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Re: L-Tyrosine

Posted by JohnX2 on March 11, 2002, at 23:49:54

In reply to Re: L-Tyrosine, posted by mist on March 11, 2002, at 23:20:10


I got poop-out.

I wonder if you can sustain it if you cycle it.
Sort of like a "poop-out" stim. From what I have
seen just on the l-tyrosine, people who get a response
usually get poop-out (when they persist). That is what i felt.
It worked for a few hours (maybe 5), probably based on the metabolism
for the day. I dosed it 2 times a day. I did this for 2 weeks.
I started at a lower dose 500 mg . Had to raise it to 2000 mg
in 2 weeks. And then poop out.

I've seen a few people go longer (1 guy for 2 months!).
Other people get nothing.

I've also tried augmenting selegiline with the
same (on/off) effect.

djmmm posted taking the mega-amino acid. It was my
understanding that this caused competition for penetration
of the more important precursors into the brain? I've always
read for instance you take the tyrosine on an empty stomach?
What is the scoop?

IMHO, I still think l-tyrosine by itself is a gimmick.
Why do you think they take l-dopa? To get around that
crummy "tyrosine hydroxylase enzyme".

I was reading about what areas of the brain aren't rate
limited by that crummy enzyme (a potential target for anti-depressants
of the future by the way), they probably go through
the standard biological adjustmant over time to make that
poop-out happen for me. Rats.

-John

> I took 500 mg l-tyrosine for two weeks in the morning before breakfast, stopped it, then took it for about a week a few months later. Some days I took another 500 later in the day.
>
> I stopped it because I read that it increases the risk of melanoma (which I'm already at risk for). However, for the short time I took it, it energized me and helped me focus and get things done. (I had been very depressed when I started taking it—had no energy or motivation and was doing essentially nothing.)
>
> It also helped me to push through social inhibitions easily and contact people and talk to them more easily.
>
> It took 5-6 days to feel the effects.
>
> For the most part it was good although a few times it made me feel too wired (I think I took a double dose once and the effect was exacerbated further by drinking coffee).


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