Amino Acid Therapy Chart: Nourishing Your Depleted Brain



The Amino Acid Therapy Chart: Balancing Brain Chemistry

Name_______________________________ Date____________________

Instructions: Rate symptoms 0 (never) – 10 (very significant). Put “P” if in past.

Date Column A Redo Column B Column C Column D

Now Neurotransmitter Date Substances Amino Acid Neurotransmitter Deficiency Symptoms Used Solutions* Promotes

TYPE 1-Low Serotonin

___ negativity, depression ____ □ sweets Serotonin:

____ winter blues ____ □ starch 5-HTP positive outlook

____ worry, anxiety ____ □ tobacco 50-200 mg MA, or eve emotional

____ low self-esteem ____ □ chocolate or as needed flexibility

____ hyperactivity ____ □ Ecstasy self-confidence

____ obsessive thoughts □ marijuana L-Tryptophan sense of humor

or behaviors ____ □ alcohol 500-1000 mg MA, eve, or

____ perfectionist, controlling ____ □ Prozac as needed.

____ irritability, rage (eg PMS) ____ Use either by

□ Zoloft 10:00 pm if sleep is a

____ panic attacks, phobias ____ □ Effexor problem or symptoms (fear of heights, snakes, □ Lexapro persist into the evening

small spaces, social, etc.) □ Ambien □ _______

____ chronic pain, e.g.TMJ,, ____ □ _______

migraines, fibro □ _______

____ afternoon or evening ____ Melatonin Melatonin

cravings substances 1-3 mg for sleep 8 hours of deep

____ insomnia, disturbed ____ at ideal bedtime restful sleep

sleep if the above does not

____ night owl, hard to ____ work alone , or for shift

get to sleep □Trazadone workers ____ suicidal thoughts

□ caffeine L-Tyrosine Catecholamines: TYPE 2-Low Catecholamines □ cocaine 500-2000 mg alertness

____ apathetic depression ____ □ meth AM, MM, MA by energy

____ lack of energy ____ □ tobacco 3:00 pm mental focus

____ easily bored ____ □ Wellbutrin drive

____ lack of drive ____ □ Ritalin L-Phenylalanine enthusiasm

____ lack of focus, ____ □ Adderall same dosing for a milder

concentration □ marijuana effect

____ ADD ____ □ chocolate

____ crave substances for □ sweets energy or focus ____ □ _______

TYPE 3-Low GABA □ marijuana GABA GABA:

____ stiff, tense or painful ____ □ alcohol 100-500 mg calmness

muscles □ Xanax 1-3x per day relaxation

____ stressed /burned out ____ □ Ativan L-Theanine stress tolerance

____ unable to relax/ ____ □ tobacco 100-200 mg

loosen up/get to sleep □ sweets/starch 1-4x a day

____ often feel overwhelmed ____ □ _______ take as needed

____ craving substance □ _______ True Calm

for stress relief ____ 1-2 as needed

_______ _________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________

TYPE 4-Low Endorphins DLPA or Endorphins :

____ very sensitive to ____ □ starch D-phenylalanine psychological and

emotional/physical pain □ chocolate 500-1500 mg, AM physical pain relief

____ cry or tear up easily ____ □ marijuana MM, MA by 3:00 pm pleasure

____ history of chronic pain ____ □ alcohol reward

____ love and crave comfort, ____ □ vicoden Total Amino Solution loving feelings

pleasure, reward or □ heroin By Genesa numbness

numbness from substances □ other opiods 3- 3 x a day between meals

or behaviors (e.g. exercise, □ tobacco

porn, self-harm.) □ kratom

___ loneliness, grief □ pornography

TYPE 5 -Low Blood Sugar L-Glutamine Fuel source for

____ irritable, shaky, stressed, ____ □ sweets 500-1500 mg all brain cells:

____ especially if you go □ starches AM, MM, MA sense of stability and long between meals ____ □ alcohol Protein groundedness,

____ cravings for sugar, blood sugar balance

starch or alcohol ____

*AM-on arising. B-with breakfast; MM-midmorning; L-with lunch; MA-midafternoon; D-with dinner; BT-at bedtime ©2012 Julia Ross, M.A. Adapted for: The Academy for Addiction & Mental Health Nutrition

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