked great for 3 months and then quit working . Do you think alternating between the DLPA and Sam-e would be a feasible option ?
I have had no luck with prescription AD's so I don't want to try that route again. Any advice from anyone would be much appreciated . Thanks,
Jim
> As I think might have been mentioned above, DLPA should only be taken for about 3 months, then a refractory period of an equal amount of time should be taken, as it is a natural amino produced by the body. This keeps the body's chemical production regular. Over the course of 3 months, it will feel like you are feeling less and less effect from it. See, at first the natural production of DLPA is combined with the supplement. then the body slows it's own production of it.
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> It's sort of like when steroids are taken to boost testosterone, the body will eventually think it doesnt need to produce it anymore. That's why men and women can develop complications with hormone levels after discontinuing it.
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> DLPA assimilates in the body rapidly, that is why the effect seems to take effect rapidly and wear off rapidly. What I did was start with a low dose 400mg once a day, then twice, then three times. Then I started taking 800mg 1,2,3 times a day. Max. recommended dose should not exceed 3600 (per pharmacist recommendation) which at that point I felt no increased effect, prbably because I had hit the 3 month time frame about the same time.
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> As far as the feeling lethargic sensation in the afternoon, the multiple doses throughout the day should eliminate that. Of course, as with any med or supplement added to your body, you need to be aware of the changes you feel. If you feel extremely uncomfortable, then discontinue. If it is only minor, then perhaps give it a few more days.
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