GABA Supplements Don’t Work?

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  • Опубліковано 10 вер 2023
  • I know what you guys are thinking, why should I go see a doctor and get a prescription for a benzodiazepine when I can just buy GABA over the counter? It’s an interesting idea, and in theory if you use GABA, it should be binding to those GABA-A receptors and reducing anxiety in no time. The problem is when you take GABA it does not cross the blood brain barrier and therefore cannot get into the central nervous system to cause an anxiolytic effect. There you have it, I just saved you $20 bucks a month.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 77

  • @arpitbinjwa840
    @arpitbinjwa840 7 місяців тому +32

    Gaba works for me. And i see immediate effects of it.

    • @ShrinksInSneakers
      @ShrinksInSneakers  7 місяців тому +5

      I don't have any issue with people taking GABA if they feel like it works, the truth is there isn't much evidence to support it's use in any medical condition at this time

    • @Hassan.Mithun
      @Hassan.Mithun 6 місяців тому +4

      @@ShrinksInSneakers Maybe placebo effect

    • @ryanlemons7831
      @ryanlemons7831 5 місяців тому

      @@ShrinksInSneakersThere is your proof bud. There are many thousands of comments on youtube about how Gaba supplements are a total game changer for folks. The proof is in the pudding. Not the “scientific” research.
      Don’t be too caught up on “Gaba supplement doesn’t cross the blood brain barrier”.. it’s irrelevant in this case. Like in most cases. It doesn’t have to cross the blood brain barrier to work. Look into it before your next video

    • @kevinbond1152
      @kevinbond1152 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@ShrinksInSneakers Gaba does cross if they have leaky gut/ weak barrier.

    • @LynnAdams143
      @LynnAdams143 4 місяці тому +3

      So does my autistic son! Totally different kid when he takes it!

  • @elahau3783
    @elahau3783 2 місяці тому +16

    Dr. Daniel Amen, a renowned psychiatrist who has studied the brain extensively, recommends GABA, magnesium, citrate, and L theanine. This video sounds in genuine to me. Anyone who would push benzos over a natural remedy is suspect.

    • @deltalady33
      @deltalady33 2 місяці тому +2

      Thank you

    • @deltalady33
      @deltalady33 2 місяці тому

      Where can I find the video as I am ready to start gaba right away

    • @slingeroftruth
      @slingeroftruth Місяць тому

      He is a new guy in his field. Read the channel description. It's saying don't believe that he says anything he can prove it whatever.

  • @Thegingerbreadm4n
    @Thegingerbreadm4n 28 днів тому +6

    Adderall doesn’t cross the blood brain barrier either… yet it still works as a functional stimulant for adhd? I wonder why?

    • @amypola5903
      @amypola5903 25 днів тому +1

      Ah. Critical thinking. So refreshing.

    • @khaoticgrumpy
      @khaoticgrumpy 3 дні тому

      Uh amphetamine does cross the bbb 🤦‍♂️

    • @khaoticgrumpy
      @khaoticgrumpy 3 дні тому +1

      A better example would be ibuprofen, it doesn’t cross the bbb but helps your pain

  • @lscheffer87
    @lscheffer87 8 місяців тому +22

    This is so wrong. 1000% wrong information.

    • @ShrinksInSneakers
      @ShrinksInSneakers  7 місяців тому +3

      GABA is available as a dietary supplement. However, much of it might not be able to get into your brain. (Technically, this is called “crossing the blood-brain barrier.” The barrier is a unique membrane that only allows certain molecules to pass through it to and from your brain). So, it’s not known what effects - if any - taking dietary GABA supplements may have on your brain. So far, there isn’t any strong scientific evidence to support the use of a GABA supplement for treating medical conditions. More studies, in larger numbers of people, are needed.

    • @ryanlemons7831
      @ryanlemons7831 4 місяці тому +3

      @@ShrinksInSneakersNeither does Tylenol, or ibuprofen or SSRI’s or much anything else so…… what is your point? They still work as intended. Why??
      Because crossing the blood brain barrier isn’t necessary. It’s not part of the equation.

    • @Edbrad
      @Edbrad 3 місяці тому

      @@ShrinksInSneakersyou have neurons in your gut,

  • @tuckernance
    @tuckernance Місяць тому +8

    Gaba 100% works for me. I take it to ease the intensity of my tinnitus, which is worsened by elevated anxiety. I dont take it to manage my anxiety, however, as it's not that bad. But I can absolutely say that I feel it kick in within minutes, helps keep my tinnitus at a level that is tolerable, and makes me feel cool as a cucumber at the same time.
    This guy posts a video saying "it doesn't work, there I just saved you money," then goes on to say "use it if it works for you" in the comments. Then multiple people in the comments talk about how it does work for them. Hopefully he takes this misleading video down.

    • @gusthomas
      @gusthomas Місяць тому +1

      Glad to hear it helped your tinnitus. I plan to start taking it for that very reason.

    • @tuckernance
      @tuckernance Місяць тому

      @gusthomas I have played around with GABA, Taurine, and L Theanine. I take all three but spread throughout the day. I've been very happy. It's not gone, but it's quiet enough to make me not feel the need to off myself on a daily basis.

  • @AcmePhoto
    @AcmePhoto 8 місяців тому +9

    L-theanine however IS a decent choice that's gentler than a benzo, and does work on gaba receptors.

  • @examinetheWORD
    @examinetheWORD 7 днів тому +1

    So much for your degree. It has changed my life.

  • @MissAmygirl
    @MissAmygirl 10 днів тому

    If you mixed it into something that does cross the blood brain barrier, would that work?

  • @mhtmht3604
    @mhtmht3604 Місяць тому +1

    The best way to find out if it works is to use it yourself

  • @coleramus561
    @coleramus561 Місяць тому +2

    I'm getting some of this based solely on the comments

  • @dantwister5106
    @dantwister5106 16 днів тому

    Pharmagaba can cross the blood brain barrier. There is some evidence that L-Arginine helps gaba cross the blood brain barrier. Fiji kava is best for anxiety imo, but tastes bad and expensive

  • @greyjedik
    @greyjedik 4 місяці тому

    did a little research and read that gaba helps the nervous system and prevents the nervous system from overreacting people who have low gaba or if their body isnt producing it people have increased anxiety

  • @mitchellandrews1015
    @mitchellandrews1015 5 місяців тому +2

    Wow you have no evidence to back that statement up? A video beneath you said the opposite to you and then referenced research studies.
    You seem amateur kiddo

    • @AlexanderAndresen
      @AlexanderAndresen 17 днів тому

      Yeah, this guy has no competence and no clue. This video is purely misleading and he has no business posting videos advising people.

  • @srryan1
    @srryan1 Місяць тому +1

    Gaba with nac will cross the BBB

  • @dg9015
    @dg9015 День тому

    Why don't they

  • @nicholaswright9197
    @nicholaswright9197 29 днів тому

    Can’t I just dissolve it and inject into the shunt of my spinal tap?

  • @slingeroftruth
    @slingeroftruth Місяць тому

    Don't listen to the student, ask a doctor that's got the experience, if you can find one these days. I agree it does nothing for me but I've seen it work. My immunity is strong so it's good for a once in a while thing. A younger friend changes, so somethings do work for some people. Does not blood pass through the blood brain barrier?

  • @nadiatahri8974
    @nadiatahri8974 12 днів тому

    Works for me

  • @kevinbond1152
    @kevinbond1152 4 місяці тому

    It does work if you have a leaky gut therefore leaky blood brain barrier. So that is why some people say it works for them. IN THEORY, for a Healthy individual without a leaky blood brain barrier, it shouldnt work.

  • @silviaspross1384
    @silviaspross1384 9 днів тому

    Works for me 🎉

  • @TheLogan1186
    @TheLogan1186 2 місяці тому +3

    You don’t work

  • @SUB-rd8xd
    @SUB-rd8xd 8 місяців тому +7

    Most of your SNAKE OIL doesn't work, either!

    • @ShrinksInSneakers
      @ShrinksInSneakers  7 місяців тому

      GABA is available as a dietary supplement. However, much of it might not be able to get into your brain. (Technically, this is called “crossing the blood-brain barrier.” The barrier is a unique membrane that only allows certain molecules to pass through it to and from your brain). So, it’s not known what effects - if any - taking dietary GABA supplements may have on your brain. So far, there isn’t any strong scientific evidence to support the use of a GABA supplement for treating medical conditions. More studies, in larger numbers of people, are needed.

    • @YounesRizki-yd2em
      @YounesRizki-yd2em 2 місяці тому

      😂😂

  • @george2916
    @george2916 8 місяців тому +3

    Well cr#p! I just placed my order. 😏

  • @dirkvandermerwe6027
    @dirkvandermerwe6027 5 місяців тому +3

    Bull!

  • @AlexanderAndresen
    @AlexanderAndresen 17 днів тому

    Bullshit. Works for me 100% of the time.

  • @abdulelah9726
    @abdulelah9726 Місяць тому

    There isn't enough experiment on Gaba yet !

  • @amv2471
    @amv2471 7 місяців тому +1

    GABA has been a life saver for me

    • @ShrinksInSneakers
      @ShrinksInSneakers  7 місяців тому +2

      It might just be placebo, but either way I'm glad you found something that works

    • @amv2471
      @amv2471 7 місяців тому +9

      @@ShrinksInSneakers placebo effect for years ? Nocebo maybe is yours .

  • @b.m.4972
    @b.m.4972 Місяць тому

    It works perfekt for my high bloodpressure in combination to my medication!!

  • @AnthonyCarrion-wk9ng
    @AnthonyCarrion-wk9ng 2 дні тому

    ya let me become super doped out on benzos and help this great pandemic we have going on. terrible advice.

  • @thedestyroyerishere3336
    @thedestyroyerishere3336 5 місяців тому

    Make it into something that will cross the barrier

  • @94nolo
    @94nolo 7 місяців тому

    Good intel.

  • @butterboy5621
    @butterboy5621 8 місяців тому

    Helpful to know.

  • @wakingupat2pm349
    @wakingupat2pm349 4 місяці тому +1

    Its does work though😂

  • @mulueabraham6565
    @mulueabraham6565 26 днів тому

    It works for me

  • @Thegingerbreadm4n
    @Thegingerbreadm4n 28 днів тому

    You know nothing about pharmacology

  • @drewweber8260
    @drewweber8260 6 місяців тому

    Yeah this is wrong it gives me reduced anxiety Minoans nice tingles all over my body…..

  • @marieb9961
    @marieb9961 8 місяців тому

    😂

  • @bangbabalas5857
    @bangbabalas5857 2 місяці тому +1

    Used it works brilliant