Posted by Larry Hoover on May 24, 2006, at 12:05:07
In reply to Re: Taurine Questions » linkadge, posted by blueberry on April 29, 2006, at 15:16:11
> Sorry for so many questions linkadge. Here's another...
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> While taurine is calming, it also gives me insomnia. I searched through the archives and noticed that a few other people got insomnia from it also.
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> Any idea why that might happen sometimes?I know that taurine and melatonin share some binding sites, so it's possible that taurine antagonizes MT1 receptors in the locus coeruleus.
So, I would leave a good six hours from the last taurine dose before bedtime.
Lar
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