Sally,
Your absolutley correct on the explanation of this compound. One of the psychiatrist I work with Rx "Gabatril" (not sure of spelling) quite a bit on our geri-psych unit and on the reg. psych unit to help calm over anxious, nervious patients.
I went to OKC today and met Allen Rucker and bough
Heh - you got me interested in this, so I looked it up. And you're spot
on right - Gabapentin *mimicks* natural GABA produced by the body
(according to Wikipedia anyway).
Just out of interest, does the "GABA Calm" reduce nerve pain too?
james
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"Are you sure that GAB
"Are you sure that GABA's not just another form of Gabapentin?"
Good Question! Actually, when the pharmacist first mentioned it, I thought
that was what he was going to suggest, too.
But the answer is No, GABA is not a form of Gabapentin. My guess is that
'Gabapentin' got it's name from the fac
Hello Everyone, I have not been on line for about a month. I am so sorry to
hear the stories about the pain, numbness and other problems that many of you
are having. Hang in there it has to get better!!
Refresher: I was diagnosed with TM from the head of Neurology at Temple
Hospital in Philad
From the name, "GABA", are you sure this isnt some kind of Gabapentin
(i.e. Neurontin) derivative? Gabapentin also contains magnesium, thats
why you cant take it with antacids (they also contain magnesium and
prevent Gabapentin from being absorbed).
Just a thought
James
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