Posted by yxibow on May 7, 2009, at 4:42:35
In reply to Re: Neurotransmiters » Ladyraven, posted by raisinb on May 6, 2009, at 21:16:08
Well, there is a slight exception to this, of course it is considered a "dietary supplement", but actually it was on the list of things that a consult had left, although I was already taking it, and that's l-tryptophan. Put in the pathway in the body, and it will turn into the transmitter serotonin. The same is also possible with the midpath, 5-HTP.
It is possible that some people may be slightly deficient in tryptophan although I'm not sure that's entirely evidential.People may think of turkey, which certainly has it, but there is plenty in vegetable sources as well.
On the other hand, GABA will do just about nothing for your body, while modified GABA structures such as Neurontin and Lyrica can pass trhough the blood-brain barrier.
Some also purport "Phenibut" to do this.
Can't say it did anything for me on a small test dose, but who knows. If it does anything it is more GABA-b related than GABA-a, from what I've read, which would be more like baclofen.
-- Jay
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