griesburner
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Hey,
As I am suffering from anxiety, i have tried many supplements and herbs and nutritional strategys to help but havent found something really helpful yet.
I researched and read a lot about neurotransmitters and i am sure that i lack GABA. I know there are a lot of peat friendly supplements that should act on GABA receptors but i have tried many of them and no one really helped.
Things i tried so far:
- taurine: tried it 2 times. Very tiny doses gave me actually more anxiety cause of a very strong heart pounding sensation that scared me. (i dont thing it was blood sugar related cause i always took it with food cause i know that could be a problem)
- glycine: Again only a very tiny dose gave me a kind of anxiogenic feeling of beeing disorientated
- beta-alanine: worked sometimes, but not everytime. Dosage was 800mg
- niacinamide: worked sometimes, too. Dosage was 150-300mg
- valerian: Every night i brew a strong tea - Works better than all other things. Doesnt make me sleepy, just bit more relaxed. But is too mild, too.
I've tried a couple more things but these are the things that came instantly to my mind.
But back to topic.
I've heard that the typical GABA supplements doesnt cross the Blood Brain Barriere, but in a lot of studys i saw that it had an impact somehow (lowered blood pressure etc.). So i guess it does work somehow, even if not in the brain directly, maybe peripheral GABA is important too?
Before i take something i always read some studys and experiences in forums. The studys seem to say that its very safe substance to take, but the reported side effects in forums scared me a bit. There are 2 common side effects:
- Shortsness of breath
- Increased heart rate
The question is: How could something as simple as GABA cause so dramatic side effects? What could be the mechanism behind it? Sounds pretty dangerous to me, but i would love to try it myself, cause on the other side the positive experiences sound very promising and i dont know of any other supplement i could try to increase GABA. But my anxiety is very heart-related. As i am constantly scared of having heart attacks or something and i would not like to experience something like these side effects then
But maybe someone could explain why GABA as a supplement could cause these side effects. Maybe its harmless and explainable. Then i would feel a bit safer to try a tiny dose and see how it works :)
As I am suffering from anxiety, i have tried many supplements and herbs and nutritional strategys to help but havent found something really helpful yet.
I researched and read a lot about neurotransmitters and i am sure that i lack GABA. I know there are a lot of peat friendly supplements that should act on GABA receptors but i have tried many of them and no one really helped.
Things i tried so far:
- taurine: tried it 2 times. Very tiny doses gave me actually more anxiety cause of a very strong heart pounding sensation that scared me. (i dont thing it was blood sugar related cause i always took it with food cause i know that could be a problem)
- glycine: Again only a very tiny dose gave me a kind of anxiogenic feeling of beeing disorientated
- beta-alanine: worked sometimes, but not everytime. Dosage was 800mg
- niacinamide: worked sometimes, too. Dosage was 150-300mg
- valerian: Every night i brew a strong tea - Works better than all other things. Doesnt make me sleepy, just bit more relaxed. But is too mild, too.
I've tried a couple more things but these are the things that came instantly to my mind.
But back to topic.
I've heard that the typical GABA supplements doesnt cross the Blood Brain Barriere, but in a lot of studys i saw that it had an impact somehow (lowered blood pressure etc.). So i guess it does work somehow, even if not in the brain directly, maybe peripheral GABA is important too?
Before i take something i always read some studys and experiences in forums. The studys seem to say that its very safe substance to take, but the reported side effects in forums scared me a bit. There are 2 common side effects:
- Shortsness of breath
- Increased heart rate
The question is: How could something as simple as GABA cause so dramatic side effects? What could be the mechanism behind it? Sounds pretty dangerous to me, but i would love to try it myself, cause on the other side the positive experiences sound very promising and i dont know of any other supplement i could try to increase GABA. But my anxiety is very heart-related. As i am constantly scared of having heart attacks or something and i would not like to experience something like these side effects then
But maybe someone could explain why GABA as a supplement could cause these side effects. Maybe its harmless and explainable. Then i would feel a bit safer to try a tiny dose and see how it works :)