Posted by linkadge on December 19, 2006, at 19:58:47
In reply to Taurine: Dosage, tolerance?, posted by saturn on December 19, 2006, at 14:41:06
Taurine is a good substance. I have taken it before bedtime and used it as a sleep aid. It seems to keep me waking up on the right side of the bed.
Anyhow, 500mg seems to be optimal for me. Sometimes I use a gram or so.
I usually take short breaks from it, maybe a little less than a week per month.
Taurine has got me out of some NASTY FUNKs though. Especially when you've got a million things going on, and you just can't get your mind to stop going in circles.
It shares a lot of similarities with mood stabilizers. PKC stabilization, calcium stabilization ERK mediated neurotrophic capacity.
It has anti-kindling properties. It can be very good for rapid cycling. Dr. A Stoll, the guy who popularized omega-3 for mood disorders, also speaks very highly of taurine in mood disorders.
All in all, I will always have some on hand esp when I feel like I am going insane.For me it has been a **really** good sleep aid. Even if I have taken too much caffine or omega-3. I head somewhere that it can normalize serotonin and melatonin levels, I'll look for the source.
I don't think I built up a tollerance. I usually take a break from it just to mix things up a bit.
Its not like a benzo in that it doesn't give you a buzz or anything. In terms of what it did for me, I havn't grown tollerant, just as I am still taking omega-3 6 years later with good effects.Best of luck
Linkadge
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