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Your comment on N-acetylcysteine is really left-field. Its not even listed as a use of that medication, whos primary purpose is to treat panadol overdose. Can y

Your comment on N-acetylcysteine is really left-field. Its not even listed as a use of that medication, whos primary purpose is to treat panadol overdose. Can you elaborate?

nefitty 5y ago
I hesitated to mention the specific supplement for that reason, but maybe it will help someone. Apparently, the glutamate-glutamine system is implicated in psychiatric problems. Through my research I found that GABA deficiencies can cause ADHD symptoms. GABA is produced in the gut, I have stomach problems, so this seemed feasible. I learned that NAC increases glutathione and helps regulate glutamate. The effects people report point to an effect on this system. The Wikipedia page for NAC has many references, but this is one review of its possible uses in psychiatric problems: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763415001190 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014976341... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine
- csee 5y ago
  Is it safe for the liver? A lot of nootropics substances that have positive effects can be pretty bad to the liver.
  - nefitty 5y ago
    It might actually be beneficial: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270338/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270338/
astrange 5y ago
N-acetylcysteine is very effective (for some people) against anxiety, addictions, amphetamine tolerance, acne, and also some things that don't begin with "a". Amazon also stopped selling it this year because people thought it was a COVID cure.
- nefitty 5y ago
  Yeah. I've had several convos with my health store owner about this. She told me she's found herself stocking up a lot lately because of the increased popularity and COVID misinformation-motivated stocking changes on Amazon.

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Your comment on N-acetylcysteine is really left-field. Its not even listed as a use of that medication, whos primary purpose is to treat panadol overdose. Can y

by afarviral 5y ago

Your comment on N-acetylcysteine is really left-field. Its not even listed as a use of that medication, whos primary purpose is to treat panadol overdose. Can you elaborate?

nefitty 5y ago
I hesitated to mention the specific supplement for that reason, but maybe it will help someone. Apparently, the glutamate-glutamine system is implicated in psychiatric problems. Through my research I found that GABA deficiencies can cause ADHD symptoms. GABA is produced in the gut, I have stomach problems, so this seemed feasible. I learned that NAC increases glutathione and helps regulate glutamate. The effects people report point to an effect on this system. The Wikipedia page for NAC has many references, but this is one review of its possible uses in psychiatric problems: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763415001190 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014976341... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcysteine
- csee 5y ago
  Is it safe for the liver? A lot of nootropics substances that have positive effects can be pretty bad to the liver.
  - nefitty 5y ago
    It might actually be beneficial: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270338/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270338/
astrange 5y ago
N-acetylcysteine is very effective (for some people) against anxiety, addictions, amphetamine tolerance, acne, and also some things that don't begin with "a". Amazon also stopped selling it this year because people thought it was a COVID cure.
- nefitty 5y ago
  Yeah. I've had several convos with my health store owner about this. She told me she's found herself stocking up a lot lately because of the increased popularity and COVID misinformation-motivated stocking changes on Amazon.