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Mybelle
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Why exactly does Rockstar or Redbull work? Whatdoes the taurine do? and how many can you drink in one day before your body clock is totally screwed up? 
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #1 on: Mar 24th, 2008, 4:58pm » |
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It's my understanding that the caffeine and taurine work together in concert to constrict blood vessels. The caffeine is the constrictor, and the taurine more or less enhances the effect of the caffeine.
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #2 on: Mar 24th, 2008, 5:28pm » |
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How about Taurine in pill form with magnesium? A lot cheaper and you don't have to drink that stuff when you feel it coming on? Just take it with your vitamins in the morning......any thoughts? 
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #4 on: Mar 24th, 2008, 5:53pm » |
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Thanks Nani - I think I'll go to Whole Foods and pick up some Taurine for my hubby.......1000 mg., or 1 grm.....I think it would work as well if taken in the morning and remain in the body all day......
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #5 on: Mar 24th, 2008, 6:01pm » |
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I hadn't heard of anyone taking the taurine as a preventative. (Although I have been on the magnesium supplement for many years and swear it's had a very positive effect for me).
Please let us know how it works for him, and good luck! 
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #6 on: Mar 24th, 2008, 6:20pm » |
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on Mar 24th, 2008, 5:38pm, nani wrote:
Thanks Nani
That as good puts into one document everything else I have read about the function of Taurine.
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #7 on: Mar 27th, 2008, 2:09pm » |
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bought taurine pills 500 mg. last nite. He took one pill with a melatonin and slept through the nite - could be coincidence because he had a bad sleep the night before - he took another 500 mg. this morning and he still feels great.......let's keep our fingers crossed - he may take another after lunch - this way he won't need a red bull or rockstar that has all those other things in it - everybody pray please.....he feels so good
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #8 on: Mar 28th, 2008, 8:19am » |
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I hope it works for your husband, Mybelle!
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #9 on: Mar 28th, 2008, 10:07am » |
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Well, I guess he's an every other nighter because last night with a taurine 500 mg. and melatonin 3 mg. he still woke up at 1:00 a.m. with a kip 8 - downed a rockstar and wrapped his head in ice - 40 minutes later it was gone but he couldn't go back to sleep I guess because of the caffeine in the drink - I was asleep because I took a sleeping pill!
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #10 on: Mar 28th, 2008, 10:35am » |
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on Mar 28th, 2008, 10:07am, Mybelle wrote:| Well, I guess he's an every other nighter... |
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Don't jump to conclusions - he's only been taking the stuff for - what? - two nights?
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #11 on: Mar 28th, 2008, 3:39pm » |
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I did not know that - does the taurine build up in the system? I'm new at this - and impatient when you see someone you love in pain
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #12 on: Mar 28th, 2008, 3:51pm » |
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Keep on your path Mybelle, it may take a little time to see what works best. In what form does the taurine and melatonin come? Capsule or tablet, sometimes a small change in the dosage can make a big difference
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #13 on: Mar 28th, 2008, 8:57pm » |
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both are in capsule form - which I assume makes them get into the bloodstream faster......Maybe 2 taurine before bed? that would be 2,000 mg. and 1 melatonin? I am fried . I just got some Ativan for myself so I can sleep at night.
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #14 on: Mar 28th, 2008, 9:50pm » |
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Why don't you up the melatonin? I know several here have good results at 9mg. to 12mg.
I like the taurine in the morning with coffee becuase I usually get hit first thing in the am.
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Quote:| It's my understanding that the caffeine and taurine work together in concert to constrict blood vessels. The caffeine is the constrictor, and the taurine more or less enhances the effect of the caffeine |
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This really seems to help. Also, I don't know if anyone has mentioned it yet, but you should not be doing taurine caps and redbull combined.
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #15 on: Mar 28th, 2008, 10:41pm » |
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No not together..........and he will up the melatonin tonite, as it's a friday, in case it makes him too groggy....he's only at 3 mg. and he said that sometimes when he got up in the middle of the night to pee he felt like melting wax - but now he's used to that so maybe another 3 mg would be good....without the taurine, do you think 
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #16 on: Mar 28th, 2008, 10:46pm » |
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I've been taking 6mg of melatonin at bedtime for about 3 weeks now, along with 25mg of benadryl. I am convinced that this combination has completely eliminated my nighttime hits.
Now I just need to go to bed earlier. I'm still a little tired during the day, but it's probably because I'm only getting 6 hours of sleep.
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #17 on: Mar 28th, 2008, 11:08pm » |
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Brewcrew, you give me great hope.........going to get Benadryl tomorrow......it's the antihistimine in it that works I believe - I went to see my physician's assist. and she's the one that told me about the Benadryl....PFDAN to you... 
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Re: Taurine
« Reply #18 on: Apr 14th, 2008, 1:20am » |
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I have tried amp rockstar redbull sobe arush bawls bawls cherry bawls root beer and full throttle
some with taurine and some without and even sugar free
the new bawls cans are 16oz the bottles are 10oz
For Me the taurine had no effect only the bawls + kudzu in different combinations usually drink the bawls fast then take a couple of (natures way) kudzu pills right after...
everything they gave me at the hospitals did not help nothing seemed to work until kudzu and bawls
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