Perhaps just take it before bed - the research says its helpful for better sleeping.
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OK, 2x300mg doses seem to be working. No depression issues for me so far like with the 2x400mg. Another day without benzos. Itās still early days though.
(Just to be clear, I take 300mg in the morning and 300mg in the evening. Thatās what I mean by 2x300mg)
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ive been taking melatonin 3mg with l theanine 200mg for about 1 week or 2. i feel better. im not as edgy but im not sure if its just because i just finshed a move to a new placeā¦ i think the theanine is really helping my calmingā¦ ill share more in a month or so
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ill try the sarcosine soon too
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L-theanine has not lessened my symptoms, theyāre the same, if not worse. And I havenāt gone through any med changes and Iāve been on L-theanine for over a month now.
Iāve been taking 200mg daily
Have you noticed any difference at all? How is your sleep? Any difference in anxiety or stress levels?
So youāre no longer benefitting
Idk. Iām reading all these negative reactions but I feel great. Iām sleeping better. Iām calmer in the day. Iām waking up earlier with motivation. Wth. Is everyone else smoking dope ?
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L-Theanine Users - please respond to poll so we can see if its effective or not.
My sleep is the same, no difference there, and my stress is elevated along with my anxiety, and it seems to be getting worse week by week.
What happens if you miss doses? I ran out of my supply and will be without it until the beginning of next month.
I think the half-life of L-theanine is quite short - a few hours at most - so if you miss a dose you would, I think , quickly see a reduction in effect from the amino acid. Iām just judging this from what others here have said about taking it several times a day to keep the effect going all day.
Perhaps some of the people who have used it can respond from their own experience
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Is it okay to take two doses of 250 mg in a day? I just got it delivered to me yesterday. I slept a little better than usual. That is the main reason i wanted it. But it would be good to feel a little better in the day time also.
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I did not know this about Kava Kava. . I have made sleep aid ācocktailsā for my daughter that have included Kava Kava. Thank you for this Heads Up. I have taken it on occasion also and recently my liver enzymes have been very highā¦although that is more likely due to chemotherapy I take for RA.
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Last night was my first dose of LT. I slept a little better than usual but still was up for good at 3:00 AM.
I wanted to see how I would feel if I took it in the morning. So I did. And for today I have a marked melancholia. Maybe I took too much too soon. But I wonāt be taking the morning dose any more. Iām taking somewhere between 250-300mg at one shot. I will let you know how I do tomorrow. I did take an evening doseā¦Hopefully if Iām gonna be depressed it will be while Iām asleep, LOL
I do have a history of profound depression. which has been controlled by Welbutrinā¦Recently I took a new med for Psoriatic Arthritis. and one of itās possible side effects was depression. I took it and quite rapidly became suicidal. That to say that I have propensity toward depression. I read in a prior post that someone else had problems with depression on LT alsoā¦I will amend this post tomorrow to tell you how i did by tomorrow.
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Well today is my third day on LT. I had a wonderful sleep last night. Before LT, I was averaging 4 hours of sleepā¦which for someone with RA and PsA, i s not nearly enough. I really need at least 10 hours to feel decent. Last night I did get ten hours --and it felt WONDERFUL. I am not depressed this morning. But I do not think I will attempt to take it in the AM anymore.
I ordered LT in a powder form ā¦I take 1/8 tsp (it comes with scoops of the correct size.) ā¦1/8 tsp is from 250-300 mg. I found that this is really the most affordable way to take it. I got a jar of 300 GMs which means this jar should easily be a yearās dosesā¦and possibly more than that. (the link for the powder is one of the links provided here.)
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Here is an update.
Today is my fourth day on LT. Last night I slept deeplyā¦both last night and the night before, I dreamed long involved dreams Normally I NEVER dream. I donāt normally sleep deeply enough to dream. Last night I got 8 hoursā¦not the 10 I would like, but it was quality sleep. I was very groggy when I woke up but coffee took care of that.
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I took two 1.5g a day not the microscoops. I guess thatās a large dose wasnāt feeling much quite subtle I think it helps me calm down a bit but I never heard of an overdose and my body type can take a lot I havenāt had any negative effects from the large dose.
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i told my doc im benefitting from l-theanine and we decided after school and when im on break ill reduce my zypexa 2.5 milligrams to hopefully reduce the side effects.
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