JBuckl,

I just checked out the Life Extension prices you linked. They're expensive. I get 60 -200 mg tablets for $14 at VitaCost. LE wants $18 for 60-100 mgs tabs. Swansons only charges $8 for 60 - 100 mgs tablets of the Suntheanine version. For those of us who have budgets to keep, that savings can be important.

Regarding sensory deprivation, I do the opposite. I use a system of uniform soft stimulation to help me settle. Soft cotton or acrylic fleece is very soothing. I wore chenille gloves to bed when I was struggling the most. The overall soft sensation allowed me to settle down.

When I do it right, it is like I am laying in a bed of warm cotton. I relax into it like a cloud.