Phenibut, Addictive Sleep Aid With Unhealthy Hangover? Dosages, Effects, Side Effects and Safety Concerns
Some say phenibut has addictive potential, others say it stops working after only a week and a third group of people will tell you that it's highly toxic and should not be used anyway... What's true? What's bogus? And how likely is it that phenibut helps / hurts you? In a way today's SuppVersity article is part of the reverberations of the last installment of the Science Round Up , where Carl and I have been talking about the non-existent or surprisingly excitatory effects of GABA in certain individuals. I also presented a list of GABA alternatives that ranged from valerian to melatonin - a list of natural alternatives which did for that very reason not include phenibut (also "phenybut"; I will refer to it as "PB" for convenience reasons), a γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) molecule with an additional phenyl group in the β-position. It is this small, but important structural difference that allows the phenibut molecules to pass through the bl...
