Comment · Wed, November 6, 2013 · Ceretropic
withdrawl from theanine?
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nancyface · 2 points
i may be experiencing withdrawl from theanine, eg increased irritiability, negative thoughts etc.
i searched reddit and found one case where the person reported hot flashes (Stopped taking Inositol and Theanine (for anxiety) briefly, now I have hot flashes/shakiness.
/tremors).
any other experiences out there?
btw, my dosage is about 300mg, 3x per day.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Any time you agonize the GABA system, you run the risk of down-regulation of the GABA receptors. This is more so a factor with exogenous GABA agonists. However, increasing levels of endogenous GABA, like what L-theanine does, can have the same result. 300mg three times per day is a very large dose for L-theanine, so I would not doubt that you had rebound anxiety when stopping cold turkey. I would suggest tapering down your dose to avoid it.