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Feel "in love" again..., June 28, 2005
Please Consult with your doctor before taking this product...
Low norepinephrine and dopamine levels are often associated with depression, lethargy, trouble focusing, negativity, and mental fuzziness...Also, I often have my patients take natural amino acids such as tyrosine (1,000-1,500 milligrams a day) for energy, focus, and impulsivity control, and dl-phenylalanine (400 milligrams three times a day on an empty stomach) for moodiness and irritability. ~Daniel G. Amen, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
If you are considering this supplement, please consult with your physician. There may be a good reason for you NOT to take this product. I find that it is helpful for occasional depression (mild forms) and can enhance your love life by promoting feelings of being "in love." It can also be helpful for "love withdrawals."
Why does this product help? D-Phenylalanine can convert to phenylethylamine and that can make you feel "in love." I have also noticed that this product enhances your sex life and can increase pleasure in interesting ways. I figure it is simply because your body has a building block of pleasure and uses it to its advantage.
Taking this product can also make you act a bit silly and heady in certain circumstances. I notice I laugh (feel a bit giddy) a lot more when taking two pills and jokes are especially funny in comedies. When taking one pill I feel comforted, happy and more satisfied with life in general. While I don't take this every day, I can say that if you take this and then go out to Italian food, you will probably end up having great sex. I have also noticed I respond less severely to negativity and take things less seriously. I tend to turn negative situations into jokes or just ignore what people are saying and go on to think about something more pleasant. That type of reaction. I get less emotionally involved in negative situations.
So, think about being "in love" and how perfect the world seems and how the colors of the world stand out more. This is what this product can do if it is safe for you to take Phenylalanine.
Essential Amino Acids and Mood:
Amino acids aid in the production of hormones, "neurotransmitters" and enzymes.
Phenylalanie is an essential amino acid (cannot be produced by the body and must be obtained through diet), which is a building block for pleasure neurotransmitters (chemical compounds used for communication between neurons/brain cells). The human brain is made up of a web of billions of cells called neurons.
Essential amino acids: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, "phenylalanine," threonine, tryptopahn, and valine.
Nonessential amino acids: alanine, arginine, asparagines, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, gylcine, proline, serine, taurine, and tyrosine.
Basically Phenylalanine is a precursor for neurotransmitter biosynthesis. It is one of the 20 essential amino acids the body cannot synthesize (manufacture). The protein in food is a combination of chemical units called amino acids. When your body lacks even one amino acid, it can have a negative effect on your health.
How does this relate to Dopamine?
Phenylalanine helps to produce neurotransmitters, dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine.
The primary monoamine neurotransmitters are "dopamine," norepinephrine and serotonin. Dopamine is associated with emotional response. Dopamine is often called the pleasure chemical and is also released at the moment of sexual climax, therefore the triggering of the feeling of bliss.
When we are "in love" our brains are overproducing dopamine. Dopamine is said to be responsible for feelings associated with sexual pleasure, romantic love, verbal fluency and creativity. Which I guess might explain why when we talk to someone who seems to be making us very happy, we suddenly feel the need to write poems. We can also have surges in dopamine when we are eating, listening to music or even looking at objects of beauty. Our rewards centers then release dopamine.
Why Take both D & L-Phenylalanine?
D-Phenylalanine can convert into phenylethylamine (PEA), the "love chemical" released into the bloodstream when a person falls in love. PEA is also found in chocolate, although many tests show it is broken down before it reaches the brain. Phenylethylamine does cross the blood brain barrier and it is associated with sexual attraction, emotional infatuation and the excitement of love.
Phenylalanine can:
Promote Sexual Arousal (I'd have to agree although some say this is not proven)
Elevate Mood and helps to Aleviate Depression
Decrease Pain
Aid Memory
Decrease Appetite (people who are in love can find a decrease in appetite to be normal)
Alleviate some symptoms of PMS (I also use Dandelion Tea)
Help to overcome alcoholism and other drug addictions. You can also get addicted to people.
L-Phenylalanine is converted to L-tyrosine, then L-dopa, then into norepinephrine. It is effective in reducing the symptoms of PMS.
D-Phenylalanine can convert into phenylethylamine and is capable of giving relief from back pain, arthritis and chronic pain.
The combination product called DL-Phenylalanine can be used to combat pain, elevate mood and encourage mental alertness.
STRONG CAUTIONS:
L-Phenylalanine can promote high blood pressure in anyone predisposed to hypertension.
Phenylalanine can promote the cell division of existing malignant melanoma cells. Avoid this product if you have any form of cancer.
THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE AVOIDED BY ANYONE WHO HAS PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU), HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR CANCER. DO NOT TAKE WITH MAO inhibitor antidepressant drugs. Not recommended for pregnant or lactating women.
Please consult with your physician before taking this supplement. This information is not intended to replace the attention or advice of a physician or other health care professional.
Recommended Doses: 500 mg a day and then with your doctor's advice, you can work up to 1,500 mg a day. I find that 500 mg is sufficient and I up the dose to 1,000 mg a day if I'm planning for romance.
More is not Better. In fact, high doses of certain amino acids may be toxic and can produce nausea, vomiting and other unpleasant side effects.
~The Rebecca Review
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