Posted by blueberry on December 28, 2005, at 17:27:06
In reply to hello hello hello, posted by SpacedOutKid on December 28, 2005, at 14:47:04
There is actually some very calming stuff right at your health food store that can allow you to reduce your benzo dose a lot and fast, and wean off of it relatively quickly as well. Worst case scenario you stay on it, but can do fine with much less.
When I was on xanax, I was able to immediately cut my dose in half when I started supplementing with glycine...and it was just the glycine in a magnesium glycinate supplement. Magnesium itself, especially taurate or glycinate, is good. Any supplement with a combination of gaba, glycine, and taurine is good. Some of them have inositol too which is a nice add on.
Of them all, I found glycine particularly calming. Theanine is supposed to be calming, but I swear when I tried it I got very anxious...it also makes more dopamine as well as gaba...and for me the dopamine part of it was too strong.
Just boost the natural inhibitory chemicals in your body with concentrated foods (amino acids) like glycine, taurine, gaba, maybe inositol, and you could find it easier than you thought.
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