Tryptophan for balance?

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Hi Jill, have you got any idea how the tryptophan helps with balance? Do

you think because you are more relaxed your balance is better? Or

because you are sleeping/resting better and have less stress? A friend

of mine with MS took it, then ended up paralyzed in the hospital from,

of all things, an overdose of it. Different disease for her, but for her

to 'recover' to where she was before was one hard long road and

devastasting to watch. If T. is in turkey, why not just eat turkey?

Isn't turkey a calming food too?

Gretchen

Jill Dorman wrote:

>

> Hi from Jill in California,

> I have a lot of trouble with my balance - roller skating and bike

> riding are activities that I can only dream about. There is something I

> have discovered recently that helps me a great deal with balance - it is an

> amino acid called tryptophan. I originally took it to help me relax at

> night and it worked so well that I began to take it when I was nervous or

> stressed out (usually over driving when I lived in LA). Then I noticed that

> it improves my balance! My doctor told me that there is no harm in taking

> as much as I want because it is a completely natural substance (found in

> turkey and other foods). The only trouble is that it gets expensive and is

> often hard to find so when I do find it - I buy in bulk!

> Jill

>

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> > From: Gretchen Glick

> > Reply To: CMTUS (AT) e

> > Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2000 6:04 PM

> > To: CMTUS

> > Subject: balance question

> >

> > Becky, Kat, anyone else - do you know if the CMT 'balance problem' has

> > anything to do with the 'inner ear' like other balance problems. Or, is

> > ours directly related to proprioception or tripping? Has anyone come up

> > with anything that helps balance - I know about physical therapy and

> > some exercises, but just wondering if anything is new in this regard.

> > Does anyone have anything positive they do that seems to help balance? I

> > am well aware of watching where I am going, going slow and pacing

> > myself, just wondering if there's more. Thanks for the help.

> >

> > Gretchen

> >

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