anowlwithknees
15-01-13, 01:15
Hi Folks,
As a vegetarian of about 5 and a half years, and an avid runner/cycler, I have recently thought of upping my protein intake because I am a bit concerned I am not getting enough in my diet. So I bought some whey protein powder to supplement my protein intake when I noticed it has naturally occurring tryptophan in it (314 mg for what its worth..)
Now I am on 10mg of citalopram and I am aware that tryptans are to be avoided because of potentially adverse side effects, but I also know that tryptophan naturally occurs on all proteins. There is no added tryptophn in the mix, and having taken it on a few occasions before getting around to reading the label (whoops) I havent noticed anything wrong really. Does anyone have experience with this or have spoken to their GP about this? Any insight would be really great.
Thanks!
David
As a vegetarian of about 5 and a half years, and an avid runner/cycler, I have recently thought of upping my protein intake because I am a bit concerned I am not getting enough in my diet. So I bought some whey protein powder to supplement my protein intake when I noticed it has naturally occurring tryptophan in it (314 mg for what its worth..)
Now I am on 10mg of citalopram and I am aware that tryptans are to be avoided because of potentially adverse side effects, but I also know that tryptophan naturally occurs on all proteins. There is no added tryptophn in the mix, and having taken it on a few occasions before getting around to reading the label (whoops) I havent noticed anything wrong really. Does anyone have experience with this or have spoken to their GP about this? Any insight would be really great.
Thanks!
David