Taurine is one of the best Nootropics

Research and education, not medical advice.

I’m curious to hear your thoughts on Taurine, by all accounts it seems to be remarkable as a supplement, and I can’t see any reason not to supplement it. Typically something seen so beneficial across many areas however has a downside, and I’m curious if anyone actually has seen a reason as to not take 1-3g Taurine daily. (repost)

Here’s what I’ve found to it’s benefit:

Taurine’s effects as an anxiolytic on GABA A receptors https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14737175.2019.1593827

Taurine’s ability to increase acetaldehyde dehydrogenase and therefore reduce acetaldehyde after alcohol intake https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10821139/

Taurine’s ability to increase plasma Growth Hormone https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/508122/

Taurine’s ability to decrease blood pressure in pre-hypertensives https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.06624

Taurines’ ability to increase Fat oxidation by 16% during endurance exersice https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsnem/20/4/article-p322.xml

It also seems to have an incredible safety profile, it’s been tested in some cases to 3g daily whereas some say up to 1g per kg bodyweight.

Any reason not to supplement Taurine at the 3g threshold indefinitely?

Archived into the Nootopics wiki from r/NooTopics — originally posted by u/makefriends420 on 2026-06-11. Curated, not authored by the community.