Taurine for Muscle Cramps
Sulphonic beta-amino acid abundant in cardiac and skeletal muscle and the central nervous system; involved in bile acid conjugation, osmoregulation, and modulation of GABA/glycine receptors, and studied for cardiovascular and exercise performance.
The connection
Sudden, involuntary muscle contractions. Often caused by electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, or overexertion.
Also known as: 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid
Taurine × Muscle Cramps: at a glance
Every published result for this pair, extracted and audited.
Taurine / Muscle Cramps: publication years
What this means: Counts describe research quantity, not treatment effectiveness or certainty.
| Category | Publications (count) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Taurine × Muscle Cramps: the evidence base
Hand-selected PubMed studies, linked to the originals.
Ordered by strength of evidence, then result direction.
01Taurine supplementation as a therapeutic strategy for cellular senescence and chronic inflammation in long COVID: a systematic review and meta-analysisWang K, et al. · BMC infectious diseases · 2026PMID 41803812 ↗02Energy Drinks as the Legal Cocaine? A Comparative Review of Cardiac Physiopathological and Histopathological PatternsGhamlouch A, et al. · Cardiovascular toxicology · 2025PMID 41266869 ↗03Psychosocial and medication interventions to stop or reduce alcohol consumption during pregnancyMinozzi S, et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024PMID 38682758 ↗04Insights into the cardiovascular benefits of taurine: a systematic review and meta-analysisTzang CC, et al. · Nutrition journal · 2024PMID 39148075 ↗05Baclofen for alcohol use disorderAgabio R, et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023PMID 36637087 ↗06Insomnia in Alcohol-Dependent Patients: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Acamprosate Effect: An Individual Patient Data Meta-AnalysisPerney P, et al. · Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2018PMID 29617889 ↗Community experiences
Contributors volunteered; this does not establish treatment effectiveness or population incidence.
Reported changes
No publishable community breakdown is available. This does not establish that no reports exist.