Comment · Sat, March 9, 2013 · Ceretropic
One week of L-Theanine
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Enzor · 7 points
Today marks one week from beginning my first nootropic journey with L-Theanine. My current stack is Inositol (18g a day for OCD) and L-Theanine (plus coffee everyday.)
Stack Dosage: 400mg L-Theanine with coffee in the morning. 6g inositol 3x a day.
As of day one I experienced a more relaxed mental state and now I still feel much more relaxed than normal and my ability to focus on tasks (particularly programming) is much improved.
I've been listening to trance/house music while programming now and I've found that the music actually moves to the background of my conscious mind allowing me to focus for extended period of times. I've tried listening to music before while programming but it's usually too distracting to get anything done while it's playing but that's not the case any longer.
Another notable effect is that my dreams are much clearer with definitive "plots" to them versus scattered unmemorable ones. Also, my sleep cycles seem much more regulated and I get tired at the same time every night which is amazing to me.
The only downside I've noticed is that when the effects wear off (usually around 3) I feel a bit clouded mentally for an hour or so. This could also be due…
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DigiK · 3 points
Tyrosine IS rate limited; it's l-dopa that bypasses the tyrosine hydroxylase enzyme and is subsequently unsafe for longterm use.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Yes, L-tyrosine is rate limited by tyrosine hydroxylase. However, that conversion is very fast. Taking L-DOPA is way overkill, but taking L-tyrosine is still overkill, due to the speed of conversion. The best way to naturally rate limit the creation of dopamine is using phenylalanine hydroxylase. That step is bypassed by supplementing L-tyrosine directly. Don't take my word for it. Take L-tyrosine for a few weeks without supplementing any serotonin precursors. You will get moody, and sometimes angry.