ways to reduce BA tingle? - Page 2

jordansrt · 11-09-2009, 11:34 AM

just east something with it or right before you take it, it also builds up and becomes less harsh the more you take it

_NimbusTim_ · 11-09-2009, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Rodzilla01

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Originally Posted by chasinSKURT

Eat more red meat, use Molecular Nutritions Peak Beta, or take BA with carbs.

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I still think mega dosed Niacin is more suited for Vaughn.

dvsness · 11-09-2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by joakman

Take 800 mg's spread throughout the day.

This is how Prolab's Beta Alanine Extreme caps are dosed.

Taking BA with food (even carbs) or over a length of time did not diminish the tingling for me. I find it very unpleasant and this dosing protocol helped a lot.

Big_Spaz · 11-09-2009, 01:01 PM

I hate the BA tingles as well.

I tried everything also. Dosing, carbs, taking it with a meal, etc. The only thing that worked for me was consistently taking it and getting used to it. I tingled constantly for about two weeks and then the faded and stopped all together.

Now I'm completely fine, no tingles. And I'm about a month and a half in on BA.

-Spaz

kincaid82 · 11-09-2009, 01:12 PM

It's weird for me, i can take the two grams of NOW bulk, and get the tingles for about 30 min, but i can put up to 3 grams in my Intra work out, sip on it over a hour and no tingles what so ever.

no worries i never do 3 grams at a time, i like to keep it between 1 and 2 grams at a time spread over the day.

I also keep MST's Carnage here in the office for one of my doses during the day.

ATHLETIC EDGE NUTRITION · 11-09-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by kincaid82

It's weird for me, i can take the two grams of NOW bulk, and get the tingles for about 30 min, but i can put up to 3 grams in my Intra work out, sip on it over a hour and no tingles what so ever.

no worries i never do 3 grams at a time, i like to keep it between 1 and 2 grams at a time spread over the day.

I also keep MST's Carnage here in the office for one of my doses during the day.

Correct, that's becuase your trickling small amounts over the course of your workout.

kincaid82 · 11-09-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ATHLETIC EDGE NUTRITION

Correct, that's becuase your trickling small amounts over the course of your workout.

yes, i know, that is why i never figured why several people still report tingles while taking it intra-workout, but i guess everyone is different

YoungEx20 · 11-09-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by _NimbusTim_

Seriously though........I heard MEGA dosed Niacin will help reduce the BA tingles.

Wouldn't the Niacin Flush kinda cancel that out? Or worse you get a serious case of the tingles and the flush at once?

ATHLETIC EDGE NUTRITION · 11-09-2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kincaid82

yes, i know, that is why i never figured why several people still report tingles while taking it intra-workout, but i guess everyone is different

There's such a large array of individual sensitivity to it. Some people have very low thresholds, while others won't get it at all or just barely at high doses.

UNCnate · 11-09-2009, 01:34 PM

Smaller doses spread out through the day.

neuron · 11-09-2009, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by YoungEx20

Wouldn't the Niacin Flush kinda cancel that out? Or worse you get a serious case of the tingles and the flush at once?

The niacin reaction is due to peripherial vasodilation, whereas the BA 'tingles' is due to agonism of GABAergic receptors in the spinal cord which cause paresthesia along specific dermatomes.

ATHLETIC EDGE NUTRITION · 11-09-2009, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by neuron

The niacin reaction is due to peripherial vasodilation, whereas the BA 'tingles' is due to agonism of GABAergic receptors in the spinal cord which cause paresthesia along specific dermatomes.

Correct. Actually the only time I've been uncomfortable is when combining beta-alanine with GABA.

neuron · 11-09-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ATHLETIC EDGE NUTRITION

Correct. Actually the only time I've been uncomfortable is when combining beta-alanine with GABA.

I actually like the "BA tingles," although I haven't felt them for a few months now.

J-Rod · 11-09-2009, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

I'm insanely sensitive to the BA tingle(1g = me having a mini panic attack), but I want to use certain products that contain it.

are there any supps I can use to counteract this?

Food and or meals that are higher in fiber tend to reduce the parasethia and slow the release... kind of like a home brew time released formula. Obviously smaller doses throughout the day, but even 800mg can produce parasethia.

ATHLETIC EDGE NUTRITION · 11-09-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by neuron

I actually like the "BA tingles," although I haven't felt them for a few months now.

I guess, its not working anymore

VaughnTrue · 11-09-2009, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by J-Rod

Food and or meals that are higher in fiber tend to reduce the parasethia and slow the release... kind of like a home brew time released formula. Obviously smaller doses throughout the day, but even 800mg can produce parasethia.

when i hit about 300mg in drink form, i start to feel it.

ya really.

ncangey0513 · 11-09-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by neuron

The niacin reaction is due to peripherial vasodilation, whereas the BA 'tingles' is due to agonism of GABAergic receptors in the spinal cord which cause paresthesia along specific dermatomes.

I remember the first time I took niacin. I popped a few and went to eat with my family a few minutes later. Half way through the meal I looked like I was stabbed in the face with a soldering iron.

Supplement-Slut · 11-09-2009, 02:32 PM

What product you have in mind?

neuron · 11-09-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ncangey0513

I remember the first time I took niacin. I popped a few and went to eat with my family a few minutes later. Half way through the meal I looked like I was stabbed in the face with a soldering iron.

lol

homerunrbi · 11-09-2009, 03:11 PM

I get it horribly right on my forehead or I get a tingly rush if I stand up from say leg press or squats. I've found that if I take small amounts like 1-2g with each meal is goes away after a couple days. Or if I do 5g in my pre-workout drink for about a week it goes away.

mrusa85 · 11-09-2009, 03:26 PM

The tingles never went away with me when using Purple Wraath. I couldn't even get up to a full serving without feeling like ants were crawling on me. I tried food, carbs, drinking it slower during the workout and waiting weeks for tolerance to build up. It never happened. I just avoid any supps with it in now. I have half a tub of PW in the cupboard.

Everyone has different tolerance levels.

When I tried X-Factor I was bracing myself for the post-workout soreness guys were claiming. They said the inflammation pain was so bad some guys couldn't handle it. I never got that at all. Soreness was the same as usual. I think I got some elevated strength levels while on XF, but the horrible DOMS wasn't there.

So anyway, some guys tingle; some guys don't!

J-Rod · 11-09-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by VaughnTrue

when i hit about 300mg in drink form, i start to feel it.

ya really.

I believe you man... when I first introduced it to the sports nutrition market I was playing around with all kinds of doses. I was like dam, no one is going to take this stuff because it makes their skins crawl. Having someone take 400 to 800mg 8 to 4 times daily though is not realistic. As I got people at the gym taking it, they all told me they liked the tingles and missed it when their bodies got used to it. At first it freaked me out, but then I enjoyed the tingles. After I would get used to it though and the tingles would not be prevalent I would miss it.

J-Rod · 11-09-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ncangey0513

I remember the first time I took niacin. I popped a few and went to eat with my family a few minutes later. Half way through the meal I looked like I was stabbed in the face with a soldering iron.

LOL... I actually laughed out loud. I remember being 16 and going through my grandmas cabinet before going to the gym... I started mega dosing all the b-vitamins she had in their and the same thing happened to me.

ncangey0513 · 11-09-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by J-Rod

LOL... I actually laughed out loud. I remember being 16 and going through my grandmas cabinet before going to the gym... I started mega dosing all the b-vitamins she had in their and the same thing happened to me.

Haha, I bet you learned a lesson about using Granny's goodies.

My parents used to yell at me religiously for stealing my bottle of Flinstone's chewable vitamins when I was younger. I still remember jumping on the counter, taking it out of the cabinet, and sitting under the kitchen table nomming on pill after pill

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Kind of a stupid place to hide considering my kitchen table was right inbetween my living room/dining room and in plain sight when in either room.

Yates Row T · 11-09-2009, 04:16 PM

AST's Beta X/ Peak Beta by MN will do the trick

Mfusick · 11-09-2009, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by _NimbusTim_

lol

J-Rod · 11-10-2009, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ncangey0513

Haha, I bet you learned a lesson about using Granny's goodies.

My parents used to yell at me religiously for stealing my bottle of Flinstone's chewable vitamins when I was younger. I still remember jumping on the counter, taking it out of the cabinet, and sitting under the kitchen table nomming on pill after pill

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Kind of a stupid place to hide considering my kitchen table was right inbetween my living room/dining room and in plain sight when in either room.

Hahaha... that is funny. And yes, I did learn my lesson.