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1. Broward County, Florida says:

   Nutrition in the Treatment of Depression

   What is Phenylalanine?

   Phenylalanine [fen-l-al-uh-neen, -nin, feen-] is an essential amino acid, a “building block” of protein, needed for proper growth and functioning of the central nervous system. Phenylalanine is used for depression, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Parkinson’s disease, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, alcohol withdrawal symptoms, and a skin disease called vitiligo.

   There are three forms of phenylalanine: D-phenylalanine, L-phenylalanine, and the mix made in the laboratory called DL-phenylalanine. D-phenylalanine is not an essential amino acid, and its role in people is not currently understood. L-phenylalanine is an essential amino acid and is the only form of phenylalanine found in proteins.

   Major dietary sources of L-phenylalanine include meat, fish, eggs, cheese, and milk. Humans and animals cannot produce their own phenylalanine so they must obtain it from their diet.

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2. Broward County, Florida says:

   

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3. Broward County, Florida says:

   What Are the Benefits of Phenylalanine?

   Phenylalanine is needed by your body to help it make three necessary neurotransmitters: dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine. Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers that send information across the synapses of your brain’s nerve cells. Phenylalanine helps by stimulating those nerve pathways that can reduce depression and chronic pain. Conditions that might benefit from phenylalanine are arthritis, speech difficulties, walking disabilities and severe menstrual cramps. It has been used to treat mild Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia. Rehabilitation clinics sometimes use phenylalanine to lessen the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Vitiligo is a skin condition where skin loses pigment in patches. Topical phenylalanine combined with UVA radiation can lessen these white patches. It can be used in combination with other amino acids to treat children with ADHD; however, some caution that excess phenylalanine can make the child nervous, jittery and even more hyperactive.

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