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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reposting for formatting and a little editing.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ling story short.. my brother has really bad anxiety. Was put on paxil. Worked well and then he started to get manic, then the mania was off the charts. We ended up having to hospitalized him, as he had a full blown psychotic break. He got off the Paxil in the hospital, but it took him a long time to get back to normal. For him, his experience with SSRIs was life threatening and possibly devastating. He now manages anxiety with good sleep hygiene and exercise. The anxiety is there, but no way will he ever take An SSRI again. [/quote]

Thanks to one pp on DCUM, I found out about[b] GABA supplement for anxiety[/b]. My DS takes it and it has worked better than any prescription medication. Maybe suggest it to your brother? It is also good for sleep and building muscles, so if he is into fitness it might be something he wouldn't mind trying?[/quote]

You mean the GABA for which there is insufficient research on its efficacy and side effects?  And, in a number of studies that have been done, at least one of the authors in 3 out of 4 studies was affiliated with the company producing GABA and did not disclose that affliation?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594160/[/quote]

I only know what DS and even I experienced. It makes falling asleep easier, and it calms him and me down. I asked pediatrician and even psychiatrist about it before and both said that as a supplement it doesn't hurt to try. I was more surprised than anyone that it actually worked. That is all I am saying, relating what helped.[/quote][/quote]

That may have been me who suggested GABA. GABA can work if you’re low in the amino acid it’s supplementing. If your problem is something else, like low serotonin, then it won’t help and you might be better off with an SSRI.

FWIW I own a parrot and GABA is used in parrots who feather pluck, which is a symptom of anxiety. Before the scientists here jump on me, let me say that I realize humans and parrots are different.
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If it was you who recommended(it was in a Health forum, I think) thank you so much! [/quote]

Hmmm, I don’t visit the Health forum much, so maybe it was somebody else. Not sure I’ve ever recommended it on DCUM, for that matter. But I’m with you on the point that it can really help some (not all) people, like me, and also that it has less risks than SSRIs, whose effects as equally if not more unknown. So glad it’s working for you and your DS![/quote]

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