Posted by GabaGirl on April 25, 2004, at 7:12:31
In reply to Re: Jury's In: GABA, posted by LOOPS on April 23, 2004, at 20:12:13
I just bought a bottle of GABA Calm yesterday and had used it many years ago with some success. It's too soon to really tell if it works well for me now, but will post later. It does have added magnesium and taurine along with the GABA which may contribute to it's effectiveness.
I've been slightly hypomanic of late due to stress and Spring season, but also experiencing some depression at times too. For stress and anxiety I've been using Passionflower successfully, both in tea and tincture form. It works like nothing else for me and helps with sleep. Bach's Rescue Remedy also seems helpful from time to time for stress relief and calming effects.
I have been also taking inositol but it seems to be very activating and have had to taper off. Still I seem much more prone to depression without it. Better when I take it in the morning and sometimes a bit more in the afternoon, and with 5mg of Prozac it seems to work exceeding well for depression! But what a balancing act I need right now between the two extremes.
Will see my pdoc about it all Monday am, but am now having trouble with her, looking at returning to my old therapist and possibly finding a new pdoc. She may be good with meds I think and alt treatments but seems over-booked and does not return calls promptly which is a bad thing for someone with bipolar.
Currently taking:
1800mg Neurontin
5-7.5mg Zyprexa
1 gram Inositol - Jarrow powdered form
Several grams of fish oil - Carlson's Finest
Magnesium Supplement off and on
B-Complex
Passionflower as needed
and GABA Calm to add in if neededAnyone else find Inositol too activating? It gives me energy, focus, lifts depression, but with my proneness to hypomania currently seems I have to be careful with it. Anyone try Lecithin as an alternative? Wondering about that and if it would be safer for bp's when vulnerable to hypomania.
Best,
GabaGirl
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