Posted by Lao Tzu on August 23, 2010, at 15:28:05
In reply to Re: Social Anxiety Vitamin » Lao Tzu, posted by puravida on August 21, 2010, at 6:45:21
I never had a great experience with GABA. I still always felt socially anxious even if I took a large dose. The only thing that helped well is Ativan, a benzodiazepine. Instead of GABA, I had better luck with the amino acid glycine. Maybe it's because I have psychosis. Glycine is supposedly good for that. I actually felt less anxious on glycine, but if you're not psychotic, maybe glycine wouldn't do anything for you. Kava kava helped my social anxiety. It was the second best thing to a benzodiazepine. Careful with kava, however. Too much can cause stimulation. Also with kava, if you take it in the morning, it does wear off by the afternoon, and usually, if you try and take more in the afternoon, you won't get a very good anxiolytic response. At least, that was my experience.
I am a believer in taking B6 if you have a lot of anxiety, and also Niacin or niacinamide is good as well.
Lao
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