Tryptophan Declared unsafe: DO NOT TAKE! |
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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Withdrawn from United States market by U.S. Food and Drug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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