amino acid · for anxiety
GABA
Proposed to act on gut receptors or the vagus nerve, since GABA is thought not to reach the brain.
Say that in clinical terms
Oral GABA is proposed to act on peripheral/enteric GABA receptors or indirectly via the vagus nerve, since the blood-brain barrier is thought to block most ingested GABA from reaching brain receptors directly.
How strong is the research?
Not verified evidence
Industry funded
1 paper read.
Tested as: synthetic GABA, single 100 mg dose dissolved in 200 ml water (also tested as GABA-enriched chocolate, 28 mg GABA per 10 g, in a separate uncontrolled-N study not included here)
We read the research behind this and none of it concluded that it works for this. That is a finding about the papers, not a verdict that it does nothing.
How much to take
100 mg