GABA mixed in water and swished in the mouth of an adult male, before a meal, prevents his esophageal spasms, and stops his frequent choking and vomiting, and allows him to swallow his food. A colleague shared her husband’s swallowing issues after she read my blog post about using GABA powder inside the check for […]
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Multiple sclerosis: low GABA research and the amino acid GABA for anxiety, muscle stiffness, swallowing/voice issues and pain
I’m excited about the GABA research – an older paper and some new studies – on multiple sclerosis (MS). This means there is the potential for using GABA supplementation in similar ways it’s used with other conditions where anxiety, insomnia and pain are issues. This can include the typical low GABA-type physical anxiety, stiff and […]
How to alleviate the fear and anxiety associated with choking and vomiting in Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
According to The National Eating Disorders Association /NEDA, “Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is a new diagnosis in the DSM-5, and was previously referred to as “Selective Eating Disorder.” ARFID is similar to anorexia in that both disorders involve limitations in the amount and/or types of food consumed, but unlike anorexia, ARFID does not […]
Paroxysmal laryngospasm with low GABA physical-tension-type-anxiety: Is GABA powder rubbed on the inside of the cheek a solution?
One type of reactive airway obstruction is paroxysmal laryngospasm, which is a rare laryngeal disease in adults. In this condition, the throat is completely closed due to some form of hypersensitivity or a protective laryngeal reflex causing a transient, complete inability to breathe. Paroxysmal laryngospasm onset in patients is often characterized by a sudden and […]
GABA helps a stressed young boy with episodes of “choking” or tightening in his throat
Earlier this year I blogged about how the calming amino acid GABA is often a solution for both anxiety and globus pharyngeus (lump in the throat) and a mom shared this about her son’s episodes of “choking” or tightening in his throat (to the point that he cannot swallow), especially when school stress gets high: My […]
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine (antimalarial drugs): quinism and the risk of sudden and lasting neuropsychiatric effects
The Quinism Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization “promotes and supports education and research on quinism, the family of medical disorders caused by poisoning by mefloquine, tafenoquine, chloroquine, and related quinoline drugs.” Executive Director of the foundation, Dr. Remington Nevin, MD, MPH, DrPH, is a Johns-Hopkins trained psychiatric epidemiologist and drug safety expert and former U.S. […]