================================================================= This file is a part of the 1999 Hyperreal Drug Archives Snapshot. This snapshot is hosted by Erowid and will not be updated after October 1999. The information in these files may be out of date. See Erowid's Psychoactive Vaults for more current info. ================================================================= Newsgroups: alt.drugs From: ase@genesis.nred.ma.us (Andrew Ettinger) Subject: GABA, gamma amino butyric acid Message-ID: Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 05:43:17 GMT I read about GABA in _Prescription for Nutritional Healing_, an excellent info source on amino acids and herbs. Very plainly written. I recommend it highly. There's a section on Smart drugs, for those so inclined GABA has been prescribed as a non-addictive alternative to Valium and such, in combination with Inositol and B-3. Being strung about 20% too high, I figured I'd give it a try. First thing I obeserved? It's costly in the dosages recommended by the book. I found a place to order the GABA, inositol, and B-3 seperately, reducing daily dosage cost to about $2. No way I'm packing capsules, so I just pop 2 GABA (900 mil), 2 B-3 (1 gram), and about 2 ts of inositol (2 grams or so) The numbers seem large, but the book recommends this twice a day. Results: Plenty of chill. I seem less annoyed by shit. I sleep like a log, and (?!) remember my dreams. A book on Lucid Dreaming should be an interesting experiment to run concurrently. Combined wiht Pot? I dunno, I smoke infrequently. Alcohol seems slightly magnified. A buddy of mine takes a lesser dosage of GABA in combination with a medium dose of antioxidants, per the same book, as a Smart drug. He reports quicker on-your-feet thinking. 'Course, his story is as anecdotal as mine. A posting here regarding addictive properties and long-range probs with this regimen netted only one reply, by a guy who sounded reasonable, but called himself a generalist and said he was not a pharmacist or chemist. He thought GABA might have some addictive qualities because (I'm fuzzy on the exact wording) a chemical similarity to Xanax, the prescription tranq. Any comments or suggestions? If you experiment with this regimen, post back to me on your experiences, willya? I'm way curious. Thanks! -Andy ase@genesis.nred.ma.us