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You can always take l-theanine with coffee, the combination is a common nootropic.
by surement 10y ago
You can always take l-theanine with coffee, the combination is a common nootropic.
- extr 10y agoIndeed, YMMV but I take 200mg of L-Theanine with my morning coffee and I find it does a lot for my "caffeine jitters'. Research is mixed, but some trials suggest it is a real and substantial effect. Supposedly they have a synergistic effect when taken together, helping focus/attention even more than caffeine alone. It's not airtight, but L-theanine is cheap enough and the effect is noticeable enough for me to make it worth it. Probably the only nootropic I feel that way about. Some of my friends describe it as the closet thing to "legal adderall" you can get.
- 40acres 10y agoI've tried coffee / tea with L-Theanine and haven't really noticed a difference in focus, jitters, or anything like that. Then again I don't really get coffee 'jitters', or at least I don't notice it. I was very interested in caffeine / theanine as a nootropic but after a few days of trying I've given up on the pursuit.
- extr 10y agoYeah it's very YMMV. Although if you've never had caffeine jitters then you just may not be drinking enough to notice the effect. And supposedly the ratio matters. I "dose" at a 100mg:200mg caffeine:theanine ratio.
- drvdevd 10y agoAlso the brand/form of L-theanine seems to matter as well. I've tried several and the random cheap brand I purchased at the local health food store seems to have had the most noticable effects.
- kranner 10y agoI found that tolerance/habituation to L-Theanine built up fast in my case. It's best as an occasional-use nootropic.