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This isn't super surprising based on my personal experience. I take theanine in the morning to help clear my mind before working and also before bed to stop my mind from racing.

I have found that taking caffeine and other prescription stimulants(Adderall)have a negative effect in some ways increasing my anxiety or otherwise hindering my ability of outside-the-box thinking. Subsequently I have stopped taking Adderall completely for about a month now and I feel a ton better.




I see a lot of people say "I take theanine" but what do you mean exactly? You just drink tea or does it come in other forms?


L-theanine is readily available in supplement form in the US (e.g. $6 for a bottle of 100 pills). I don't take it regularly but that's mostly because I haven't examined the evidence carefully.


Probably supplements. Be careful about what you buy though, internet is full of random "made in china" supplements containing god knows what


It comes in natural things like mushrooms / green tea, but its also synthesized in capsules / powder / products like neurogum.




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