Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a neurotransmitter with an inhibitory effect, synthesized in the brain from glutamic acid in the presence of vitamin B6. The high concentration of GABA present in the hypothalamus suggests the role of this amino acid in regulating the sleep-wake cycle, body temperature and the activity of the pituitary gland that coordinates the functioning of the endocrine system.
 

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) has an important role in the treatment of anxiety disorders that are found in the following forms: panic disorder, specific phobias: social phobia, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress, anxiety disorder caused by a medical condition.



What is it useful for?

Thus, it reduces the various symptoms in anxiety disorders: mental symptoms (low ability to concentrate, fatigue, feeling of "lump in the throat", irritability, lack of confidence in oneself, etc.), digestive neurovegetative symptoms (irritable colon, ulcerative colitis, epigastralgias ) , respiratory symptoms (hyperventilation syndrome, feeling of chest compression, dyspnoea), neuromuscular symptoms (tremors, fasciculations, etc.), skin (cutaneous hyperesthesia, etc.), sensory symptoms (paresthesias, itching, sweating, tinnitus, vertigo, scotomas , etc.), urinary symptoms (polakiuria, dysuria, irritable bladder), endocrine symptoms (erection failure and lack of libido ui, dysmenorrhoea, amenorrhoea, neurovegetative disorders at menopause).



Positive effects

Among the positive effects of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid we can mention: it reduces anxious manifestations in hyperthyroidism, reduces the manifestations in Parkinson's disease (maintains the balance of dopamine-acetylcholine neurotransmitters), beneficial in the treatment of epilepsy that does not respond to conventional treatment (anticonvulsant effect), improves memory and performance intellectual in old age, induces relaxation and sleep, reduces pain in diabetic and post-herpetic neuropathy, supports the immune system, maintains bone density, develops muscle mass by stimulating the pituitary secretion of growth hormone (STH), reduces body adipose tissue (ketogenic effect on free fatty acids from adipose deposits). It is indicated that during the therapeutic course, for the best results, this neurotransmitter should be associated with other substances with an antidepressant effect. Contraindications: Do not associate with anxiolytic, antidepressant, sedative, muscle relaxant, antialgesic drugs. All the information presented in this article must be used under the direct guidance of a specialist.