Re: Re: Dealing with pain (was) s/c and mms -- this works!!

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Debra, have you looked for it in bulk powder form?

 

Hi All

 

The most effective treatment I have ever found for chronic pain is DLPA -- D,L-Phenylalanine.

 

This is not a drug, but a natural nutrient  -- an amino acid (protein) -- naturally found in some foods, but needed in very high concetrations to act as a very effective pain killer. (I started using it after having a whiplash injury which left me in unbearable pain -- every breath was agony and I was suicidal. DLPA saved my life).

 

DLPA works by disbaling the enzyme that breaks down endorphins. Endorphins are the bodies natural pain-killers; we produce them daily , but also break them down daily. By taking DLPA you inhibit the break-down and thereby increase levels of endorphins in your blood.

 

As you would expect, the effect is cumalative -- the longer you take them and the more you take the more effective they are, and it can take anything from 4  days to 2-3 weeks to get an effect. However, if you take a loading dose -- i.e a high dose -- at the beginning, the pain releiveing effects will kick-in quickly.

 

This is a natural product and there are no adverse side effects -- although testing over long-term use has not been done. I used extremely high doses for more than 2 years and had no adversr effects. It also acts as an anti-depressant -- which you need when in severe, constant pain.

 

Vitacost was one of the cheaper sources of DLPA -- but you must combine it with Vit B6 and Vit C to activate the DLPA.

iherb supply Country Life DLPA which comes with the B6 added -- but is more expensive. You must add Vit C with both. Be aware that if you take large amouhnts of B6 you can deplete your B2 -- so have this to top up and take a B50 complex -- the B50 by NOW from iherb (don't know if Vitacost do this one -- prob do), is a good one and very cheap.

 

 I used to take 6000mg of DLPA 3 times daily with B6 , B2 and Vit C and this aleviated unbearbale pain almost completely. It must be taken on an empty stomach -- particularly away from protien, which will compete for absporbtion.

 

Taking DLPA in this way breaks the cycle of Chronic Pain Syndrome as the pain pathways to the brain are not activated. (Pain happens in the brain, and not the organ/site you feel is the emitter of pain). Over time you can reduce your doses of DLPA as your brain wuill not be recording constant pain signals, as these are blocked by the endorphins.

 

Endorphins are what give you a lift when you do lots of exercise, make you feel great when you fall in love, and are also the reason you get a lift from eating chocolate, as chocolate is a dietary source of DLPA.

 

Google " benefits of DLPA " and you wuill get some more useful articles.

 

The only disadvantage of DLPA in large doses is the cost. However, for me it was worth every penny, and anyone who is severe pain could expect enormous life-changing relief.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Debra