Mint/peppermint tea

Is anyone experienced increase in anxiety after drinking mint/peppermint tea?

I tolerated it fine, but stayed away from it for a few months because I heard it's a VERY mild GABA receptor antagonist. However this was my crazy brain being irrational. In reality it should have been fine and I drink it all the time now no problem. If it bothers you, just avoid it for a little while, but if it doesn't, have at it.

Thomas,

Thank you for your reply.  I tried mint tea from three days and my anxiety was just unstoppable.  I wasn't aware that his mint affects GABA.    Will be staying away for a while.

Is anyone experienced increase in anxiety after drinking mint/peppermint tea?

 

Yes, I too experienced the anxiety level was higher after drinking mint and peppermint tea. I completely stopped drinking it and will definitely wait awhile before trying to drink it again. 

Is anyone experienced increase in anxiety after drinking mint/peppermint tea?

 

 

When I was doing Manage therapy, Mint oil was used to invigorate you and also Mint is quite a lively taste so that may also have an untenanted effect on you  Its also used to lift depression so it obviously hypes some people . I had to stop using it as well, I used to put a sprig of mint in green tea with a slice of lemon but it made me feel awful once I started my taper And I've had to stop drinks Lemon water as well, but others are fine with it, it sems to be any 'perky refreshing' tasting stuff gives me problems

 

 

Love Nova xxx :smitten:

ive had a reving up of symptoms from it too

 

 

shania

It actually helped my symptoms but after a month of drinking it is went into acute withdrawal. Don't know if it was from the real oder not but might be. I read it's a gaba agonist and calcium channel blocker.

Im not surprised then that so many struggle with it. It reves up so much.I feel worse with anything that is a gaba agonist

 

shania

I can now drink peppermint tea again. (Have been drinking it again.

 

Is it now a gaba agonist or antagonist?

 

Peppermint oil capsules helps relax my belly and so help with sleep, i don't take it to often, because i don't know if its affect gaba.

I was eating some mints the other day and they definitely made me worse

 

 

Shania

Is it now a gaba agonist or antagonist?

 

Peppermint oil capsules helps relax my belly and so help with sleep, i don't take it to often, because i don't know if its affect gaba.

 

It's a gaba agonist.

 

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014299908006146

thanks cool 

I was just searching for info on !int tea and increase in sxs. I just fnished a cup and I swear I felt an upsurge in sxs. Thus I searched and found this thread.

I guess if I have nausea or upset stomach it may be worth the effort but no kore for me.

 

Good info, thanks

 

ATU