| Author | Message | ||
| Mich |
The site mentions a drug, which is a glutamate blocker, being tested for treatment of MS & strokes. Could this drug help with dire episodes of MSG poisoning? I have been advised that I am sensitive to the point of "anaphlaxic" and have SEVERE heart and breathing problems that are life-threatening whenever I mistakenly ingest MSG. | ||
| Five |
You should ask your doctor, as he/she would be the one prescribing it for you. | ||
| Anonymous |
Ich can mich an dich uberhaupt nicht errinern.mam | ||
| Violet Unregistered guest |
I take 1000 mg Taurine + 160 mg Gluthathione 3three times at 2 hours intervals after ingesting MSG. Helps a lot but I cannot say this is a glutamate blocker. | ||
| Deb A. Unregistered guest |
Thanks for the suggestion, Violet. Where did you get the idea? | ||
| cindy Unregistered guest |
After 9 months of severe and utter insomnia, (up to 3 nights with as little as 1 hrs sleep just before the alarm went off), i began piecing together a theory. Doctors, sleep clinics, psychiatrists who just told me to read a book before bed... couldn't find the cause. Then finally i put it down to msg. It took so long to figure out because it wasn't just asain food that resulted in 'attacks' - it was EVERYTHING. Truth in labelling sites finally educated me as to the hidden culprits and error after error resulted in more attacks. For me, it becomes a night time terror: violent jolts upon dozing; hyper sensitive to light and sound; thumping pulse; eyelids and eyeballs darting irratically; panic attacks; heightened tinnitus; a feeling of insanity with quick, unrelated thoughts chaotically slamming round my brain; and extreme hyper awake state. When it happens, I literally feel insane. The smallest ingestion results in an attack to the point i can only ever eat at home. Does anybody know... is this an allergy to which I can seek help from an allergy centre, or is there perhaps something wrong with the 'Blood-Brain Barrier' that might be causing me to be so affected? Several doctors have discounted the theory it's msg related. Can you be tested for this? Can the blood brain barrier be tested? | ||
| Tom Fernstrom Unregistered guest |
cindy, If you are avoiding MSG,you can still have some of the above symptoms from the fact that the toxins haven't been purged from your system. I use Taurine and CoQ10 to help control any incidental MSG I might ingest during the day. I also find that taking two benadryl capsules before retiring help me get a restfull night's sleep. It counteracts the histamine reaction that can be caused by MSG ingestion. | ||
| Zoomer Unregistered guest |
You can also try NAC (N Acetyl Cysteine). I use it together with the other remedies and think it helps. I use the NAC from Solgar, they have a 600 mg capsule. That is to much and I divide it down to 200 - 300 mg, ca 2 times daily. (I get an unpleasant side effect of heart beat if I take to much of the NAC.) | ||
| Deb A. Unregistered guest |
Cindy, I can personally relate to that type of insomnia. You described it so well. MSG, aspartame, and l-cysteine were the causes for mine. Please keep learning where these excitotoxins are hidden and get well. | ||
| GuyB Unregistered guest |
Cindy - You nailed it. I'm just like you it seems. My insomnia is so bad that sometimes I think I'll have to quit working. I've identified MSG as a problem, but still I have many bad nights and days. Something is getting to me, despite my precautions. Yet some nights are wonderful, and I feel like I can conquer the world on those days that follow. I just ordered Deb's book, looking for more ideas. | ||
| Deb A. Unregistered guest |
Guy, I am glad that you ordered the book. Please read the first section before the recipes before using the cookbook section. There's so much information and I know it will make a difference for you. You might try recording everything that you eat and drink each day and how you feel each morning and night. Then when you react with insomnia, examine what you ate that day and the day before, as it can take 24 hours or more for some of us to experience a full blown reaction. Circle some of the items that are suspicious as you record in your food journal, and soon you will see a common thread or more. Eliminate these items and see how you do. Please keep us posted. Supplements, vitamins, and many medications contain sources of processed glutamate, too. |
