Re: Marie & Penny - GABA & other downers

[Guest guest]

It's one of the supplements Yasko recommends. I haven't tried it.

Does it make you tired? I guess that's okay at night. My son is

currently taking two Gabapentin at night, which increase GABA. The

docs tried him on more and during the day but it made him too

fatigued. Didn't help his pain levels either (which was the point),

but helped him initially with sleep cycle. I don't think it's doing

anything anymore really.

- Kate

wrote:

> Like most things sold as " nutrients " and unregulated by the FDA, I

> don't think GABA's safety has been extensively studied. However, it

> certainly is consumed by a lot of people without causing them to keel

> over in the short term, and it can give nice relief, though it is

> less effective than benzodiazapines. The other important thing to be

> aware of is that with repeated use it may favor inactivity and

> depression. This is true of most, maybe all CNS depressants under the

> sun, including beta blockers and benzodiazapines. Whether GABA can be

> fiercely physically addictive the way benzodiazapines can be (with

> long-term use, for some people and not others), I don't know. What

> the effect on infections or antibiotic therapy will be, I don't know.

[Guest guest]

GABA's not exactly speed, for sure... I generally don't try taking it

during the day, though. If I'm not tolerant it feels very relaxing at

750 mg. But after a few uses within several days, tolerance sets in and

there is no longer any evident psychoactivity.

> It's one of the supplements Yasko recommends. I haven't tried it.

> Does it make you tired? I guess that's okay at night. My son is

> currently taking two Gabapentin at night, which increase GABA. The

> docs tried him on more and during the day but it made him too

> fatigued. Didn't help his pain levels either (which was the point),

> but helped him initially with sleep cycle. I don't think it's doing

> anything anymore really.

>

> - Kate

[Guest guest]

Hi ERic,

I am not sure what you mean by psycoactivity. Do you

mean it doesn't relax you when tolerance sets in???

Marie

--- <usenethod@...> wrote:

>

> GABA's not exactly speed, for sure... I generally

> don't try taking it

> during the day, though. If I'm not tolerant it feels

> very relaxing at

> 750 mg. But after a few uses within several days,

> tolerance sets in and

> there is no longer any evident psychoactivity.

>

>

> > It's one of the supplements Yasko recommends. I

> haven't tried it.

> > Does it make you tired? I guess that's okay at

> night. My son is

> > currently taking two Gabapentin at night, which

> increase GABA. The

> > docs tried him on more and during the day but it

> made him too

> > fatigued. Didn't help his pain levels either

> (which was the point),

> > but helped him initially with sleep cycle. I don't

> think it's doing

> > anything anymore really.

> >

> > - Kate

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Yes. And when tolerant I have tried increasing the dose, but then it

just gives me a repulsive peripheral tingling, without relaxation.

<msmabrry@...> wrote:

>

> Hi ERic,

> I am not sure what you mean by psycoactivity. Do you

> mean it doesn't relax you when tolerance sets in???

> Marie

[Guest guest]

I understand. I have gotten the same affect for some

antidepressants.

Marie

--- <usenethod@...> wrote:

>

> Yes. And when tolerant I have tried increasing the

> dose, but then it

> just gives me a repulsive peripheral tingling,

> without relaxation.

>

> <msmabrry@...> wrote:

> >

> > Hi ERic,

> > I am not sure what you mean by psycoactivity. Do

> you

> > mean it doesn't relax you when tolerance sets

> in???

> > Marie

>

>

>

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