I didn’t notice any difference when I started taking it to reduce the sedation that antipsychotics cause me, caffeine pills are much more effective. I’ll ask my doctor about levodopa (he’ll probably say no).
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This is very true. Caffeine is also good for sedation cuz it has a very long half life.
Tyrosine works, but in large dosages and frequent uses.
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I looked into it and it’s a lot of work. Empty stomach, B6, B9, and Copper supplements needed as well to convert it into neurotransmitters. I’m too lazy for that shite.
Pass the 
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@pintac @shutterbug I asked ChatGPT and it tells me that a 150 mg dose is low. Maybe that is the problem.
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If your main concern is fighting sedation caused by the APs, caffeine does quite a good job at it.
Ask your pdoc for options to counter your sedation.
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tyrosine gives me brain fog, certain energy drinks i used to drink had it. also levodopa is no good, you can buy it legally as l-dopa supplement, but i say its no good because it just makes me angry with dark thoughts and basically every time ive taken it ive thrown away my ap leading to further problems
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I think energy drinks have it. I think monster does, I’m not sure. I think elevated dopamine levels are bad for schizophrenics due to the dopamine hypothesis. I feel bad for being lazy, tired, and sedated. I like caffeine too.
I used to use supplements. The worst one was a racetam for cognitive enhancement.
I tried adderall once while inpatient. I had a bad reaction.
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I took 600 mg (4 pills of 150 mg each) and nothing happened.
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Everybody that has tried l-dopa, myself included found it makes things worse when on AP’s. Most AP’s supress dopamine, so raising it with certain supplements creates a bad interaction.
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