Comment · Tue, August 27, 2013 · Ceretropic
N-Acetyl L-Tyrosine (NALT) - Potential for Addiction and Withdrawal?
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[deleted] · 27 points
A few weeks ago I ordered a few grams of NALT powder on ebay to sample the product. I tried taking small doses a few times and had the general impression that it mellowed me out. Since I'm someone that sometimes gets irritable and anxious, I thought that this was worth trying again. I'd really like to have a supplement I can take to get out of those unpleasant anxious moods.
Yesterday I received a 100g bag I ordered from HSW and decided to try taking a whole gram at once, mixed in water. I had been irritable all day. I found that the effect was very pronounced. It calmed my nerves and mellowed me right out. I didn't feel particularly energetic, just very comfortable right there and then. I'm often irritated at my roommate. He's been depressed lately and a bit neglectful on the household tasks, but after taking the NALT, I found myself wondering if there was anything I could do to make him feel better, if I could maybe get him his favorite food, or offer him some help, whatever I could do to help a depressed fellow out. I have to admit, the effect I got from NALT was very similar to what one might experience when taking molly (not kidding), except I didn't really feel any crash,…
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tripstreet · 2 points
My guess is placebo for the effects you had from NALT thusfar. From what I've read, the bioavailability compared to L-Tyrosine is substantially lower for NALT. Some studies have found NALT to nearly have negligible bioavailability at all in humans.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Empirically I would agree with you. However, my reaction to NALT is the same as OP. It produces very pronounced effects in an hour or less. It does this every single time I take it. If my placebo reaction is that consistent, I don't even really care if it's placebo at that point.
I skeptically tried NALT at the suggestion of another Redditor, and fully expected it to be less effective than L-tyrosine. However, that is not my opinion anymore. Perhaps it's not as effective as L-tyrosine at increasing dopamine. However, there is some effect that is unique to it.