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Tryptophan Declared unsafe: DO NOT TAKE!

Basic Information

Brand names:
Tryptophan Capsules
Pacitron(R)
Trofan(R)
Tryptacin(R)
Tryptophan is an amino acid.
Available from natural sources? Yes
Available from synthetic sources? Yes

NATURAL SOURCES

Bananas
Cottage cheese
Dried dates
Fish
Meat
Milk
Peanuts
Turkey
Note: You cannot get enough tryptophan from natural sources to
cause adverse reactions.

REASONS TO USE

  • Functions as building block of all proteins.

    UNPROVED SPECULATED BENEFITS

  • Is an effective sleep aid.
  • Acts as an anti-depressant.
  • Helps treat cocaine addiction.
  • Treats mania and aggressive behavior.
  • Decreases sensitivity to moderate pain.
  • Suppresses appetite.

    WHO NEEDS ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS?

  • Single amino-acid deficiencies are unknown except in people on crash diets consisting of only a few foods.
  • Amino-acid deficiencies appear more commonly as a result of total protein deficiency, which is rare in the United States and Canada.
  • Anyone with inadequate caloric or nutritional dietary intake or increased nutritional requirements.
  • Those with inadequate protein dietary intake.
  • Children, pregnant or breast-feeding women who are vegan vegetarians.
  • People with recent severe burns or injuries.
  • Premature infants.

    DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS

    In moderate deficiencies:

  • Slowed growth in children
  • Low levels of essential proteins in blood

    In severe deficiencies:

  • Apathy
  • Depigmentation of hair
  • Edema
  • Lethargy
  • Liver damage
  • Loss of muscle and fat
  • Skin lesions
  • Weakness

    UNPROVED SPECULATED SYMPTOMS

  • None

    LAB TESTS TO DETECT DEFICIENCY

  • None available except for experimental purposes.

    DOSAGE AND USAGE INFORMATION

    DO NOT TAKE!

    Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA):
    No RDA has been established.

    What this amino acid does:

  • Provides part of all proteins.
  • Participates in biosynthesis of a neurotransmitter called SEROTONIN. Serotonin may be an inducer of certain stages of sleep.

    Available as:

  • Withdrawn from United States market by U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

    WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS

    Don't take:

  • May cause eosinophelia-myalgia, a potentially fatal adverse reaction.

    Consult your doctor if you:

  • Take medicines to induce sleep.

    Over age 55:

  • Don't take tryptophan.

    Pregnancy:

  • Don't take tryptophan.

    Breast-feeding:

  • Don't take tryptophan.

    Effect on lab tests:

  • None known.

    Others:

  • Has caused eosinophelia-myalgia, a potentially adverse reaction.
  • In experimental animal studies of animals with vitamin B-6 defieciency, large doses of tryptophan cause bladder cancer.

    OVERDOSE/TOXICITY

    Signs and symptoms:
    May cause eosinophelia-myalgia, a potentially fatal adverse
    reaction.

    What to do:

  • For symptoms of overdosage: Discontinue amino acid, and consult doctor. Also see ADVERSE REACTIONS OR SIDE EFFECTS section below.
  • For accidental overdosage (such as child taking entire bottle): Dial 911 (emergency), 0 for operator or your nearest Poison Control Center.

    ADVERSE REACTIONS OR SIDE EFFECTS

    Has caused eosinophelia-myalgia, a potentially fatal adverse
    reaction.

    INTERACTION WITH MEDICINE, VITAMINS OR MINERALS

    None known

    INTERACTION WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES

    None known
    DO NOT TAKE: May cause eosinophelia-myalgia, a potentially fatal
    adverse reaction. Declared unsafe by United States Food and Drug
    Administration and withdrawn from the U.S. market.

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