Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 11:56:43
In reply to Re: Taurine Questions » linkadge, posted by blueberry on April 29, 2006, at 14:19:16
> Hmmm. Yeah, I think I took 250mg 2 or 3 times a day, but maybe only needed 2.
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> Can you tell me more of what you know about taurine? Does it squash down glutamate (I want it to).Yes, it does precisely that.
> Does it slow firing of norepinephrine (I think it does, not sure). Does it slow firing of dopamine?
It is a neuromodulator. It is inhibitory, in a broad manner of speaking, but what it inhibits depends on where it goes in high enough concentration.
Just to compare glutamatergic neurons to dopaminergic, I think the ratio is 50,000,000:10,000, which equals 5,000:1.
Glutamate is ultimately responsible for the true function of the dopaminergic reward pathway, via post-synaptic metabotropic receptors.
> Taurine for fear type symptoms. I like that. I just need more dopamine action at the same time, so that's kind of tricky. Not sure how to do that. Tyrosine gives me a nice dopamine effect, but it also gives me too much norepinephrine which I don't want.
The combination of tyrosine and taurine is perfectly safe. You can mess around with it, almost to the point of absurdity. Your real risk is making yourself feel crappy, but it won't literally hurt you.
Taurine is considered to be conditionally essential. Some people, under some conditions, can't produce all that the body needs. Yes, there is some in many foods. In the corpses of critters, mainly, whether fish, flesh, or fowl.
Lar
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