Posted by Larry Hoover on December 18, 2004, at 10:31:48
In reply to Picamilon- top GABA supplement?? Buy in Australia?, posted by OJ on December 13, 2004, at 2:20:40
> Hi, I used to take Klonopin which really helped me a lot, in conjunction with Prozac, and I'm now looking for a Benzo alternative and wondering if Picamilon is considered the best GABA supplement available? If not, does anyone happen to know what is? I've read some great things about it (Picamilon) and would like to give it a try (together with tryptophan or 5-htp, haven't yet decided which one to try first) but does anyone know if it is available in Australia or will I have to pay big bucks to get it shipped from overseas? I've read that it is already quite expensive so if I have to get it shipped I might just try straight GABA or L-theanine instead. Also does anyone know if Picamilon or any GABA supplement a is safe for long-term usage, ie, the rest of my life. Thanks so much for reading my post and any advice whatsoever would be GREATLY appreciated!
I think you should also seriously consider trying taurine supps.
If you play really loosey-goosey with the chemical language, taurine is GASA, gamma-amino sulphonic acid. It's the same as GABA, except with a sulphur-based acid group, rather than a carbon-based one.
There are dedicated taurine reuptake pumps in every synapse. Taurine does a very similar thing as does GABA. Taurine directly inhibits glutamate receptors.
If you've been under prolonged stress, your synthesis of taurine will be diminished, as it depends quite heavily on SAMe, and the trans-sulfuration pathway from cysteine, and ultimately, from methionine.
Taurine readily crosses the blood/brain barrier, unlike GABA, so you can have pretty speedy effects.
Lar
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