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Posted by snowden on December 1, 2002, at 17:41:01
Is anyone familiar with l-theanine? I'm looking for a way to increase my dopamine naturally, as it seems that artificial stimulants (i.e. Wellbutrin, caffeine, etc.) do me more harm than good...
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance...
Wendie :)
Posted by linkadge on December 2, 2002, at 8:53:44
In reply to naturally increasing dopamine?, posted by snowden on December 1, 2002, at 17:41:01
1. Fish oil is supposed to be by far the best
way to do this.2. L-Theanine - works by enhancing GABA, there
is some link between GABA and Dopamine,
cause it enhances dopamine as well3. GABA - The amino acid, does not cross the
Blood Brain Barrier to well, but causes
an increase in Growth Hormone as well as
dopamine.4. Phosphatadyl Serine (spelled wrong).
Supposed to cause a marked increase in
dopamine.5. Vitamin C - A casual relationship, but
I've seen studies linking the two6. L-tyrosine - the precursor to dopamine
and norepinephrine - (I don't know how
effective it is)7. Vigorous excercise
8. Inositol
It does work well to enhance dopamine and
serotonin activity, but It gave me a
strange reaction.9. St. John's wort
Gave me Serotonin syndrome but does raise
dopamine10. Sam-e and/or precursors folate + b12 + TMG
Also gave me early stage serotonin syndrome
(with celexa) but does effectivly raise
dopamine.Good luck
Linkadge
Posted by bampf on December 2, 2002, at 13:45:42
In reply to Re: naturally increasing dopamine?, posted by linkadge on December 2, 2002, at 8:53:44
try L-phenylalanine. your brain converts that into Tyrosine and then dopamine. I've had good results using it, especially with dopamine enhancing drugs. By itself though, I take 2g. of it (2,000 mg.)
Posted by dave40252 on December 3, 2002, at 14:01:36
In reply to Re: naturally increasing dopamine?, posted by linkadge on December 2, 2002, at 8:53:44
> 4. Phosphatadyl Serine (spelled wrong).
> Supposed to cause a marked increase in
> dopamine.Hi. What is this?
Posted by dave40252 on December 3, 2002, at 14:02:54
In reply to Re: naturally increasing dopamine?, posted by bampf on December 2, 2002, at 13:45:42
>I've had good results using it, especially with dopamine enhancing drugs.
What ones?
Posted by linkadge on December 3, 2002, at 18:37:57
In reply to Re: naturally increasing dopamine?, posted by dave40252 on December 3, 2002, at 14:02:54
Phosyhatdly serine is a compound found in
eggs, and meat. I'm not sure if its an amino acid or not. I is mainly used by body builders to reduce the prodiction of cortisol. It does effectivly reduce cortisol and increases dopamine production. Unfortunatly it is fairly expensive.
I have not tried it, but many say it has mood
elevating properties.Linkadge
Posted by Larry Hoover on December 3, 2002, at 19:27:38
In reply to Re: naturally increasing dopamine?, posted by linkadge on December 3, 2002, at 18:37:57
> Phosyhatdly serine is a compound found in
> eggs, and meat. I'm not sure if its an amino acid or not. I is mainly used by body builders to reduce the prodiction of cortisol. It does effectivly reduce cortisol and increases dopamine production. Unfortunatly it is fairly expensive.
> I have not tried it, but many say it has mood
> elevating properties.
>
> LinkadgeSerine is an amino acid, and when bonded to a phospholipid group, it becomes phosphatidylserine. It is one of the building blocks of cell membranes, but it has recently been discovered to have some properties like those of a neurotransmitter or hormone.
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