Taurine at 3g daily for about two months, what I noticed

Posted by midwest_scientist in Longevity & Anti-Aging - 1 points, 0 comments.

I started taking taurine about eight weeks ago after reading the 2023 healthspan stuff that came out. Honestly I was a bit skeptical because it is cheap and everyone suddenly jumped on it, but I figured why not. I take 3 grams in the morning, sometimes split with another gram before training.

For me the most noticeable thing was endurance. I do cycling three times a week and my legs just felt less heavy on climbs, like I could push a bit longer before that burning feeling kicked in. Could be placebo or could just be a good training month, I cannot rule that out. But it felt consistent across weeks.

Sleep seemed a bit deeper too, I wake up less during the night. I know taurine acts on GABA receptors so that maybe makes sense, but again just my own experience.

I have not noticed any skin or major aging biomarker changes, that would be unrealistic to expect in two months. No side effects at all, maybe slightly looser stool one day but I eat a lot of fibre so hard to say what caused it.

Anyone here running it longer term or at higher doses? Curious if the endurance effect holds up or fades over time.

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