Amino Acids, The Mood Cure

[dancelot]

Amino Acids, The Mood Cure

individualnz;768200 wrote: Hi All

I started L Glut yesterday, I took 900mg in total 3x daily. Maybe a little less anxious (hard to tell cause of blooming PMT LOL)

Took same amount today, and broke a capsule straight after work and ate it...... not bad really, bit powdery but tastes fine! No real reduction in cravings.

Do you think it takes time to build up in your system before it truly starts to take effect??

Kind regards Indiv .

I have no idea if it takes time to build up in your system, but I found it worked better when I upped the dose. I was taking 500mg 2 to 3 times a day, and upped it to 1500mg twice a day, and felt a noticeable difference. It it supposed to be safe in way higher doses, and I've seen people on this site that take a lot more than I do. Since it's safe, you might try taking more and see how it effects you.

[boozehag]

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Hi indiv
Glad to hear you are trying the l-glut. It doesnt really take time to build up in your system remember its like a food so it should work pretty quick. I agree with Dancelot take WAY more than 900m x 3 - when I took it I just kept taking it until the craving faded around wine time (5/6pm) meaning I took one or two about 4pm (2,000mg) then kept topping up over the next two hours maybe taking 2/3 more capsules (up to 6000mg) until I got through the main trigger time. You also need to have a solid plan in place around trigger time to distract yourself so do something different to what you usually do.
M

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[individualnz]

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Cool, I will give that a shot today. I ment 9000mg too by the way, my capsules are 1000mg or 1 gram, so maybe will take two in morning (right now) then three or four at wine time and try that.

thanks very much all

indiv

[TakeHeart]

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Thanks Starty!

Just saw this! What perfect timing!

Haven't been back to see if anyone has posted to let me know how to take the amino supps I got from this site awhile back. I threw the bottle away and put the pills in a plastic bag......because the bottle had had My Way Out on it.....oh the shame of the shame.....

Thanks CV for all the great info and starting this post!!!

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[Sarasmiles]

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Great Thread!

Here's another personal experience to add to the mix:

I went off of Prozac a few months ago, and switched to a non-prescription product with 5htp and St. John's Wort. I think it helps with depression, with no side effects. It's called Amoryn. I don't feel my depression is completely gone, but I now have more good days than bad.

I've found a wonderful sleeping remedy is L-Tryptophan, 1,500 mg. at bedtime, combined with Passion Flower extract, 250 mg. at bedtime. This combo has taken the place of the Klonopin I used to take for sleep. I find it very effective. Within half an hour I'm asleep, and I generally sleep through the night. I wake feeling rested, with no "hangover".

I agree completely about the effectiveness of L-Glut for alcohol and sweet cravings! Occasionally I've neglected to take it, and those are definitely days when cravings return. Yesterday was one of them. I've been on a low carb diet, doing great. But yesterday I didn't take any L-Glut and by evening I really wanted a drink. I ended up having two, and then I was hit by a craving for sugar. I had a small chocolate bar, and then made popcorn...Can't believe I didn't think to take some L-Glut. I just realized what happened when I saw this thread this morning. Today will be a better day!

One question: Does anyone know which is better to take, L-Tryptophan or 5htp? I think I read somewhere that there's a difference in how they're absorbed. I like the Amoryn, with it's 5htp. But I'd be interested to see if L-Tryp works even better, and I may try it when my Amoryn runs out.

It's wonderful to have a place to share all this info and ask questions. Thanks everyone.
Sara

[boozehag]

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Here is another interesting thing! Often low carb diets kick you into ketosis as the general idea is that you have no carbs for your body to use as fuel so the body has to burn fat as fuel. That is why you lose fat so fast on a low or no carb diet. BUT being in ketosis is very similar sensation to a craving for AL/carbs/sugar etc and might not be a good idea for alkies or problem drinkers as it wil intensify those cravings and if you take l-glut you can kick yourself out of ketosis! You just cant win can ya! So the moral of that story is dont go on a low carb diet at the same time as giving up alcohol as it will make your cravings WAY worse and if you take l-glut to counteract the cravings you will kick yourself out of ketosis so you wont lose weight so fast. I mean the diet still works but maybe not quite so fast. Knowledge is everything!
M

[boozehag]

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Sara
I dont think it matter whether you take l-tryp or 5htp either one is good but the does of 5htp is lower than the dose of l-tryp - you dont have to take so much for some reason. Also l-tryp had some bad press a while back and they stopped selling it over the counter and started selling 5-htp instead. I think if you can get both then it comes down to trying both and seeing which one you prefer.
M

[Sarasmiles]

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Hi Boozehag. Interesting info about L-Glut and going low-carb. I have felt that the Atkins diet wasn't working as fast as the book claims it will. I figured it was just because I had less than 10 pounds to lose. I do those ketone testing strips, and they usually show that I'm in ketosis in spite of the L-Glut though, so I think I'll stick with it a bit longer. I've found that the harder thing for me is a low calorie diet, while trying to stay AF. I hate feeling deprived of both food and wine! I did Weight Watchers for a while and was miserable. At least on Atkins I can eat whenever I'm hungry, and I like that!

[dancelot]

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boozehag;769123 wrote: Here is another interesting thing! Often low carb diets kick you into ketosis as the general idea is that you have no carbs for your body to use as fuel so the body has to burn fat as fuel. That is why you lose fat so fast on a low or no carb diet. BUT being in ketosis is very similar sensation to a craving for AL/carbs/sugar etc and might not be a good idea for alkies or problem drinkers as it wil intensify those cravings and if you take l-glut you can kick yourself out of ketosis! You just cant win can ya! So the moral of that story is dont go on a low carb diet at the same time as giving up alcohol as it will make your cravings WAY worse and if you take l-glut to counteract the cravings you will kick yourself out of ketosis so you wont lose weight so fast. I mean the diet still works but maybe not quite so fast. Knowledge is everything!
M

That's interesting! I figured maybe it was just my age (why I am losing weight so slowly).

I have always felt better and not gained weight while on what I realized was a modified Atkins diet. Interesting yesterday I was having major carb cravings, gave into them, felt like crap, was cranky, had 4 little boxes of leftover Jr Mints from Halloween, lay down on the bed watching TV and could barely get up to brush my teeth. I felt just like I used to after too much wine, just sort of laying there in a stupor, too tired to get up and get ready for bed. Yuck!

Today I made sure to take plenty of L- Glute, and eat a protein filled breakfast. This experience really reinforced that I do have to eat healthy, it is not my imagination that I am sensitive to sugar and refined carbs, etc. And no matter what I will stick to my L-Glute!

[boozehag]

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Dancelot
Yep that is what I have found - heavy on the protein, heavy on the l-glut and low on the carbs is the perfect combination for me too. The protein builds muscle which burns more fat so as the kids say s'all good! I got really fat after I stopped drinking and smoking as I ate cake cake cake..... I never had a sweet tooth before that which is no suprise as I got massive doses of sugar from binge drinking (wine). I didnt care about putting on weight though as I was just happy not to be drinking/smoking at that point. I have since lost it all again anyway thanks to a low carb diet and running - and that is how I discovered the ketosis thingy when I experienced the cravings which I got rid of by taking l-glut but then I kicked myself out of ketosis! You can buy ketosticks (for diabetics) in the chemist and they will tell you if you are in ketosis so I was before I took the l-glut and I wasnt after! LOL so if you can ride the cravings out (e.g. by eating an apple) fine but it is a bit risky for those of us that are predisposed to getting our sugar hit from AL as we are likely to turn to the bottle rather than cake - especially if we think there are less calories in AL. Alkies/problem drinkers are definitely going to be super sensitive to sugar/carbs as we have shoved so much of it into our bodies with the drinking.
M

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