glutamate / glutamic acid supplement safety

[cloudyday2]

I have found that taking about 100 mg of glutamic acid helps greatly with depression for about 2 hours, so I'm planning to experiment more.

Has anybody else used glutamate or glutamic acid supplements? I was wondering if you might have pointers for safety and so forth. If I used 100 mg every 2 hours then I would be taking 500 mg per day.

Also I was wondering if anybody had suggestions for other things I might try that are related to glutamic acid. I am puzzled that glutamic acid helps, because my diet has plenty of glutamate. Something is fishy.

 

[Of the Kingdom]

I am puzzled that glutamic acid helps, because my diet has plenty of glutamate. Something is fishy.

That doesn't surprise me at all. Your normal dietary requirement was undoubtedly already met, but taking large amounts to obtain a substantial psychological or physiological response is different. In that case, it is similar to taking a drug -- and in fact some prescribed drugs are effectively large doses of ordinary nutrients.

I have had experience with large amounts of sharp cheese bringing temporary relief from depression. I wouldn't be surprised if there is some relationship to your experience, although I've forgotten the biochemistry involved.

In the old days, they used to prescribe tricyclics and similar drugs, with known specific effects on the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine. I don't know what specific biochemical reactions can be claimed for the newer drugs.

I recommend you look at webmd or similar for toxic levels and effects of glutamine. You might also try searching for glutamine toxic level or poison or similar.

I wish you the best. There is probably not a great risk in experimenting with glutamine to determine what doses are effective, but you should be more cautious about using large doses long term.

 

[Samaritan Woman]

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L-Glutamic Acid: Benefits, Dosage & Side Effects | BulkSupplements.com

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