BingDing
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I've had a very weird summer, just want to post this for posterity.
Tried Seriphos (phosphorylated serine) in early June. A few days later I got on three weeks of persistent diarrhea, with no other symptoms, no stomach upset or flu-like symptoms. Cyproheptadine, 4 mg ondasetron didn't help, 1 TBS activated charcoal slowed me down for 24 hours. Finally 8 mg of ondasetron stopped the runs.
Of course I read every diarrhea thread we have; and my conclusion? thebigPeatowski is my hero! Her garlic cure will forever stand as the highest standard of the "suck it up, get some spine, do what you need to" mantra of the boyos.
Anyway, I've got some blood work done lately and my serotonin level came back at 532 ng/mL. Normal range is 90-195 ng/mL. Carcinoid syndrome range is 500-3500. Crud, I said.
There isn't a whole lot of research about Seriphos published. This page says, in the comments section, that the closely related Phosphatidyl serine can increase levels of neurotransmitters (acetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin).
It also says the decrease in cortisol levels relates to exercise induced increases in cortisol, which isn't the same as night time, sleep problems with cortisol. So Seriphos might not be a solution to anything I/we care about.
Tried Seriphos (phosphorylated serine) in early June. A few days later I got on three weeks of persistent diarrhea, with no other symptoms, no stomach upset or flu-like symptoms. Cyproheptadine, 4 mg ondasetron didn't help, 1 TBS activated charcoal slowed me down for 24 hours. Finally 8 mg of ondasetron stopped the runs.
Of course I read every diarrhea thread we have; and my conclusion? thebigPeatowski is my hero! Her garlic cure will forever stand as the highest standard of the "suck it up, get some spine, do what you need to" mantra of the boyos.
Anyway, I've got some blood work done lately and my serotonin level came back at 532 ng/mL. Normal range is 90-195 ng/mL. Carcinoid syndrome range is 500-3500. Crud, I said.
There isn't a whole lot of research about Seriphos published. This page says, in the comments section, that the closely related Phosphatidyl serine can increase levels of neurotransmitters (acetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin).
It also says the decrease in cortisol levels relates to exercise induced increases in cortisol, which isn't the same as night time, sleep problems with cortisol. So Seriphos might not be a solution to anything I/we care about.