whats the sleepy drug in turkey?

Answer 1

Tryptophan.
And/or eating LOTS of said turkey.

Answer 2

All the above answers are correct, however, I personally believe that you can't eat enough in one setting to make you really drowsy. It's long been my belief that the drowsy effect on Thanksgiving Day comes from carbon monoxide poisoning, from having your oven and 4 burners going at the same time for many hours. It has nowhere to go but inside your house and in your lungs. Ever get drowsy after eating a turkey sandwich? Nobody ever talks about getting drowsy after any meals the rest of the year; just Thanksgiving. Add in the factor that it is usually cold out and in addition to the stove running for hours upon end, there are usually a lot more people in your house on Thanksgiving. They breathe up a lot of additional oxygen, which induces drowsiness also not to mention the co put out by the warm, cozy fiteplaces etc. Oops! Didn't mean to write a book: just my opinion that's all! :)

Answer 3

It's not a drug, it's an amino acid called tryptophan. It is the precursor to serotonin, which is believed to play an important role in the regulation of body temperature, mood, sleep, emesis (vomiting), sexuality and appetite.

Answer 4

Tryptophan. But they say there's not enough it it to really cause you to be sleepy. It's a combo of all the other foods you consume at once that make you crash and burn on Thanksgiving!!!

Answer 5

Triptophan (my spelling might be wrong)
is the chemical in turkey that causes drowsiness

Answer 6

my mom and sister have both told me that it has nothing to do wit the turkey. it has to do with, on thanksgiving you eat alot and what you eat usually has alot of carbs and what everyone knows about carbs is that it gives you energy and then after that its gone! kinda like caffine...lol! hope ive helped!

Answer 7

an enzyme called
Tryptophan