Posted by blueberry on January 17, 2006, at 21:21:04
In reply to Sick of striking out with drugs!!!, posted by picklehead on January 17, 2006, at 11:31:56
If you are pretty sure it's an endorphin thing, then there are some simple cheap experiments you could do to find out, available at your local health food store.
DHEA has already been mentioned but I don't know much about it.
D-phenylalanine (internet mail order) converts directly to endorphins, kind of like the bodie's own natural amphetamines, except milder and softer, but with all the qualities you are looking for.
DL-phenylalanine (health food store). It is half of the D mentioned above and half L...both convert to different kinds of endorphins, and some of the L converts to tyrosine which makes dopamine and norepinephrine.
Doses can range from 500mg to 3000mg a day, spread out in two or three dosings. Insomnia if taken too late in the day. Risk of increased blood pressure at the high doses.
Very quick ways to increase natural endorphins, usually in minutes or hours.
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