I was given supplements that contain Taurine in them. I did some google research which is unreliable but anyway, here's a link I found about Taurine and TBI's.
http://www.grovecanada.com/blog/2013...lzheimers.html

what do you think?

Thanks

ps. it seems like amino acids are very important to the healing of TBI's in conjucntion with Omega 3.

Blue,

You are doing too much research online. Taurine may be helpful but the link you provided is very questionable information. The research I use is usually documented by scientific method medical research. I am very skeptical of undocumented comments.

Stress and anxiety are your worst enemy. Try to settle with a process for recovery and not bounce between various different concepts. Your job has enough cognitive effort and stress. Adding to it will only delay your recovery.

The various amino acids are important but there are so many that you will struggle to supplement them all. Meat protein has the amino acids you need. Pork is a good source of BCAA's (Branched Chain or Broken Chain Amino Acids). They are essential amino acids.

The B-12, folic acid, D3 and Omega 3 fatty acids are important in healing the strained axons and myelin sheath covering the axons.

It will take weeks for you to notice improvements and healing from good brain nutrition and low stress. Healing is a marathon, not a sprint. Anybody who tries to tell you otherwise is not being truthful. Try to settle in for the long haul.

Here is a Wiki on Taurine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine

Taurine is not really an "amino acid" per se.

It does have lots of actions in the brain and for heart muscle.
There is an long bibliography on the wiki article to consult.
The glutamate protection is very important for brain injured people, (including stroke), as glutamate is released from damaged neurons, leading to cell death.

I use taurine for gall bladder issues. It will complex cholesterol and help prevent gall stones, and it improves bile flow for those with "sluggish gallbladders"

I get mine at Puritan's Pride...where it is very inexpensive.

The reason why I asked is because my chiropractic neurologist gave me these supplements to take. He said it will help with pain levels and sleep quality.

https://www.neurorelief.com/index.php?p=products#

Okay, I just wanted to update my situation. It's day two that I've been taking this supplement called Kavinance. I woke up feeling almost pain free, from a daily 3 -4 pain level down to a 0.5. I find this odd . It's supposed to be a sleep aid and anxiety reducer. Can soemoen explain this to me?

Thank you!

Do you mean Kavinace?

http://www.naturalhealthyconcepts.co...Fc9FMgodF1gACw

"phenybut" is a GABA agonist, and works like benzos (valium, etc) only weaker. It would have mild anti -anxiety effects.

Kavinace also has Taurine in it.

Kavinace ULTRA has slightly different ingredients.
http://healthygoods.com/kavinace-ult...roscience.html