Thanks Lara.

Those abstracts are very instructional. I think I will increase my intake daily by 500mg to make 1000mg per day.

What is interesting is that while taking this daily...(the past few weeks) instead of when I get a gall bladder attack, my swollen left ankle has shrunk to normal and hurts less. This is very welcome for me. So it just might be the daily taurine helping it.

I just want to say that the Taurine is still working. I felt some pain today, but it was just because I was late taking it, but once the Taurine kicked in I was pain free. The Dilantin didn't even work this good. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the Taurine will continue to work this good.

You know, Dilantin used every day...is now listed as a cause of neuropathy. Keep that in mind too.

Anybody else try taurine yet?
If so, results?

Maybe if you post this question in the chronic pain forum too you might find others who have been on taurine . It sounds like a fairly new med . That is good news if it helps reduce t.n.pain or any type of pain. I would be interested in what others say about taurine also .

A Warm Hello to All,

Just want to share a bit of info.:

In her book, The Wahls Protocol, Terry Wahls, M.D., mentions the amino acid Taurine boosts GABA production. (She also identifies NAC and lipoic acid as GABA boosting supplements.)

If you have not yet heard of Dr. Wahls and her research, please take a look @ terrywahls.com and/or do a search on her. She also did a TedxTalk, etc.

For the earlier poster in this thread referencing "mitochondrial functioning," please also see Dr. Wahls research.
Her first book addressed mitochondrial functioning, as does her TedxTalk: "Minding Our Mitochondria." (Forgive me, I cannot recall your screen name at the moment.)

Dr. Wahls is raising funds to do further scientific studies on her research.
She has an amazing story about her own recovery from progressive M.S.

To Our Healing!
DejaVu

P.S. MrsD- I, too, was recalling the Tourettes Community having used Taurine. Thanks for your reference to this. The magnesium taurate looks interesting. I am doing some research and may be attempting a trial for my PN and other chronic pain, as well as a neuromuscular condition, "myotonia." I may write about this elsewhere on this forum.

We have a fellow poster on PN getting over some form of muscular problem...He calls is Amyotrophy.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/member.php?u=64553


But there are many problems that can happen with
muscles:
http://patient.info/doctor/myopathies