Paxil and gaba

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Avatar f tn First, if you're on any drug such as benzos or neurontin that target GABA don't take this. Second, GABA supplements don't usually cross the blood/brain barrier, so they don't usually work. The best way to supplement for GABA, assuming you're not on medication that targets it, is to take the pseudo amino acid taurine and B6, which together with other co-factors make GABA in the body.
Avatar f tn Xanax is a benzodiazepine, an anti-anxiety and anti-seizure medication that targets GABA receptors. Benzos act only for a short time, some longer, some shorter, while antidepressants work all day while you're on them. Both can be very hard to stop taking -- benzos are addictive, and Paxil is difficult to stop if you take it for any length of time because the brain has to readapt to working naturally when you stop an antidepressant (or a benzo).
Avatar m tn i wish to supplement with 5-HTP, SAMe, GABA, and inositol. should i wean myself off paxil first? if so, how should i do that? or can i combine the Paxil with 1 or more of these supplemtns at the same time? if so, how should i do that? could i take Paxil 1 day, then supplements the next day (w/o Paxil), etc.
Avatar n tn d also stay away 5-HTP (in preference to L-tryptophan) and GABA. The 5-HTP MAY increase blood serotonin levels too high and GABA is simply worthless. Regardless, I would get a checkup with your MD if you haven't already. Manifested anxiety can be caused by a variety of conditions. There is also a mental aspect of anxiety you'll have to get a handle on. Possible help with that could be therapy or CBT. Good luck!
Avatar f tn He has never suffered from anxiety before. His shrink upped the Paxil to 20mg and gave him a low dose of xanax (0.25mg and later 0.5mg) to take as needed. He also takes clonozapan as needed, but both these drugs make him fuzzy or put him to sleep, so he can't function/work when he takes them. The past week has been horrendous. He wakes up terrified! Sweating, heart racing, crying, and terrified to leave the house.
Avatar f tn I called to tell her i want to go on SSRI s since i was on Paxil for 6 years and it helped tremendously but peetered out. (I did tell her the weight gain and constipation was a problem and wanted something that would not have those side effects before starting Wellbutrin). She just called me and said that my options are running low and that she thinks i am just anxious when taking a new drug! I am very drug sensitive I told her.
Avatar f tn re already getting in other supplements and your diet, but the body does need B-6 to make both serotonin and GABA. 5-HTP can work against you when you're in withdrawal, because what's happening is, serotonin receptors are waking up that the body felt weren't necessary anymore because of the reuse of serotonin by other receptors targeted by the Prozac. 5-HTP can just exacerbate that. Some have found it helpful, and some have found it makes withdrawal worse.
Avatar n tn I may be wrong but this combo works for me... I also have GAD and it has gotten worse over the past 2 years as well. To the point of having actual panic attacks. I haven't tried any AD's because I'm afraid of side effects. I take 5-HTP at night (50mg.) I don't take it for the anxiety tho. I take it for my "gloomy's". I get a bit depressed when I don't feel good because of my anxiety. I get anxiety induced nausea.
Avatar f tn t drink alcohol as it is a depressant. Eat a little dark chocolate. Fish oil and the Amino Acids GABA and Tryptophan are great for depression. I start the day by smiling at myself in the mirror - they say it releases endorphins and makes you feel better. What have you go to lose if you try it? (PS I stopped taking my Zoloft and started dancing. More fun if you use a mirror and learn to laugh at yourself).
Avatar m tn What's the differences between CNS depression? May i know what's the causes of depression? Does it relate to the neurotransmitter? Diazepam is an anti-depressant? It enhances the effect of GABA by binding to the benzodiazepine site on the GABA A-receptor. After binding to the receptor, may i know what's the next mechanism? GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter? If GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter, how does diazepam can cause anti-depress? I heard that it can treat seizure?
Avatar n tn I then stopped cold turkey and i got bad withdrawal symptoms for the first 2 weeks from pain in my chest, muscle cramps, muscle twitching, pain in the legs, minor shaking, severe headaches, vibration in my head, getting panic and anxiety attacks especially in the mornings, increased allergies, my bones in my face and head hurting, my jaws joint hurt and when i chew i feel pressure on my hears and i feel they get a little blocked, sweating and feeling cold then hot.
574118 tn?1305135284 Yes bipolar is clinically complex given that people with bipolar are at the same time as they experience mania are physically sped up as well and can have psychomoter agitation, increased libido and a decrease in sleep which can have a physical effect. Also the fact that there are many anti-convulsants that are used to treat bipolar showing that there is over activity in receptors of the limbic system.
Avatar f tn gaba is helpful for sleep and I took it when sleep was an issue...it also helps people on benzos tremendously as it is very similar to benzos in chemical make up....
1326513 tn?1276518001 Probably not -- ativan targets GABA receptors. Don't know how frequently you take ativan. GABA isn't a particularly effective supplement for anxiety. For one thing, it can cause anxiety. For another, and most important, it doesn't cross the blood/brain barrier well. A better way to get GABA is to take taurine, which along with B-6 is what the body uses to make GABA, but since you're taking the ativan, I'd be careful about this.
Avatar n tn So then because I’m on suboxone, I could take: Passion flower, & Marigold extract, or GABA L-Theanine and lemon balm and be fine!
1115678 tn?1258812829 I also have panic attack and anxiety from occasional insomnia. I was on Paxil and Klonopin. Recently I want off Paxil but stay on Klonopin (as needed basis). then I had insomnia and my panic attack came back I went back on Paxil after 4 mos. . However after two weeks of taking Paxil I strated getting severe insomnia for the last three days. Do you or anyone has experienced this situation before?
10608291 tn?1411415602 I have been having A simular problem. I have been withdrawing from lamictal for 2 months, and paxil for the last 6, and a half weeks. I took them, for a very long time! ( I was on lamictal for 9 years, and paxil for 18 years) . I stopped taking them because I found out the paxil was giving me seizures for year. The dr never told me paxil can cause seizures she just sent me to a neurologist who put me on lamictal. Anyway, I don't even recognize some of the feeling that arrive.
Avatar m tn Even though it says to stay away from grapefruit and maybe other citrus while on gaba, I also discovered that drinking Squirt and some other popular clear sodas will greatly interact with gaba and cause a feeling of being slightly drunk. I have gained about 15 pounds either from inactivity or gaba or both. Massage therapy: I was slightly paranoid of that idea because touching the trigger point caused attacks. I am sure if I would have toughed it out, it might have helped.
492016 tn?1209358653 I am also takin paxil right now but I just started it yesturday. I was just wondering how addictive xanax are because I heard the withdrawals are very bad. I am only perscribed 20pills at .5mg each with no refills. Should I try other methods to try to sleep or is this not enough to get hooked.
Avatar f tn Has anyone else tried GABA and L-Theanine to treat benign PVCs?
Avatar m tn t your doctor put you back on vyvanse if withdrawal was the problem and taper you off slowly and save you all this pain? I had a shrink do the same to me with Paxil, and I've never recovered. Alas, too late for that now. Don't let them take you off cold turkey again, and don't let them stop the taper until you're safely avoiding a protracted withdrawal.
Avatar f tn . I've had symptoms of depression and anxiety for about the last 4 years I've tried Paxil Zoloft and I'm currently on gabapentin 900 milligrams per day and lamotrigine working my way up to 50 milligrams per day. The reason for my depression and anxiety is a disease called Meniere's syndrome, and it causes severe tinnitus. It's the tinnitus that has been the arrow in my knee and it doesn't seem to let up.
599170 tn?1300973893 I have been in psych hospital two times Nov and Dec..have been on Paxil and Xanax(from PCD) in hospital psyc,,thought it best to change depression med from paxil to wellbutrin and add lamictal also she doubled my xanax from 3 .x per day of .5 (peach) to 4x per day of 1.0 (blue) Now Im seeing a top notch highly reccomended psych he has doubled deserol I take two 100 mg at bed time , increased Lamictal from 100 mg 2x day to 150 mg 2x day..increased wellbutrin from 100 mg to 200 mg..
Avatar f tn I am currently researching for a drug that would lower GABA level and seem to have found imipramine and desipramine (its metabolite) to be GABA transaminase agonists according to an article by Cohen published in 2002 regarding their use for infantile autism. Are there any drugs that will by any mechanism of action decrease GABA? Thanks.