PHENIBUT
Other Name(s):
4-Amino-3-Phenylbutyric Acid, Acide 4-Amino-3-Phenylbutyrique, Acide Bêta-phényl-gamma-aminobutyrique, Agente Gabaérgico, B-Phenyl-Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Beta-Phenyl-GABA, Bêta-Phényl-GABA, Beta-phenyl-gamma-aminobutyric acid, Fenibut, Phénibut, Phenyl-GABA, Phényl-GABA.
OVERVIEW
Phenibut is a chemical similar to a brain chemical called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is used as medicine.
Phenibut is used for anxiety, fear, trouble sleeping (insomnia), tension, stress, fatigue, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, alcoholism, and irregular heartbeat. It is also used for improving memory, learning, and thinking.
How does it work?
Phenibut is similar to the brain chemical called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Research in animals shows that it might decrease anxiety and have other effects on the body. But phenibut has not been studied in people, so no one knows whether it might work as a medicine.
USES & EFFECTIVENESS
Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...
- Anxiety.
- Alcoholism.
- Irregular heartbeat.
- Fear.
- Insomnia.
- Tension.
- Stress.
- Fatigue.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Depression.
- Improving memory, learning, and thinking.
- Other conditions.
SIDE EFFECTS
There is not enough information to know if phenibut is safe. It has not been studied in people.
