BCAAs not depleting anything...

[success23]

Hello.
I have tried BCAA to deplete serotonin with no luck.
I even consumed up to 70 grams without any effect..

I am thinking is it is because i took them with high-carb meals and the insulin shuttled it into the muscle too fast and that dthey didn;t have enough time to compete with tryptophan for the blood brain barrier transport..

What do you think?

 

[Hans]

Hello.
I have tried BCAA to deplete serotonin with no luck.
I even consumed up to 70 grams without any effect..

I am thinking is it is because i took them with high-carb meals and the insulin shuttled it into the muscle too fast and that dthey didn;t have enough time to compete with tryptophan for the blood brain barrier transport..

What do you think?

It's best to pair it with tyrosine or phenylalanine. BCAA compete with tryptophan, tyrosine and phenylalanine.

 

[Hans]

And then pair that with sunlight and activity. Great for dopamine.

 

[Grapelander]

Large Neutral Amino Acids

• Increased branched amino acids like isoleucine, valine and leucine concentration in the brain show improvement in verbal ability, cognitive functions and protein synthesis in the brain (Moats, 2003)

 

[haidut]

Hello.
I have tried BCAA to deplete serotonin with no luck.
I even consumed up to 70 grams without any effect..

I am thinking is it is because i took them with high-carb meals and the insulin shuttled it into the muscle too fast and that dthey didn;t have enough time to compete with tryptophan for the blood brain barrier transport..

What do you think?

Did you read fully the threads on using BCAA for serotonin delpetion? As @Hans and @Grapelander suggested, if you only take BCAA you will deplete BOTH serotonin precursor tryptophan and the dopamine precursors tyrosine/phenylalanine. So, you'll probably get an end effect similar to the ancient tranquilizer reserpine, which depletes both serotonin and dopamine.

 

[Grapelander]

related post:

Depleting Serotonin With BCAA

Hi all, I mentioned a similar idea in one of my other posts, but a new study just came out and I wanted to follow up on it. As many of you are aware the BCAA compete for transport into the brain (and other cells maybe??) with tryptophan, tyrosine, and phenylalanine. So, if you raise the ratio...

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[Nebula]

Did you read fully the threads on using BCAA for serotonin delpetion? As @Hans and @Grapelander suggested, if you only take BCAA you will deplete BOTH serotonin precursor tryptophan and the dopamine precursors tyrosine/phenylalanine. So, you'll probably get an end effect similar to the ancient tranquilizer reserpine, which depletes both serotonin and dopamine.

What’s the best timing of taking BCAAs if using protein from a meal for the tyrosine/phenylalanine? Before, during, after?

 

[success23]

Did you read fully the threads on using BCAA for serotonin delpetion? As @Hans and @Grapelander suggested, if you only take BCAA you will deplete BOTH serotonin precursor tryptophan and the dopamine precursors tyrosine/phenylalanine. So, you'll probably get an end effect similar to the ancient tranquilizer reserpine, which depletes both serotonin and dopamine.

Yes But i am not FEELING ANYTHING even from 70 grams of BCAA.. that means my serotonin and dopamine remain the same. atleast that is what i think

 

[tallglass13]

What was your serum Serotonin level before and after?

 

[tallglass13]

What was your serum Serotonin level before and after?

Mine was 152, not sure if that is too high.