Posted by paulb on January 23, 2016, at 22:03:41
In reply to how to increase dopamine levels artificially, posted by rakesh on January 22, 2016, at 4:39:23
The next step on from L-Tyrosine is L-Dopa(Levodopa)which will certainly be better at increasing dopamine levels than L-TYrosine because it one step closer. Actually Im not sure whether it is in fact pure dopamine and if its not its pretty close for sure. It crosses the blood-brain barrier and i think is used for parkinsons disease so im not sure that would be appropriate for you. Of course there is always the addictive and non addictive medications which both have their pros and cons. Take Wellbutrin, a non addictive medicine by and large(only has weak dopamine releasing properties). That would increase your dopamine levels artificially and ive heard good things about it. Bottom line the addictive meds are more powerful but you risk dependancy and the need to increase the dose after some time. With drugs like WEllbutrin, Venlafaxine etc you ave to watch out for poop-out. I personally wouldnt recommend L-DOPA because of the side effects even though it follows on from your point about L-tyrosine and precursors. Your best bet may be a medicine called Parnate which I myself take. Its a powerful antidepressant with some amphetamine like properties but relatively weak. In case many people have benefitted from it.PB
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