I can only say that GABA is part of NUTRASLEEP, which was quite helpful (along with some other things) to help my daughters sleep.

--Jeanie aka "Naomi"
It's Not Mental
Older dd: formerly(?) teen-onset bipolar (morphed into ultradian cycling): "Recovered" after over 13 years - stable off psych meds almost two years. Now fine on just diet changes and higher thyroid levels (after healing - addressing gut issues/Candidal overgrowth while using EMPowerPlus and other supplements). She added a little EMpowerPlus back on as a multivitamin simply because she feels better on it - gets sick less often.
Younger dd: formerly(?) Childhood-onset schizoaffective, TS, OCD, anxiety, PTSD, migraines. After over 15 years, is now "recovered" for almost 5 years after treating endocrine issues, food sensitivities, gut issues, sleep issues, nutritional/mitochondrial needs.

My husband struggles with anxiety.  GABA makes a big difference for him.  It even comes in a sublingual form that is pretty fast acting.  Tdoc says her family takes it when they start to feel a little stressed.  As far as I understand, GABA helps the brain shift gears when it is stuck.  So, when an anxious thought keeps circling, the GABA helps move on to something else.

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Becky, 39, Co-Moderator Support7 with Kaia, Jane, Sarah and Janice
Northern California, happily married for 18 years, neurotypical (for now!), greatly benefiting from Guided Imagery
workingtoheal@gmail.com
DH, 40, working with a natural MD to fix his neurotransmitters
DD, 14, our daughter by birth, ADD(?)
DS, 12, our son by adoption, BP, ADHD(?), APD, Saphris, Vyvanse. Treatments we have tried: Meds, Neurofeedback, Interactive Metronome, Play/Sand Tray/Talk Therapy, Aromatherapy, EMPower, Amen Clinic, Dr. Cheri Florance's BrainEngineering, Dianne Craft's Brain Integration Therapy, Homeopathy, Atlas Orthogonality and probably more I am forgetting. Doing well in an ED - SDC.

I wonder if the SL form would be more effective than the p.o. form.  I remember reading somewhere that GABA was not absorbed much at all from the gut--very little makes it to the brain.  Who knows though, maybe it works on the nervous system in the gut...

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Brenda,51, TBMF Parent to Parent Volunteer
Mom to A, 17, BP, Tourette's, OCD, ADHD: Eskalith CR, Lamictal, Cytomel, Allegra
E, 15 1/2, BP,AS: Seroquel, Eskalith CR, inositol, Buspar
B, 14 & H, 11
Married 18 years to DH, 50

FROM TBMF: Do not start, stop, or change medications or other treatments for yourself or your child based on what you read on this Website or elsewhere on the Internet. Information presented here should not replace the considered judgement of a doctor who knows you or your child.

Brandon's pdoc gave us 2 packs of 2 capsules of GABA today.  She said that it is only really able to reach the brain if there is a leaky blood/brain barrier and the dose she gave us should make Brandon feel tired.  Well he felt spacy and drugged so IDK what to make of that.

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Kim 34 Co-Mod Military with Katie and Heather
brandonsmom_1996@msn.com
Army wife and BSW student
PLMS, Insomnia, Severe D-IBS, Special diet
Iron and Mirapex for PLMS, Lunesta, Zyrtec, SAMe
Brandon 15, BP 1, ADHD, Schizoaffective?, PDD?, IgG allergic gluten, casein, soy, eggs, peanuts
EMPower Plus 5 caps TID, AminoPowerPlus 4 BID, Vitamin D 10,000 IU/day, Garlic, Choline and protein shakes prn, Synthroid, Melatonin 6-12 mg
8th grade (held back) homeschooled-Meridell Achievement Center 4/28- 9/25
Chris, 34 dh since 9/10, Army
Cheeto the cat: Hyperthyroidism (radioactive iodine 2/8), Separation Anxiety, and Chronic UTIs, rx diet Mystic: The princess of the house and HATES Brandon
Jackson: Lab, DOB 1/13/11, training to be psychiatric service dog eventually
Fort Bragg, NC
FROM TBMF: Do not start, stop, or change medications or other treatments for yourself or your child based on what you read on this Website or elsewhere on the Internet.