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Biotech / Medical : Share your aches,pains,experiences,joys and cures.

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From: Travis_Bickle3/29/2007 9:43:07 AM
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For insomnia a friend of mine who hadn't had a good night's sleep in ten years fround tryptophan remarkably effective:

en.wikipedia.org

"Clinical research tended to confirm tryptophan's effectiveness as a natural sleep aid and for a growing variety of other conditions typically associated with low serotonin levels or activity in the brain. (Particularly work by Dr. Richard Wurtman at MIT). In particular, tryptophan showed considerable promise as an antidepressant alone, and as an "augmenter" of antidepressant drugs. Other promising indications included relief of chronic pain and reduction of impulsive, violent, manic, addictive, anxiety-related, obsessive, and compulsive behaviours and disorders. Recent studies suggests that it can even help relieve tinnitus, due to the serotonin production.[6]"

A lot of doctors like it too. It got taken off the market a while back cause a bad batch from japan made people really sick.
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