Marie & Penny - GABA & other downers

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Penny,

Yeah, I agree with what says. I haven't actually found any

info on GABA affecting bruxism. However, benzodiazapines work largely

via the GABA system, and I think they've been studied (among other

meds) as anti-bruxing agents. I also sometimes have a bit of tension

in the jaw while awake, and I can observe directly that taking GABA

opposes this tension.

Serotonergics, a category that includes most antidepressants, promote

bruxing.

Marie wrote:

> Sounds like I should take it.

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.