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Thoughts on Taurine - PhoenixTX - 02-27-2020
Anyone take Taurine regularly? Do you find it helps with anxiety, depression etc? There's a lot of scientific study on it and possibly good for Gaba production?
RE: Thoughts on Taurine - Fallon - 02-27-2020
Actually took some this morning. 2 Grams. I'm a big fan. It has calming properties but is often mistakenly compared to Caffeine because it's in Red Bull. It relates to Caffeine in similar ways L-Theanine does, toning down the jittery edge of the Caffeine - The reason Red Bull produces a different energetic experience. It's been shown to activate GABA receptors, reduce symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, and heavily concentrated in the retina of the eye. When scientists induced a chemical depression in mice they saw a massive increase in Taurine uptake suggesting it plays a role in controlling depressive symptoms.
Here's a few studies:
https://www.fasebj.org/doi/10.1096/fj.03-0739com
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18605241