Hi,

Thanks for sharing your "experiment"! It seems very weird that amino acids would cause diarrhea, especially as they are sometimes used for treating diarrhea! I did a bit of side effects research online and could find nothing about this, there are very few side effects for amino acids known, and only for huge doses.

Maybe you could try taking them again one at a time, and see if you can identify which one caused your diarrhea. Or maybe it was something else that day that might have been the cause?

If your main problem is sleepiness and "brain fog", definitely start with tyrosine. Then add glutamine for cravings, and then the rest in whatever order you prefer.

Sleepinedd, lack of energy are effects of an imbalance in both the adrenals and the thyroid. From what I've read the adrenals react very quickly to stress, and if they fail, it usually leads to a thyroid imbalance. You might want to read the book "Feeling Fat, Fuzzy or Frazzled? : A 3-Step Program to: Beat Hormone Havoc, Restore Thyroid, Adrenal, and Reproductive Balance, and Feel Better Fast!", I read most of it while browsing in the book store, it was so interesting I couldn't stop until I read all they had to say. It explains these issues very well, and in great detail. I didn't actually write down their plan as it seemed a bit too complicated, but reading that book was enlightening.

As for psoriasis and brain imbalances, it's definitely a possibility, but it's probably more indirect, because not all people who suffer traumas get psoriasis. And then once it appears it doesn't go away, even if the stress is eliminated. It's well known that emotional stress causes negative effects, but it isn't known how is exactly that happens, so until someone makes a clear connection we can only speculate on the exact triggers of diseases such as psoriasis and eczema.

And as skin diseases are usually greatly improved by diet, the aminos can help a lot when one is starting to eat healthier.

Let me know how your amino experiment goes!