tyrosine? anyone?

[pr40]

I did a search of this and other latitudes forums but there does not seem to be any talk about tyrosine, which is a dopamine precursor like L-dopa.

i am thinking of trying it on dd10 because of her Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). any experience?

[searching_for_help]

This article has some good info on restless leg syndrome, and mentions tyrosine:

 

http://www.dearpharmacist.com/2012/12/04/non-drug-solutions-for-restless-legs-syndrome/

[Rachel]

I tried that with my son and it made some of his other symptoms worse. However, this amino acid needs the help of other amino acids to work in the body. My son takes a supplement from GNC called Amino 1000. Before my son started taking this supplement, he would roll back and forth constantly. I had to give him bendryl or dramamine to make his body stop rolling back and forth. This was one of the worst times of my son's illness. Our cardiologist had just ran a urine test to check for dopamine and serotinon levels and the test results were unmeasurabe and unreportable. The cardiologist and I were having to learn on the fly about this strange symptom. I researched and sent him all the information I could find about serotinon and dopamine After 21 days of being on this supplement, my son stopped rolling and was able to sit up on his own. I have been told to never stop giving the supplement until we figure out this mess. GNC also makes a shake that has all the aminos in it called Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60. This shake comes in many flavors and can be made with water or milk. My son has gotten tired of the shakes and just takes the supplements right now.

[qannie47]

Not completely related, but I though I would throw it out there....My ds had constant RLS all day all night since the time he was born....I'm not kidding. When he had his first major Pandas flare, which resulted in 6 weeks of abx, the RLS went away, 100%. Never to return. My thought was that the strep was hiding out in his joints. This is cited as to what occurs with Rheumatic fever and I suspect Pandas. It is also thought because it was able to "hide", this is where all the trouble started and mimicry occurred.

[Kayanne]

I use tyrosine a lot. However, I believe it needs to be balanced with Tryptophan or 5htp because when I forget to add that into the mix, then I get very impatient and I can't handle stress nearly as well...I begin to worry about things that normally don't bother me.

 

Here is a site that claims that taking tyrosine will deplete your serotonin and taking 5htp will deplete your dopamine. I don't understand a lot about it, but I'm beginning to believe that a balanced amino acid supplement is probably the safest thing to do.

 

http://www.neurosciencemyths.com/blood_brain_barrier.htm

[EAMom]

Have you tried Magnesium Glycinate for the restless legs? Try 400mg at bedtime.

[pr40]

changing abx to ceftin is what worked for us. after we did it, rls virtually disappeared.

dd has been taking magnesium citrate for a long time now which did not halp rls in a radical way.

we did not try glycinate.

thanks for the suggestion