Posted by tealady on December 14, 2004, at 8:10:28
In reply to Re: Picamilon- top GABA supplement?? Buy in Australia?, posted by OJ on December 14, 2004, at 2:43:59
> Thanks Loops and TeeJay for all the great info and advice. At this point, I'm just going to try the first thing I can get my hands on once I get over to Australia (I'm currently in Thailand and the supplement selection is seriously lacking over here). Picamilon, Niacinamide, L-Theanine and Inositol all seem like solid options as far as enhancing GABA activity in the brain (and slowing down/quieting my chronic negative ruminations and concomitant anxiety) and serving as a Klonopin/Benzo alternative. I'm curious though, what do you guys think of Glutamic Acid/Glutamine, I read that it is the direct precursor of GABA? Wouldn't it make sense to just take supplemental Glutamic Acid or is it not that simple?
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> Alright, well thanks again for all responding to my last post, I can't tell you how much I appreciate it!!! Take care...
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> OJ
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> PS- Innocent until proven guilty! :-)
Australia doesn't have a great selection of supps..and it does cost a bit to import them. Our supplement industry kinda halted about the mid 80's and not a lot of new stuff since then..also a lot of strange combos...
In Australia alternative medicine doesn't have the same "acceptance".. docs aren't qualified in as Gp's, no access to blood tests, medicare etc. for alternativeOut of that list you'd get niacinamide, inositol maybe... I haven't seen any of the others, but this list of Aussie mail-order sites should give you an idea of what's available.
http://www.thexton.com.au/product.php?product_id=490&category_id=&fromcategorymenu=&scrollposition= (enter search)http://www.healthstream.com.au/hl/supersavings.asp
I order form the Us about once a year as I can't get things like P5P B6, NADH, Methylcobalamin, coenzymated B's of any type...
Don't think one can get picamilon either..haven't looked.Here's the Oz govt regulations
http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/bringmed/persimp.htm#questionJan
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