Anxiety Question: If I stopped smoking weed, would it help with me trying to cure my anxiety?

**EbbTide000** · 08-11-2011 11:30 PM

I am back LucidDreams17

arunop999 asked if any one on saltcube had, had any success with GABA and Lucid Dreaming.

Below was my reply:

I've not tried the GABA supplement.

I just put GABA nutrition into the Google search bar. Here is some of what I am finding:

GABA is found in hippocampus and it prevents the nerve cells from firing and also restrains the activities of the neuron that takes place in the central nervous system.

The brain metabolism allows GABA to induce tranquility and calmness. GABA induces relaxation and sleep.

It is helpful in meditation and other muscular activities as well, besides, taking heed of anxiety, stress and many such major mental blocks.

GABA Nutrition – Foods List:

Tree nuts
Almonds, Walnuts
Oats
Whole grains
Spinach
Lentils
Citrus fruits, oranges
Brown rice
oily fish such as mackerel and salmon

And are very essential for the proper functioning of the brain.

It lifts us from state of depression.

Veggies can go for tree nuts, walnuts, and cashew and flax seed.

Others include chicken, lamb, beans, seeds etc.

On a different site I found this:

GABA amino acid information page

GABA stands for gamma-aminobutyric acid, is the product of a biochemical decarboxylation reaction of glutamic acid by the vitamin pyridoxal, as well as from decarboxylase (GAD).

GABA is required as an inhibitory neurotransmitter to block the transmission of an impulse from one cell to another in the central nervous system, which prevents over-firing of the nerve cells.

It is also used for brain metabolism and to treat both epilepsy and hypertension where it is thought to induce tranquility in individuals who have a high activity of manic behavior and acute agitation.

In combination with inositol and nicotinamide it helps with blocking anxiety and stress related impulses from reaching the motor centers of the brain.

Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid can be used to calm a person, much like tranquilizers, but without the possibility of addiction.

Deficiency of GABA

It has been suggested that a shortage of GABA may cause panic attacks.

An intake of tranquilizers can increase the level of GABA in the body. GABA may also be effective in treating PMS in women.

Then I put GABA and dreaming and found this:

Sunday, August 17, 2008

GABA and REALLY Vidid Lucid Dreams

Recently I had a client ask me about some problems he was having inducing WILD (Waking Induced Lucid Dreams) sessions. His main problem was transitioning from the awake into twilight state while remaining cognizant of himself and not falling to sleep.

Getting to theta was no problem since he was an experienced meditator and could enter his trance easily with or without brainwave entrainment.

His problem was fairly common with today's lifestyle; he couldn't turn it off and quiet the mind enough to make the transition smoothly into dreams without being totally unconscious.

I suggested he try a bodybuilder's supplement called GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid). Bodybuilders will take it right before bed to increase and prolong the 'pump' from their workouts.

It also helps quiet the mind and aids sleep.

I buy it in bulk by the kilogram and use about 5 grams each night.

A side effect is REALLY kicking your dreams into high gear.

GABA has one other side effect that I know of - a few minutes after you take it it, you'll get really tingly all over - like when your foot goes to sleep and the circulation is just come back to it. Goes away after a few minutes. As always check with your doctor before taking any supplements.

He tried it with a WILD session before bed the next evening and said he had no trouble slipping ing into the dream state but was so startled by it that he woke himself up. Next evening he said he had one of the best LDs ever!

Check out Super Lucid Dreaming on our website for more info.

That's all for now.

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3:51 PM

I found the above post at "RCP Consulting" Here is the link:

RCP Consulting: GABA and REALLY Vidid Lucid Dreams

I am on my phone so the link might not take.

Thanks for the post

I will try it soon a

**EbbTide000** · 08-11-2011 11:41 PM

I posted this on Planar Portals when saltcube went down, LucidDreams17.

Last night I took my 2nd, 3 gram dose (4 capsules) of GABA. First, I lay down till I was almost asleep, then I roused, got up, and took my dose, lay back down for a night of dreams. I did this to maximize the effect because I read online somewhere that it takes only 90 minutes to kick-in. And in 90 minutes I may be heading into my first REM cycle, IF I go straight to sleep after I take my dose.

Some thing extraordinary happened.

I was almost asleep when hipnagogicaly, a man with five-o-clock shadow, (short bristles on his face) walked around from the back of me, looking at my face. It felt as if he was making sure it was me.

Then I couldn't see him.

Then I felt fingers placed on both shoulder blades and he pushed.

The remarkable thing was, that, although it was a dream, (hipnagog) it woke me cos my physical body, shoulder blades were pushed.

But

I was so deeply relaxed that I didn't care. There was no fear. I just noted it and drifted off back to sleep.

On waking this morning I got another hipnagog. There was this ... umm ... brown bipedal animal/alien in a green cloak who walked passed me, turned to look at me but kept walking. He seemed relaxed in a regal way.

As I came to full waking conscious I felt ... well I never had these kind of hipnagog before and though I wasn't afraid when they happened, I was a tiny bit scared as I remembered them.

I am not much of a dreamer, I am much more of an hipnagoger.

It is 10:12pm Friday 5/Aug/11 here and I am about to dose-up and go again. Saltcube is still closed so I'll post here if anything interesting happens.

**tommo** · 08-13-2011 05:46 AM

Oats and brown rice have GABA in them??
Shit no wonder I love them so much lol
I think generally though, GABA is just a fix (benzodiazepines work on the GABA receptors, so does alcohol).
Alcohol always gives me strange, fairly realistic dreams too.

I don't think anxiety is caused by less GABA in the brain tbh. Although a minority could be caused by that. I think the main cause is just experiences which lead you to start thinking in a certain way.

**purpleminded** · 05-07-2012 12:42 AM

I had a heavy smoking habit for 2 years where i was high nearly all the time or at least as much as i could. initially, smoking weed allowed me to have more fun with people and compelely took away social anxiety. I would laugh and be chill when i was stoned. however, after a while things started to go backwards and smoking weed would make me very socially anxious and not be ably to communicate while hi at all except with good friends. It got so bad where i would only have fun smoking by myself and it also started effecting me the day after i smoke. eventually i just became a very shy, awkward person and i now find it very difficult to connect with people. after i tried alot of stuff to get better, it just got worse. i decided it was time to quit weed, at least until this anxiety dissapates. i quit 12 days ago, although i did mess up and hit a bowl 6 days ago. however, ive started to notice little improvements, and hopefully after a while ill be able to connect with people again.

**mrwilliamT** · 10-06-2013 06:21 PM

Marijuana DOES NOT help with anxiety attacks. From personal experience, I am 17 but have been smoking for years everyday. About a month and a half ago my anxiety attacks started. So for the whole month and a half I quit weed. And my anxiety got SO MUCH better. Yesterday with friends I decided maybe weed would help. It did the EXACT opposite. My anxiety now feels exactly like the first 2 weeks I had it, which were horrible. I do not recommended smoking weed to help anxiety attacks. Stay away from it