Posted by jonathanupr on March 26, 2007, at 2:01:46
In reply to Re: Guess It's Over No Meds It's Me/Phillipa » stargazer, posted by Phillipa on March 25, 2007, at 18:16:07
from what I've experienced and also some info I picked up from some psychopharmacological research, when looking at the effect benzos have upon the individual over a period of time, there is a gradual tolerance build up.... I've read in places that taking GABA supplementation can readily help fight off such tolerance (as the benzo receptors seem to depend on the GABA being available, if no GABA then it doesn't matter if the receptors are stimulated or not, there'll be no inhibitory effect in the CNS).
Also, I've taken Gabitril the past year and a half with great success (a low dose of 4 mg, anything beyond that makes me so mentally blocked), and this has helped a lot with keeping the Klonopin tolerance down. The GRI effect has seemingly kept up without waning, as everytime I take the Gabitril in the evening I feel the effect, and it's actually rejuvenating me these days rather than sedating me as it had been before.
So if the receptors aren't doing the trick, maybe see if the GABA is there or not (Picamillon is a decent supplement for GABA, not a god-send or anything but decent).... if that doesn't ignite it, then it couldn't hurt to try a GABA Reuptake Inhibitor (Gabitril has seemingly been either good or negative for people, I don't get the negative).
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