Posted by jono_in_adelaide on December 2, 2012, at 22:29:01
In reply to Tryptophan Deficiency = my major depression?, posted by gilmourr on December 2, 2012, at 21:17:55
If you were seriously deficient in tryptophan you'd have more symptoms than just depression. Provided you are in reasonable general health, and eat a reasonable diet you can be pretty sure you arnt prttein deficient...... seriossly, its only people in 3rd world countries and alcoholics whos diet comes entirely from a bottle who suffer protein malnutrition.
If you're taking nardil I'd be very careful about taking any supplements, as it might (though i dont know this) be enough to cause seretonin toxicity.
"Tryptophan is a routine constituent of most protein-based foods or dietary proteins"
Thats your key message there, if you arnt suffering protein malnutrition, you would be incredibly unlikely to be suffering a tryptophan deficiency.
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