L-Theanine adjunct to risperidone in the treatment of chronic schizophrenia inpatients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

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A small study in rats with induced diabetes suggests that L-theanine may decrease iron levels in diabetics.

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad research results

On the other hand, L-theanine is mentioned in this year’s review titled “Novel pharmacotherapy targeting the positive symptoms of schizophrenia

Expert opinion: The most promising compounds include: lamotrigine, pro-cognitive-compounds (donepezil - in the short term, idazoxan and piracetam) and drugs acting partially or totally outside the Central Nervous System (CNS) (anti-inflammatory drugs: celecoxib, methotrexate; cardiovascular compounds: L-theanine, mononitrate isosorbide, propentofylline, sodium nitroprusside; metabolic regulators: diazoxide, allopurinol; others: bexarotene, raloxifene [in women]). The effectiveness of the latter compounds indicates that other biological systems, such as immunity or metabolism can be object of future research to identify pharmacological targets for positive symptoms of schizophrenia. Mirtazapine could be useful for treating negative symptoms without increasing the risk of a worsening of delusions/hallucinations. Nevertheless, the lack of replication of studies prevents to draw definitive conclusions and future studies are needed to confirm the findings presented in this overview.

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