Posted by KaraS on March 25, 2005, at 22:57:06
In reply to Re: Thanks Maxime » Spriggy, posted by Larry Hoover on March 25, 2005, at 17:34:42
> > Well, as much as I HATE to admit it, that link sounded like they had written about me.
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> > My anxiety is a very horrific internal restlessness that makes me feel like I'm going to explode on the inside. It's like my insides are doing jumping jacks..
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> I strongly suggest that you get some taurine. It's an amino acid, and a neurotransmitter in your brain. There are dedicated reuptake pumps for taurine in every synapse. It works very much like GABA, the neurotransmitter whose receptor is agonized by benzodiazepines. If you play loosy-goosy with chemical terminology taurine is gamma-amino (prop) sulphonic acid, whereas GABA is gamma-amino butyric acid. It's the same structure, but with a sulphonic acid group in place of the carboxylic acid one.
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> The neat thing about taurine is that it crosses the blood/brain barrier readily. It's also really inexpensive. I bought 300 grams for about $10. It works in minutes, dissolves in water nicely, tastes sort of sweet.....
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> Available at places where body builders get their supplies, or the bigger supplement stores.
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> 2000 mg (half a teaspoon) does wonders for me.
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> Lar
Lar,How would you compare glycine to taurine for anxiety? A friend of mine is going to try glycine soon as he is quite anxious. After reading your post above, I'm thinking that he might be better off with taurine.
K
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