I believe that you would first see pellagra-type symptoms.  One of the  
metabolic pathways of Trp is to nicotinic acid, and according to one text this  
conversion supplies 50% of the daily requirement for nicotinamide.

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>Ray, be a little more critical of where your information is comming from. Your
>health food store is in the business of selling their product. They have no
>responsibility to their customers except to keep them happy and keep themselves
>in the black and out of court. The FDA will play it safe for the most part, in
>matters of the kind we are talking about. When in doubt, talk to a competent
>medical professional that has your interests at heart.
>-=-SP

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My doctor recommended I take between 1 and 2 grams a day if I felt depressed.
This was exactly three weeks before the tryptophane scare made the headlines.
My doctor now says don’t take it.  Things can flip-flop back and forth
pretty dramatically no matter who you talk to.  So when in doubt, talk to
a competent medical professional…..and then pray that they are right or that
they know what is going on or that they didn’t graduate last in their class.

ray

ray

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> .COM (Steve Dyer) writes:
>>All the cases of eosinophilia have been associated with
> single-entity

>>tryptophan supplements, and NOT with foods or protein
> supplements.
>>Why should the store give you your money back?  Protein
> powder hasn’t
>>been removed from the market, any more than powdered milk
> has been.

> The GNC health food stores pulled a brand of protein powder
> off the shelf
> just last December.  So with this in mind, it is apparent
> that that
> particular brand of protein powder was deemed unsafe.  You
> should not state
> something unless you are sure.

For the most part, health food stores are highly motivated by profit and
staying out of court. They are less motivated by a concern for the health of
their customers.
-=-SP

>>Of course, there’s the question of why you’re wasting your
> money
>>on such useless things.  But it’s not a health issue.

>>Steve Dyer

> The benefits of protien powder is not considered useless by
> everyone.  If this

"Everyone" does not have extensive training in nutrition, biochemistry and
medicine.

> were so, then the workout books I have would not be
> reccommending
> such products.

Is that so? Since when is a workout book considered a reliable source for
medical information?

> What is very clear, and should be to you as well, is that no
> one knows
> what is happening with tryptophane.  The FDA people I talked
> with about the
> protein powder suggested I not use it anymore.  And they are
> thinking about
> a recall order for the protein powders as well.  At least
> this is what I
> was told by the FDA office in Buffalo, N.Y.

> ray

Ray, be a little more critical of where your information is comming from. Your
health food store is in the business of selling their product. They have no
responsibility to their customers except to keep them happy and keep themselves
in the black and out of court. The FDA will play it safe for the most part, in
matters of the kind we are talking about. When in doubt, talk to a competent
medical professional that has your interests at heart.
-=-SP

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>OK Mr. Educated Medical Consumer, answer this one:

>    You have a very sore throat and fever of 102 F.  Which drug should you
>take?

>A. Tetracycline
>B. Chloramphenicol
>C. Penicillin G
>D. Penicillin VK
>E. Erythromycin
>F. Sulfatrim
>G. PEN-V-K
>H. Suprax
>I. Duracef
>J. Ampicillin
>K. Clindamycin
>L. Tobrex
>M. Gentamycin
>N. Viroptic

None of the above.  You need to see your doctor to find out if
you have a bacterial infection for which antibiotics would be
appropriate.  Dosing yourself when you don’t know what you
are dealing with is foolish.