Earlier this summer when Total Amino Solution (TAS) started disagreeing with me I wrote about the return of my protracted withdrawal symptoms, and the things that weren't really working for me, but I never came back to say what did work for me. The answer is pure L tryptophan.
Tryptophan is one of the ingredients in TAS, but on it's own it doesn't bother me the way TAS does. I also find that I need much less tryptophan. One 500 mg capsule of Tryptopure tryptophan (I get mine from Life Extension) is enough to significantly reduce my protracted withdrawal symptoms. It is an amino acid, so I think it does have the same blood cleaning property that TAS or protein powder have. I also notice that if the protracted withdrawal symptoms are lowering my mood, the tryptophan quickly makes me feel better.
Tryptophan is prescribed as an antidepressant in Europe, and that is how I first used it as well, before I found Empowerplus. I am not sure how well it was working for that purpose, but I was able to replace the Celexa I was taking with tryptophan. I was still taking other meds though, Risperdal and Wellbutrin, and the tryptophan was not enough to get me off those as well.
If I take tryptophan during the day I am sleepier that night, and still groggy the next morning, but it is worth it to be rid of the protracted withdrawal symptoms. I also find that if I take more than 2 in 48 hours I tend to get a migraine, so I am only using it if really necessary.
In any case it is much more helpful than the bentonite clay or the charcoal, so that is good to know.