Gaba
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:21 pm
I am a new member of this forum. As such, I am very interested in stimulating conversation about the many natural approaches to treating MS. Since I am on quite a few supplements and continue to read about others, I would like to start with my experience with Gaba.
After refusing to take any "drugs" for pain and spasms, my partner and I decided that lack of sleep was causing even more problems. Thus I agreed to try Neurotontin and then lyrica. Both drugs made me drunk and/or angry and goofy. Still needing relief we moved on to Gaba.
Gaba (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is an amino acid and it works for me. I take 750mg in the evening. I need more, but it makes me drowsy the next day. After about one week, I noticed a significant difference. THe nighttime pain and headaches eased off by more than 75%. I still have occasional bad nights, but I would like to spread the word.
If you read the Rx inserts for the Neurotonin line of drugs, you will see that it is a chemically created Gaba. None of my specialists have ever been willing to discuss natural forms of the chemical drugs. So I am hoping we can start a new thread of what is out there in the natural world that offers help with symptoms.
After refusing to take any "drugs" for pain and spasms, my partner and I decided that lack of sleep was causing even more problems. Thus I agreed to try Neurotontin and then lyrica. Both drugs made me drunk and/or angry and goofy. Still needing relief we moved on to Gaba.
Gaba (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is an amino acid and it works for me. I take 750mg in the evening. I need more, but it makes me drowsy the next day. After about one week, I noticed a significant difference. THe nighttime pain and headaches eased off by more than 75%. I still have occasional bad nights, but I would like to spread the word.
If you read the Rx inserts for the Neurotonin line of drugs, you will see that it is a chemically created Gaba. None of my specialists have ever been willing to discuss natural forms of the chemical drugs. So I am hoping we can start a new thread of what is out there in the natural world that offers help with symptoms.