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5-Hydroxytryptophan

Disorders of neurotransmitter synthesis

Start at low dose (1 - 2 mg/kg/day) increasing gradually to 8 - 10 mg/kg/day in 4 divided doses. The dose is adjusted according to clinical response, monitoring CSF neurotransmitters and prolactin level (8, 87).

25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, and 200 mg capsules

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Ataxia, headache, insomnia, mania, mental stimulation/agitation, coryza, diaphoresis, tremulousness, hallucinations, dermatomyositis, scleroderma (2 patients), drowsiness, dyspnea, hyperventilation, eosinophilia, eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, dysarthria, hyperreflexia, increased motor activity, paresthesia, psychosis, sedation, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, stomach pain, palpitations, bradycardia, hypotension, hypertension, transient blurred vision, pupillary dilatation, spontaneous nystagmus.

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8. Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. Secondary Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine  2009. http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1025.

87. Fries MH, Rinaldo P, Schmidt-Sommerfeld E, Jurecki E, Packman S. Isovaleric acidemia: response to a leucine load after three weeks of supplementation with glycine, L-carnitine, and combined glycine-carnitine therapy. J Pediatr 1996;129(3):449-52 doi: S0022347696003678 [pii][published Online First: Epub Date]|.

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