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Probiotics for Serotonin and Dopamine

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I've recently experimented with a probiotics containing high amounts >2 billion each per capsule of these bacteria:

  • L. plantarum - significantly increased serotonin and dopamine in mice and reduced anxious behavior when they were in a maze
  • B. longum - may reduce depression and anxiety, helps people with IBS
  • B. bifidum - helps generate vitamins such as K and B-12, which may also influence mood
  • B. infantis - increased relaxation in rats and helped with treating irritable bowel syndrome
  • L. reuteri - known to have an anti-pain effect in mice and can help increase excitability
  • L. acidophilus - may help reduce cholesterol and supports nutrient absorption
  • L. helveticus - rats administered with L. helveticus showed a decline in anxiety scores but another 2017 study found no difference
  • L. casei
  • L. rhamnosus
  • B. breve

The effects where immediate from 1 pill taken with food, mental focus, relaxation, flow states, easier to breath... I feel high. It normally kicks in at around 1-3pm. 

Even the color i see when i close my eyes is different. For people experience major depression or instability this should be the first stop.

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That is so cool. My MD mom says me feeling good when eating a lot of veggies is probably placebo. No, mom, I'm feeding my little minions ?


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13 hours ago, Carl-Richard said:

That is so cool. My MD mom says me feeling good when eating a lot of veggies is probably placebo. No, mom, I'm feeding my little minions ?

Evidence submitted and peer-reviewed, we can finally conclude that mothers are always wrong. ^_^

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Damn. 

I tried taking 450 billion and didn't notice any big changes. 

But that was a while ago so I might be misremembering. 

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@integral What is the probiotic supplement you took?  

I have been taking the BePure Two probiotic for the past month with no results. I was so confident it would at least do something as I had done a Comprehensive Stool Test which showed that I was lacking a lot of healthy gut flora, I was like "This is it! This has to be it!". But unfortunately I didn't get any results from it. 

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@Vision Flora Senior's Probiotic 34 Billion 60 Veggie Caps 

I purchased it refrigerated at a local health food store. I think its important not to buy it online for this reason, the probiotics could all be dead. Im not a senior, just this one had the most probiotics packed into it that i was looking for, highest concentration. There are other ones marketed as Mood probiotics that look good, can google them, but ive not tested. 

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Look for spore-based probiotics as most probiotics get broken down via stomach acid and do nothing. Also eat a tablespoon of raw sauerkraut every day. That's superior to any probiotic you'll find in a supermarket.

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14 hours ago, integral said:

@Vision Flora Senior's Probiotic 34 Billion 60 Veggie Caps 

I purchased it refrigerated at a local health food store. I think its important not to buy it online for this reason, the probiotics could all be dead. Im not a senior, just this one had the most probiotics packed into it that i was looking for, highest concentration. There are other ones marketed as Mood probiotics that look good, can google them, but ive not tested. 

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Thanks. How long did it take for you to see results?

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10 hours ago, Olly said:

Look for spore-based probiotics as most probiotics get broken down via stomach acid and do nothing. Also eat a tablespoon of raw sauerkraut every day. That's superior to any probiotic you'll find in a supermarket.

@Olly Is MegaSporeBiotic good?

I currently have that, but when I first took it, it made me feel worse. But I took it a year ago, when I had SIBO.

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