Anybody take GABA Calm Sublingual Orange (Source naturals)-supplement?
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Here's a good page on L-Tyrosine and it shows the full metabolic pathway.  Side effects are from large doses. I'd say try it, go slow and note how you feel. I'd also recommend a book: The Edge Effect: Achieve Total Health and Longevity with the Balanced Brain Advantage. He has a complete questionnaire that helps you pinpoint which of the four main neuro chemicals you lack: serotonin, dopamine, GABA or acytlcholine. Then he tells you how to increase (nutritional, exercises etc.)\n\n- Peace
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no, cos my mom takes evening primrose ad sometimes calcium pills with glucosamine. so i guess its alright, since my moms been taking it for about a year already and shes still alive and kicking. =)
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Newspaper readers around the U.S. are again being bombarded in early 2006 by ad inserts in their Sunday papers touting "The New Skinny Pill," which closer reading reveals as the supplement Zyladex Plus.\n\nAccording to the ad, which features the misleading photo of what appears to be a prescription drug bottle, this amazing pill "is now available in the United States without a prescription" and will enable you to lose up to 15 pounds a week. The ad claims "clinical studies prove it." \n\nThe ad, however, provides absolutely no information about what is in this pill or how it works, and its manufacturer Medlab has no website where this information can be found. When you phone the number in the ad that you are urged to call 24 hours a day to order the product, and ask what the active ingredient in the pill is, the operator tells you "I actually do not have that information available."\n\nBut when this pill was being pushed several years ago, it was one of the many containing the combination of the amphetamine-like compound Ephedrine (since banned by the U.S. FDA) and caffeine.\n\nFurther research suggests that the active ingredient in the current formulation is bitter orange, a common substitute for ephedrine. Extracts from the peel of bitter orange contain the chemical synephrine, a substance similar to ephedrine, and it may contribute to weight loss by increasing metabolism. \n\nIt is unclear whether bitter orange acts similarly in raising heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure, but if it does, Zyladex Plus could be risky for people with arrhythmias and high blood pressure.\n\nWhile the ad misleadingly seeks to invoke the good name of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by saying Zyladex Plus has been "approved for release by a FDA REGISTERED laboratory," needless to say the product -- like virtually all supplements -- has NEVER been judged for effectiveness or safety by the FDA
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I take ZMA, Tribulus Terrestris and Themo Dynamx and have had no side effects thus far. If you want a professional opinion I suggest you contact Todd Ganci, his link is below. I had the chance to meet him three weeks ago, he is extremely knowledgeable in nutrition and has a respectable reputations. Here are both of his websites.
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i'm taking it, and i'm in the US.  the doctor prescribed me that.  i do hav a little nauseousness after taking it, it's been a bit better but the 1st month was pretty bad... other than that, it's doing really good for me.  it clears all my breakout and i've become slimmer.  (trust me, i kno if it's becuz of the pills or not.)
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Try FEVERFEW!!! it's an herbal supplement that rescued me 10years ago...I was having them twice a month, & had jsut had a baby...couldn't crawl under the covers for a day or so to get rid of it anymore...so the hospital gave me Imitres...and promptly discovered I'm allergic to that....so talking to a friend, she told me about it & I started taking 1 capsule every day for the next 2 months...didn't have a single headache! Then it was almost 6 months before I got a vision disturbance (here it comes...) so I took another capsule & it went away, without ever exploding into a headache. Like I said, it's been over 10 years, & I've only had 1 mingrane since then, when I was out of town without my supply of feverfew.
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The "weird side effects" part will exclude the supplement I took. GNC offered Xenadrine with ephedra some years back (before it was banned). The GNC store rep pretty much told me that it has no side effects and it is completely safe. He even showed me the testimonials from such celebs as Sylvester Stallone and said it was legitimate. (I should have known then and there that if Sly's stamp of quality is on a product, something must be wrong)\n\nWhile I did lose weight because it completely suppressed my appetite (to the point where in the first couple days I barely ate anything), but my heart beat almost twice as fast at rest and when I tried to exercise I was winded within 10 minutes. I wasn't really extremely overweight, just maybe 5-10 pounds over my normal weight. Plus I did exercise before I took the ephedra. Xenadrine later went on to claim that the reports of deaths from their supplement were erroneous because the people who had been taking ephedra were so overweight and out of shape that they would have had heart attacks anyway. I think that's complete nonsense. I could run several miles before taking that drug and I wasn't more that a few pounds over my normal weight. After taking it I could barely run half a mile before getting totally winded and flushed. The drug is dangerous, period.\n\nThe one thing I hope you can take away from this anecdote is that you should never take a supplement's testimonials at face value. For one, they have a conflict of interest: they must claim their product is both safe and effective or else they run out of business. Secondly, GNC and its store reps are often as much to blame as the companies, because they may gloss over evidence that shows that the supplement is not safe in order to make a sale. I have often wondered how GNC can claim it is about health and well-being when practically half of their products have no scientific evidence behind them. Frankly, a lot of the stuff GNC offers is borderline "speed" or anabolic steroids- albeit made in such a way to appear it is "natural" or "herbal". Cyanide is also natural.\n\nXenadrine now has a supplement that no longer contains ephedra (aka ma juang). But it still contains a lot of stimulants. Anna Nicole Smith lost a ton of weight because they basically drugged her up with stimulants (I mean seriously, you think she actually worked out to get that way?).\n\nCaffeine is a common ingredient in weight loss and energy supplements. Caffeine suppresses your appetite while also increasing your metabolism. I guess it's good, to a point. But the levels of caffeine in some of these supplements makes them equivalent to 5 or more cups of coffee. Try drinking that amount of coffee and see what results you get. You will get all jittery, nervous, and easily peeved.\n\nThese supplements will work initially since they suppress appetite. But you don't really want to take them in the long run. They won't change your lifestyle. If anything, they will make you more dependent on them. Once you go off the supplements, your metabolism will be so out of whack that you'll start to pack on the pounds again. Weight bearing exercise to build muscle mass and aerobic exercise, along with a reduction in caloric intake, are the only effective, long-term ways to lose weight. Supplements aren't for the long term, even if they do work initially.
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I take Reliv. I have to get it from a private distributor, her name is Kiera Newbury. You can contact her at 623-486-4617 or newburypatch@hotmail.com for information on it. \n\nThe product basiclly gives a balanced nutrition to the body which we need especially because of all the nutrition in our modern day foods are being depleted. This product has worked great for me, you might want to try it, especialy as it has a 100% money back gaurantee.
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Soo many good supliments out there. \nB-12 (cyanocobalamin) in food is an extrinsic factor, meaning there is B-12 intrinsic factor, located in the stomach, neccessary to make this vitamin usable.\nThat said, I stay away from the subligual B-12 suppliments. They get B-12 into the bloodstream without the need of intrinsic factor, and the body often stops producing what it doesn't need. I haven't heard of this ever having happened with sublingual supplimentation, probably because it would take a while for this to happen, not the usuall couple of months that people usually would try "megadosing" on B-12 with sublingual lounzes. (The need for intrinsic factor limits the amount of B-12 that can be absorbed by the stomach, the average person has enough intrinsic factor to absorb about an 80% RDA B-12 actually). \nLong term vegitarians who don't get B-12 eventially stop producing the intrinsic factor, and then they end up needing B-12 shots for the rest of thier lives, but this is the one and only water soluble vitamin that the body stores, if I remember right, shots are given every 6 months.\nAll that said, of the numerous things I use, Odwalla B Monsters are a tasty source, (I just drank a half). You can drink half, put the other half in the fridge to drink later in the day, and that way have well over your 100% RDA. \nMultivitamins usually have at least 100% RDA, and are cheaper to stock up on than Odwallas, but it might be better to get vitamins from food than pills. A lot of artificial meat on the market is also B-12 fortified, check out the nutritional labels.
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i have been taking welbutrin for over a year now. but after reading your side effects, it does come to my attention that i find myself looking for things that i have just seen. i joke that i spend half my day looking for things. i too have a hard time remembering names, etc and when i am really tired i tend to think one thing and say another. do you think this could be a side effect. other than that i feel it does help with my anxiety and stress. i am a female 43 years old......lisa foster, minnesota.
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well i have tried seredyn...dont take it regularly but on as 'as needed' basis...it seems to help a bit...not too much though.
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No you cant, it is bad news and you really should not be using it as a diet supplement either.  Its a serious drug...see below!  Quote taken from a pharmacology text book.\n\n"Acute toxic effects are usually extensions of the therapeutic actions of the drug. Excessive doses may cause a sharp rise in blood pressure sufficient to produce cerebral hemorrhage. Other effects (usually transient) include headache, restlessness, anxiety, tension, tremor, weakness, dizziness, confusion, delirium hallucinations, pallor, respiratory difficulty, palpitation, sweating, nausea or vomiting. Repeated injections may cause contraction of the bladder sphincter and interfere with voluntary urination. \n\nThe possibility of urinary retention, especially in the elderly male, should be kept in mind."
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I have heard that smcin728 pixy dust is pertty good stuff.  And hardly any side effects.  My suggestion is to STOP asking so many questions.  LOL.  Just a suggestion.  j/k :)
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Yes, I take Hoodia, and I LOVE IT!!  It absolutely works- and I was a total skeptic.  The product I use is called Hoodia Supreme, and you can find it at GNC, or other vitamin stores.  Each capsule contains 400mg of Hoodia Gordonii.  I workout at 8am, have a smoothie for breakfast at 9am, take 2  Hoodia around 11am, lunch at 12 or 12:30, another fruit and yogurt smoothie or 10 almonds at 3pm, and 2 more Hoodia at 5 or 5:30, then dinner at around 6 or 6:30.  I am absolutely NEVER hungry.  I couldn't believe that I didn't get any hunger pangs, considering that I am only taking in about 1000-1200 calories per day, and doing a vigorous workout (The Firm) in the morning.  I take 1600 grams of Hoodia per day, and it is totally safe, no side effects at all, and I am never hungry.  It has really helped me stick to my eating plan, because it makes you feel full.  It is very easy to stay on a diet with Hoodia.  I am always sure to drink at least 1 gallon of water per day- this helps as well.  Hoodia Supreme is 100% Hoodia- don't buy anything that is not 100%, because most of it is filler.  1 bottle of Hoodia Supreme is about $35 for 60 capsules at GNC where I live, and I go through one bottle every 2 weeks- but believe me, I don't mind, because it is totally worth it.  They have a website:  www.hoodiasupreme.com.  By the way, Hoodia is not a "diet pill".  It does not help you burn fat, it just  does an awesome job at suppressing your appetite- and that is more than half the battle!  Good luck!
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i have not......but luv trimspa citrus.....and only take 2 the entire day.....but not after 5 pm, or else awake late at night......i get no side effects like with the other.....it may be more pricey$$ but if its only 2 a day and it works....then worth it......good luck!
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Yes, I have.  It worked pretty well, and the dreams were great.  However, I found that you are not supposed to take it on a daily basis, or for extended periods of time, as your brain will get lazy and decide it no longer needs to make it's melatonin, and then you will be up the creek without a paddle.....
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I take it.  \n\nMy side effects -\nDry mouth.  Awful dry mouth\nThe first few weeks I was sick to my stomach a lot.  but now I'm ok\nIf I forget to take it, I get very ill.  \n\nIt is working fairly well for me at the moment.