Posted by Larry Hoover on December 5, 2003, at 7:42:04
In reply to L-Tyrosine to Dopamine, posted by superRitchie on December 4, 2003, at 19:01:51
> Yea, Does anyone know how long it takes for L-tyrosine to convert to dopamine. Are the effects even noticable?
The conversion is swift, but you must also consider that the formation of dopamine is not equivalent conceptually to the release of dopamine into a synapse.
Many people "feel" the effect of tyrosine within 1-2 hours, and it persists through the day. Tyrosine is also a key component of thyroid hormones, and other things, so you can't just think dopamine when you're thinking of its effects.
Lar
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