Posted By: Moonrings
Date: Friday, 30 July 2004, 2:30 a.m.
HERE'S THE PROMISED MEDICAL TEXT INFORMATION ABOUT Aspartame INTERACTING WITH ANTIDEPRESSANTS.....Among other things, Aspartame depletes the seratonin (happy stuff in the brain) .... see below..
From Dr. Betty Martini, Mission Possible - Warning the World off Aspartame for 12 years.... Dr. H. J. Roberts Medical Text (approx. 1000 pages - weighs about a ton) is entitled "ASPARTAME DISEASE - An Ignored Epidemic"
Books By Dr. H. J. Roberts
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THE ORIGINAL THREAD IS LINKED AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE HERE:
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~~~~Moonrings ~~~~
Hi Moonrings....
Dr. Roberts told me aspartame interacts with all antidepressants. And, of course, there are going to be some double whammys on these anti-psychotic drugs. But here is what it says in Dr. Roberts medical text, page 472:
Antidepressant Drugs:
Aspartame may interfere with the action of important drugs used to treat depression, particularly imipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant). Others have made similar observations.
Dr. Walton (l986) described a 54 year old woman with recurrent major Depression who had been well controlled on a maintenance dose of 150 mg. imipramine at
bedtime. She subsequently experienced marked behavioral changes, manic behavior characterized by inappropriate euphoria and flighty ideas, and a grand mal seizure. It was then learned that she had been drinking considerable aspartame sweetened iced tea for several weeks prior to the seizure. All evidence of manic activity subsided within four days after stopping aspartame and the addition of lithium. Her Depression
recurred,however, two months later. Imipramine was resumed at the previous dosage with no recurrence of severe Depression or mania over the ensuing 13 months.
The monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), another group of antidepressant drugs can have additional adverse effects when aspartame is consumed. These include phenelzine (Nardil), isocarboxazide (Marplan), and tranyleypromine (Parnate).
It is pertinent that hyperensive crises have occurred in patients so treated after they consumed foods and beverages containing tyramine and tryptophan. This response probably represents vasospasm caused by amino acid derived sympathomimetic substances such as norephinephrine and
tyramine (Chapters IX-C and XXIII).
The serotonin elevating action of fluoxetine (Prozac) for treating depression could be counteracted by aspartame. It can block tryptophan entry into the brain thereby inhibiting synthesis of serotonin (Chapter VII).
A Minnesota physician called to inquire about a possible interaction between Prozac and aspartame. He had suffered depression for which Prozac was prescribed, but without much benefit until he avoided aspartame. At that point, the drug proved helpful.
and it goes on.
Thanks for getting this information out.
All my best, Dr. Betty Martini, Mission Possible International
BettyM19@mindspring.com
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Rayelan -- Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 10:03 p.m.