Amino acid/Tyrosine help, please

[ambivamom]

Hi, my counselor thinks I might benefit from taking tyrosine. I would love some help in buying supplements, plus any experience that you have with it yourself. I am not on any other meds. I am 35 weeks pregnant.

Also, my research so far has taken me to internet sites with the chemical structure, and/or a very basic overview of how it helps make other stuff like seratonin...but I need something more in-depth. I havent been to the library yet but would read any books you recommend about the way that amino acids influence brain functioning, specifically wrt depression, impulse control and addiction.

Thanks for any help!

[DanishMom]

Julia Ross "the mood cure" would be a great place to start. Google it and you'll find her homepage.

Good luck.

[GoddessKristie]

She has another book called "The Diet Cure" I've never read TMC, but TDC was fantastic!

[Sileree]

The Ultramind Solution by Mark Hyman.

He talks about amino acids for building serotonin and dopamine at length in one chapter.