Alcohol alternatives CBD drinks GABA, etc

[bigfoot40]

I still miss the relaxed feeling I get from having those first couple of drinks on a weekend. I do drink herbal 'unwind' teas on week day evenings, but I'd like to find a different alternative to break up the week, if that makes sense. I realise nothing will feel exactly the same as alcohol, but that may not be such a bad thing!

I quite like the Goodrays and Trip CBD drinks and often stock up when they're on offer, but they're fairly pricey. I was looking at other alternatives and there seems to be quite a lot out there GABA, Lion's Mane etc. Doe anyone have any recommendations?

Hi I have tried Sentia GABA drinks and Three Spirit. I prefer Three Spirit as Sentia don't taste as nice. I feel a little bit more mellow after a 50cl drink. It's very very subtle though and not anything like alcohol. They are also expensive but I do always have it in.

Sentia is an acquired taste. It doesn’t taste anything like the nice flavoured CBD drinks. I’ll be honest, I think it’s all mostly placebo effect. There is some evidence around GABA, but I think the CBD drinks just don’t have high medicinal levels in them to do much. That doesn’t mean they aren’t lovely to have.

I think though that you can condition yourself to find any drink relaxing if you make it part of your routine. I used to have a tonic water or an AF beer every day at 5pm. It signaled a shift into the evening for me, and it gave me something to do besides drink. I had a AF drink every night without fail pretty much for about 18 months. And then I just didn’t really need them anymore. I still drink them sometimes. But not drinking alcohol was really normal by then, so I didn’t as much need something else to do.

When this Sentia came out a few years ago i punched the air in delight hoping it would do something. Then I tried it and basically nothing :-( tasted ok and I swear I felt a little bit of something, but nothing at all like even a small amount of alcohol.

If it worked you could always mask the taste anyway but sadly it doesn't seem to do much for me. I think it might work if you.

1. Haven't had real alcohol for a long time
2. were say at a busy BBQ and everyone is having a good time then you took some and felt the mild effect combined with your good social event

p.s. in 2028 they reckon they will release ALCARELLE in America and this one will be a proper synthetic alcohol that will work. link below.

FAQs – GABALabs

Does the fake gin work? Seedlip

Works as a placebo in the same way that non alco beer works I would imagine.

Yes, I agree with the placebo comment. I’ve tried lots mentioned here, and really they’ve had no effect on my mood.