GABA Please someone has experiences?

[A´dam]

Hi all,

I have been using GABA for a few months now after my experience with HTP-5 being very far to be good. HTP-5 went very well for a while but later on, it highly increased my anxiety and the worst happened every night as I wasn´t able to close my eyes for long hours.

Anyway, I reckon GABA does work for me to help me controlling panic and anxiety. Only noticed some problems with having an good erection which I did not have before using it.

As a result of this I decided to stop GABA for a while but it was awful, had panic and anxiety crisis as I didn't have for very long, basically locked my self at home and even there I just felt so miserable.

Now I'm back back to GABA, 250 mg a day and combine it with L-Tyrosine. I still feel some anxiety, that's probably on my nature but its much better that without the GABA, at least I don't have that feeling of constant panic anymore.

Should anyone have a experience either + or - with GABA, side effects and dosis you use I would really appreciate if he or she could share it with me as I can't find many info.

Thanks in advance.
:rosiecheeks:

[comfortable_niche]

I've had good experiences with Country Life's Gaba Relaxer on nights when I feel just a tad too wound up.

It contains,
Niacinamide (Vit B3),
Vit B6
Taurine
Inositol
Glycine
Gaba

If you do a bit more reading, you'll find that all the constituents in this blend (with the exception of B6 which acts more like a catalyst) are potentially relaxing and will help with anxiety and panic.

Previously, I'd used Theanine Serene which has Gaba, Taurine, L-Theanine, Holy Basil and Magnesium, but that didn't have as good an effect as Gaba Relaxer does for me.

Sometimes, finding just the right mix that works takes time and experimentation.

I'm surprised though that you use Tyrosine because that's known to worsen anxiety (??)

[orlando]

Yea, Tyrosine is bad for anxiety. I wouldn't use it. GABA is great though, but the rebound anxiety is really bad for me too, so I don't use it anymore. Instead I took the herbs road: valerian, kava kava, skullcap, holy basil, motherwort, etc. No rebound anxiety with those.

[MissyJ1]

I have just started taking GABA (abt 4 weeks ago) and I think I can feel an improvement. My daily cocktail consists of:

1 Remefemin twice a day (this is GREAT for menopause and it's symptoms)
60mg Gingko Biloba 3x daily
750 GABA 1x daily
300 mg SJW 3x daily
25mg DHEA in the morning
1 multi vitamin
3 Super Lysine in the morning * this is for immune system support*
1 Stress Tab energy in the morning
I ran out of 5HTP last week and threw the bottle away so I don't know the dosage but I took one a day.

I may not be taking enough of the SJW or the DHEA. If someone has a similar cocktail and is taking a higher dose of either of the aforementioned, please advise. I am impressed with the results of my taking GABA.

[roy100]

I have read a lot about GAba and decided not to buy it.
It does not cross the blood -brain line. All the research about it or 99 % has proved that.

I am very surprised to hear about those previous posts, I think those post might be advertisement.

Do your research.............!

[Rainier]

Valerian root is considered to be "nature's Valium". I have a supplement that also includes Passion Flower and this works well...especially at bedtime. I also have some Kava Kava tea that works great and doesn't make you sleepy. However, be careful using Kava Kava if you frequently drink alcohol. Similar to drinking alcohol and taking Tylenol, combining alcohol with Kava Kava can increase the liver toxicity of the Kava Kava.