My 16-month theanine self-experiment
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My 16-month theanine self-experiment
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Re: My 16-month theanine self-experiment
#2What does gwern or guzey think of this? I only trust them
Re: My 16-month theanine self-experiment
#3This is good. If anyone wants to do a follow-up I’d like to see a higher dosage used, and I’d like to see the effect of weekly supplementation, eg each week you fill your pill-box either with vit-d or l-theanine and rate the week as a whole (with some blinding process). Finally interested in populations with high caffeine use.
If I had billg money, I’d divert some of it into just running high quality tests of all these “maybe” supplements.
Re: My 16-month theanine self-experiment
#4TL;DR single test at best inconclusive but broadly said no evident benefit. Good randomisation but so many variables.
I am convinced the author is in a persisting out of body state.
Also, placebo is great!! I have reverse white coat syndrome, paying my GP attendance fee to have a nice doctor measure my BP consistently shows it better than when I do it at home.
Re: My 16-month theanine self-experiment
#5I finished one bottle of Theanine for occasional use and went to order a different combo as it was unavailable. It is Theanine Serene with Relora which also includes Magnesium, GABA, Taurine, and Holy basil in two large tablets. Helps relax and ease falling asleep.
Another option may be a pain/stomach relief/sleep aid concoction we found :
1tsp ginger
1tsp turmeric
1tsp cinnamon
1tsp fine black pepper
500ml milk
Boil for 10 minutes. Drink one cup warm and save the other for another day.
Re: My 16-month theanine self-experiment
#6From the discussions I've seen about theanine, the real benefit supposedly came when it was taken alongside caffeine. The thinking being that theanine moderated some of the jittery effects of caffeine, allowing the user to take higher doses of caffeine, which itself has some benefit on task concentration and focus.
I wish the author had spent time addressing that theory specifically.
Re: My 16-month theanine self-experiment
#7Glutamate is fascinating! The latest and greatest hypothesis for mood, learning, etc. hot off the press. Suddenly everything targets NMDA/AMPA receptors and increases plasticity
Re: My 16-month theanine self-experiment
#8Glutamate is fascinating! The latest and greatest hypothesis for mood, learning, etc. hot off the press. Suddenly everything targets NMDA/AMPA receptors and increases plasticity
Be very careful targeting NMDAr/AMPAr directly. I made this mistake. Those receptors are extremely prone to causing permanent damage due to excitotoxicity.
Re: My 16-month theanine self-experiment
#9It is strange to discuss L-theanine with vitamin D as one has nothing much to do with the other. It could've been better to compare L-theanine with a placebo (cellulose) which is how research conventionally works.
L-theanine at 200-300 mg before bed is extremely useful for canceling excessive caffeine while trying to sleep at night. Add piperine to the mix for possible further cancelation of caffeine. [PMID 35684048]
Re: My 16-month theanine self-experiment
#10I finished one bottle of Theanine for occasional use and went to order a different combo as it was unavailable. It is Theanine Serene with Relora which also includes Magnesium, GABA, Taurine, and Holy basil in two large tablets. Helps relax and ease falling asleep. Another option may be a pain/stomach relief/sleep aid concoction we found : 1tsp ginger 1tsp turmeric 1tsp cinnamon 1tsp fine black pepper 500ml milk Boil…
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