GABA ?

Diet and Nutrition
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Has anyone every had any experiences with GABA? From this one site, it sure looks like a very useful supplement, with a wide range of benefits:

“Indications and Usage: Anxiety Disorders including Obsessive-
Compulsive Disorder, sympathetic nervous system hyperarousal , muscle
spasms especially of smooth muscle (including stomach and small
intestine), decreasing fat levels and increasing lean muscle tissue.
Can be used to detoxify CNS from benzodiazepine antianxiety drugs.
May have use in treating enlarged prostate. Can stimulate libido due
to relaxant effect. May be useful in the treatment of attention
deficit disorder. May have some benefit for individuals with high
blood pressure. It also helps the pituitary gland to secrete human
growth hormone in athletes.”

http://www.mindbodyconsult.com/about/prot_gaba.html

I esp like the part about increasing hGH and libido…

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I used to take it years ago before it was banned over here in the UK (I think around 10 years ago??).

I really liked it as it gave me loads of energy/aggression when training.

I’m not exactly sure of why it was banned here so it might be worth looking into any possible side-effects.

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I currently use it every night and love it. I dunno how much it helps with hGH but it helps with sleeping. About 30min after I take it I’m relaxed and ready to sleep.

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I was looking into it pretty recently and found an article that said that oral GABA supplementation raises prolactin levels. Not desireable.

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[quote]Damici wrote:
I was looking into it pretty recently and found an article that said that oral GABA supplementation raises prolactin levels. Not desireable.[/quote]

Thats true, and it would conflict with the claims that GABA could help libido too then.

Thats odd the guv in the UK banned it. Friggen governments…

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I used it as a sleep supp as well. It knocked me out pretty quickly too.

Problem was it was so effective it’d make me groggy into the next day, so I stopped taking it.

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[quote]doctor negative wrote:
Thats odd the guv in the UK banned it. Friggen governments…
[/quote]

Tell me about it, it’s a pain in the arse.

That as well as the fact that you gys get your supps for pennies while I’m paying 40 pounds for a tub of Surge.

Now that REALLY pisses me off!

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I’ve been taking it at bedtime along with ZMA for years. I call it my Magic Dream Dust. It’s cheap and seems to help me reach deeper sleep levels quickly. I assume that might increase the production of growth hormones during the all important first spike but the deeper sleep alone is worth the price.

I do get a slight flush/tingle from 1 scoop (5 gms) but I’m so used to the effect now that it’s become a psychological signal to sleep.

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Regarding GABA and prolactin, I stumbled upon this medical article which states: “Aminobutyric acid(GABA) and other neuropeptides may also function as prolactin-inhibiting factors.”
This is from Human Reproduction, Lectures: Prolactin

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I just started on GABBA and am havin 3gms sub lingually and washing ti down with water about 30min before bedtime.Can i have anything after i have GABBA? Is it okay if had something!!! Let me kno asap