Posted by lostforwards on April 21, 2004, at 15:18:03
In reply to Re: taurine anyone ?? » linkadge, posted by zero on March 22, 2004, at 0:34:20
> I've been using Taurine for a couple of weeks now.
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> It's helping me with anxiety, and agitation. No side effects so far. I am a much calmer/mellower person with it.
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> Supposedly it is a "cell membrane stabilizer", and has anxiolytic, mood stabilizing, anticonvulsant and pro-cardiac effects.
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> Andrew Stoll (who "discovered/popularized" Omega-3 Fatty Acids for depression & bipolar), has been doing research on Taurine and is close to publishing his results. His quote, "it works really well for bipolar disorder", from article here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/htdocs/prod/PTOArticle/pto-20031120-000001.aspIt works. I was previously diagnosed by many doctors as bipolar. I've tried Taurine at high doses. I was on the verge of an episode ( I'd been off lithium for a while and my lithium was low for a while anyway ). I was hearing things sometimes,couldn't concentrate, had persistent paranoid delusions, some shakes, twitches, trouble sleeping, and I wasn't digesting my food. Within a few days of taking maybe 6000-9000mg Taurine powder and 1/2 a cup of lecithin granuals ( about 20g phosphatidylcholine ), the delusions quickly began to fade and all of the other symptoms began to vanish too.
Some sites say that taking too much Taurine will lead to depression, I don't find that true. I do
find that Lecithin 'causes that - consequently I take it in the evenings. I'm also taking Omega3s.
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