Tyrosine For Depression

Rita Elkins has written on the value of tyrosine for brain health in her book "Depression and Natural Medicine". Tyrosine plays an important role in increasing brain neurotransmitters which are directly responsible for mood. L-tyrosine can assist in alleviating stress by increasing the body's production of adrenaline. Adrenaline causes a rise in dopamine levels. If there is a lack of tyrosine low levels of norepinephrine can result. Therefore a deficiency of this neurotransmitter can result in irregular low moods. It has been reported tyrosine treatment can sometimes benefit depression with improvements in mood, self-esteem, sleep, energy level, anxiety, and somatic complaints.