Bad experience with l theanine

[Lostguy24]

I just took 100mg of l theanine and had a stimulating feeling that made me unable to sleep can anyone explain what happened to me I don’t get this when I take taurine or even ginseng.

 

[BodhiBlues]

How long did you take it before sleep? I find that it has a bit of a rebound effect after it wears off which can wake me up at 3 or 4 in the morning.

100mg is also a pretty small dose (unless sublingual) so it's possible that the effect wasn't the l-theanine.

 

[Lostguy24]

How long did you take it before sleep? I find that it has a bit of a rebound effect after it wears off which can wake me up at 3 or 4 in the morning.

100mg is also a pretty small dose (unless sublingual) so it's possible that the effect wasn't the l-theanine.

Maybe a 3 or 4 hours before sleep and it was now supplements branded l theanine

 

[BodhiBlues]

Maybe a 3 or 4 hours before sleep and it was now supplements branded l theanine

Yea that might be it then, rebound effect. l-theanine normally wears off around that time.

 

[Lostguy24]

Yea that might be it then, rebound effect. l-theanine normally wears off around that time.

Guess I’ll have to find some other amino acids or supplements to lower serotonin

 

[Sefton10]

Guess I’ll have to find some other amino acids or supplements to lower serotonin

Lysine? Bonus antiviral too.

 

[Lostguy24]

Lysine? Bonus antiviral too.

i heard somewhere that it actually raises serotonin

 

[Recoen]

Lysine is also used for carnitine synthesis.

 

[PolishSun]

I once had fake theanine, and I know it because I bought from the same seller a few times, and it was fine, and the last time it looked totally different. They refunded.