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Has anyone tried GABA for insomnia caused by anxiety?

Sleep Health | Last Active: Jul 23 8:20pm | Replies (30)

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I trued GABA supplements for insomnia. Did not work. I did more research and found that ingesting GABA orally is getting it by the wrong route. It doesn't cross the blood-brain barrier efficiently, so it doesn't get where it needs to be to work well. Over the counter supplements of GABA are a waste of money. In desperation I tried some deep breathing exercises and some vagus nerve exercises. Both eork pretty well.

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@genie15 I have had some help from GABA in the past. But you have to use pharmacy grade so it crosses the blood brain barrier. Not something cheap from Walmart. I don’t know that it is a good solution long term. CBTI maybe a better long term solution.