I've been talking taurine and have more of a desire to be sociable

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This is the brand I take

https://www.iherb.com/pr/source-naturals-taurine-1000-1-000-mg-120-capsules/19241

I tried another brand (the “now” brand) and it gave me pains in my neck. No such problems with this brand.

I take 2000mg a day, as it’s not really recommend to take more.

Here’s an article about it

People given taurine also showed improvement in depression symptoms and overall social and occupational functioning.

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Glad to hear it’s working for you. I’m pretty sure I registered that it calmed my mind and even helped sleep when I took it the first time.

For now I’m taking 500mg and I think it’s helpfull.

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I’ve suddenly developed restless leg syndrome. It might be due to the taurine. I’ll quit taking the taurine and see if it goes away.

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You seem to take a lot of supplements to help with your SZ. Would you mind posting a list of what you take? I’d like to take klonopin less and go the supplement route.

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I only take the following now

L-theanine 750mg a day in 3 doses throughout the day.

https://www.iherb.com/pr/doctor-s-best-l-theanine-with-suntheanine-150-mg-90-veggie-caps/12959

Broccoli sprout extract
2 pills on waking.

https://www.iherb.com/pr/source-naturals-broccoli-sprouts-extract-250-mg-60-tablets/2456

Taurine
2000mg a day, in 2 divided doses throughout the day.

https://www.iherb.com/pr/source-naturals-taurine-1000-1-000-mg-120-capsules/19241

And as a PRN to calm me down:
Beta alanine
1 or 2 capsules a day.

https://www.iherb.com/pr/now-foods-sports-beta-alanine-endurance-750-mg-120-veg-capsules/13949

If I wasn’t taking those supplements, then I’d be taking benzos for sure. In fact I was taking benzos until I switched to the supplements.

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I ordered beta alanine and ltheanine from Amazon last night just to try it out and skip klonopin for awhile. Just took 200mg ltheanine and 3 grams of beta alanine.

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Thanks for sharing that info with me

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Let us know how you get on…

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So far I haven’t really seen any results but the beta alanine made me very itchy

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3 grams of beta alanine is a lot. I take 1500mg max. But it has a dramatic calming effect on me. Others here have tried it and it didn’t work for them. It did work for one person though.

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Ah okay I’ll take 1500mg next time the jar said one scoop which is 3 grams

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Also 200mg of L-theanine is a low dose. Try 400mg in one go next time.

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Okay just took another 200mg. How long does beta alanine last?

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The itchiness is slowly subsiding

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Beta alanine lasts about 9 hours for me.

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I’m so happy on your behalf :heartpulse: ever hopefull