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Neurotransmitter depletion the NeuroResearch serotonin and
dopamine balanced approach: If
depletion of serotonin or dopamine is great enough nothing
on either side of the serotonin and dopamine equation will work. Drugs quit working, nutrients quit working, and
the patient experiences symptoms of disease returning. Deplete the
serotonin enough the L-dopa and tyrosine quit working.
Deplete the dopamine enough the tryptophan and 5-HTP quit
working. The goal of treatment is to not just get symptoms
under control but to establish the serotonin and dopamine in
the optimally balanced range.
In the world of serotonin and dopamine more is not
always better. Too much serotonin from serotonin
nutrients (5-HTP or tryptophan) inhibits uptake of
dopamine nutrients (tyrosine or L-dopa) and
interferes with optimal transport of dopamine. Too
much dopamine from dopamine nutrients (tyrosine or
L-dopa)) inhibits uptake of serotonin nutrients
(5-HTP and tryptophan) and interferes with optimal
transport of serotonin. If there is too little or
too much dopamine or serotonin symptoms of disease
are present and optimal function is impaired.
Baseline urinary neurotransmitter testing of serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine prior to treatment is of no value, it is better at
lining the lab bank account with money than getting patients
free of disease symptoms.
Baseline neurotransmitter testing prior to treatment with
serotonin and dopamine nutrients is of no value. The
serotonin and dopamine system exist is two distinct states.
"The endogenous state" found when people are taking no
serotonin and dopamine nutrients, and "the competitive
inhibition state" found when people are taking significant
amounts of serotonin and dopamine nutrients. Synthesis,
metabolism, and uptake of serotonin and dopamine in these
two states are so different that neurotransmitter testing
prior to stating nutrients has no correlation with testing
performed once taking nutrients. If a care giver suggests to
a patient that base line neurotransmitter testing should be
done prior to starting nutrients you dealing with a
treatment approach that is flawed and a treatment approach
that better in lining
the bank account of the lab with money than getting patients
better.
Through data base analysis of over 1 million patient-days of
treatment from hundreds of clinics, NeuroResearch Clinics has
refined its treatment protocols with 5-HTP, tyrosine,
levodopa, tryptophan, and cysteine. Simply starting and
adjusting the dose of these nutrients will get relief of
symptoms in many people but for those that do not respond
to simply adjusting the dose neurotransmitter testing is the key to achieving the proper
balance needed for relief of symptoms.
The
dosing needs of nutrients in a large group of people varies
on a huge scale. We have seen patients who need as little as
37.5 mg of 5-HTP per day and others that need 3,000 mg of
5-HTP per day as verified by neurotransmitter testing. Add
to this the fact that dopamine nutrient dosing varies on a
similarly large scale and the dopamine nutrient dosing is independent of serotonin
nutrient dosing needs this causes optimal dosing in some
patients to be done with neurotransmitter testing. The
proper approach in treating with serotonin and dopamine
nutrients is so complicated that even medical doctors can
not simply be given instructions as is the case with a new
drug then they are successful. Since the year 2000
NeuroResearch Clinics has been training doctors how to
optimize the serotonin and dopamine systems with nutrients.
Once a medical doctor attends a training seminar it takes 1
to 2 years for the doctor to master optimization of
serotonin and dopamine with nutrients in the treatment of
disease.
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