Did Peat every comment on anxiety-associated behaviors like nail-biting, hair-pulling, pacing, tongue-chewing, etc.?
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@DavidPS hey, I'll try this and report back if it works. I had heard of NAC benefits, but I never expected it to be linked to reducing these issues.
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@secondkelping - Great, I am curious about your results.
“All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison.” - Paracelsus (c. 1493–1541)
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Remove or solve the stressor.
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Serotonin contributes heavily to these sorts of behaviours in addition to things like bruxism etc, I find the need to bite my nails reduces a lot if I take Cypro.
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True. There's a fluorinated serotonin releasing agent, can't remember the name, that induces OCD-like behaviors in studies. -
@DkJoe2 Thanks for the tip. For me, I felt, in the past, that curious was too strong. 2 drops on the skin were my max using Bulgarian research chemicals lol. That was months ago, and my metabolism has improved a lot, so I may have a different reaction if I try it now.
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@DavidPS I've experimented with NAC, GABA, and Alpha-GPC for reducing these symptoms now. A few days for each, and I saw major improvements (almost complete cessation of listed behaviors). I investigated these because I realize that I do well on choline (Alpha-GPC is precursor to acetylcholine). GABA activity turns out to be regulated by Acetylcholine, and acetyl-GABA is a precursor to GABA (from what I saw--please double check), and NAC also has an acetyl group and has been helpful with stopping people from smoking in past experiments.
I think NAC and acetylcholine are better than directly taking GABA from what I've researched, but I got a similar reduction in listed symptoms from using them all. Perhaps I'm lacking some precursors needed to form these.
I'm going to continue experimenting with NAC first, then acetylcholine to see if I can get even better understanding of what's happening.
I gave up the supplement front a few months ago, but I still have these little issues that I'm trying to workout. I would encourage people who are experiencing something similar to see if you can get more choline in (found in eggs) or try taking NAC or acetylcholine and see if that helps.
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@secondkelping - Thanks for the update on your plans.
The anxiety-associated behaviors that you identified could be considered to be a very mild form of OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). I do not like the label OCD and I think that it is overused. Nonetheless, it is useful for thinking about additional strategies. Glycine might be another nutrient to consider.
Adjunctive glycine in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults (2009)
“All things are poison and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not a poison.” - Paracelsus (c. 1493–1541)
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@DavidPS what's funny is that I started back on glycine recently (was heavy at the beginning of the year and fell off) and have had more energy as well, so it may be a combination of things...
