Posted by myco on April 2, 2009, at 21:47:55
In reply to Re: Is it ok to just take 5 htp once daily?, posted by qbsbrown on April 2, 2009, at 19:51:58
Tyrosine does other things also...various lil side pathways etc...also its a "pure" form so its gonna hit NE hard...making it easy to cross the "irritability" line. i hate the stuff personally but in small doses i can tolerate it even on maois
Mucuna is a "food"...it's got tons of other stuff in it that gives it a nice balance/synergy kind of thing going on....some compounds enhancing others and cancelling out bad side effects of others etc...Yes it is a stimulant...because L-dopa goes to dopamine which goes to norepinephrine (NE) - gonna give you stimulation for sure but it "feels" different because you have all those other things goin on in the bean plus L-dopa is one step ahead of tyrosine in the pathway and for reason doesnt cause as much stimulation as tyrosine (but again mind the dose)...its still gonna make NE but it feels different from tyrosine...you will see. again start slow like i said and work up to intolerable then bring it back a lil for max pos effect. or just cruise on a low dose...whatever feels good for you really. I always tell people to "listen to your body"....it will tell you if its agreeable or not...and at low dose moving up quick most people who require da and ne find it easy in feel but energetic enough to get ya going.
Again choose brand wisely as all are not equal in terms of quality. when you buy sups always look for "GMC" on the label...this is like a certification of consistency in quality. and the company "NOW" - product "dopa mucuna" is among the best of any supplements/herbals you can get...so far anyway.
> Geez were you right. I took a second 500mg of tyrosine, and some serious anxiety, racing thoughts etc kicked in. Felt like back in the Ritalin days.
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> BTW, the dopa mucuna isn't a stimulant is it?
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> Thankfully it arrives tomorrow.
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> Regards,
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> Brian
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