I just posted this in a thread in the General section:
For those of you talking about anxiety and anger, I'd like to suggest researching the amino acid L-Theanine. I happened to hear a friend talk about taking it and it helping her. The more I looked into it, the more it sounded like one of those "too good to be true" supplements. But I'm finding that it's really working for me.
Theanine is one of the few supplements that crosses the blood/brain barrier. It increases the Alpha waves in your brain and promotes a state of calm. It is believed to help with cognitive function. Of course, in the USA you're not going to find studies done on L-Theanine since it's not patentable and not a money maker for the drug companies. But I did find this page of medical studies done around the world: L-Theanine - PubMed - NCBI There are studies about it helping with ADHD, cognitive function, nicotine withdrawal, anxiety, and more.
I've been taking it for about 2 weeks. It wasn't like I noticed a difference immediately. But what I did notice within a couple days of taking it was that I was pretty chill during my hour long commute. I just didn't get worked up over the idiots on the road for the most part. Then after another couple days I realized that I felt a greater affinity toward other people and enjoyed engaging them in conversation more. I've noticed I've been more talkative and friendly and have been feeling more motivated to do things around the house. Now I have felt depression on and off for about 35 years, sometimes severe where I really didn't want to live. I've tried taking antidepressants before with little to no relief. I've tried many natural supplements that were supposed to help with depression and really saw no difference. I am extremely skeptical of any med or supplement and I never seem to get the result that others claim to receive. I feel better now taking L-Theanine than I have in a long, long time.
I've read that if you're going to buy it you should look for Suntheanine. I guess it's the preferred version of L-Theanine. I've also read that be careful if you're on blood pressure meds because L-Theanine can lower your blood pressure. It's also supposed to be good for your LDL cholesterol. The studies about cognitive function talk about L-Theanine being taken in conjunction with caffeine. I take 100mg every morning with my coffee. Then I take 200mg about a half hour before I go to bed since it's supposed to have a calming effect and may help with sleep. My husband starting taking it too btw and he remarked the other night how he didn't get all anxious about a situation like he normally would. He said the same thing as me; that it wasn't like a light switch was turned on when taking it, but that he just noticed a subtle difference after a few days. It has made such a difference in the way that I feel that if it continues I will take this for the rest of my life.
Finally, I am not a doctor. I am in no way trying to get people to buy this supplement. Please do your research. I did tell my neurologist that I was going to be taking this though and he had no problem with it.
For those of you talking about anxiety and anger, I'd like to suggest researching the amino acid L-Theanine. I happened to hear a friend talk about taking it and it helping her. The more I looked into it, the more it sounded like one of those "too good to be true" supplements. But I'm finding that it's really working for me.
Theanine is one of the few supplements that crosses the blood/brain barrier. It increases the Alpha waves in your brain and promotes a state of calm. It is believed to help with cognitive function. Of course, in the USA you're not going to find studies done on L-Theanine since it's not patentable and not a money maker for the drug companies. But I did find this page of medical studies done around the world: L-Theanine - PubMed - NCBI There are studies about it helping with ADHD, cognitive function, nicotine withdrawal, anxiety, and more.
I've been taking it for about 2 weeks. It wasn't like I noticed a difference immediately. But what I did notice within a couple days of taking it was that I was pretty chill during my hour long commute. I just didn't get worked up over the idiots on the road for the most part. Then after another couple days I realized that I felt a greater affinity toward other people and enjoyed engaging them in conversation more. I've noticed I've been more talkative and friendly and have been feeling more motivated to do things around the house. Now I have felt depression on and off for about 35 years, sometimes severe where I really didn't want to live. I've tried taking antidepressants before with little to no relief. I've tried many natural supplements that were supposed to help with depression and really saw no difference. I am extremely skeptical of any med or supplement and I never seem to get the result that others claim to receive. I feel better now taking L-Theanine than I have in a long, long time.
I've read that if you're going to buy it you should look for Suntheanine. I guess it's the preferred version of L-Theanine. I've also read that be careful if you're on blood pressure meds because L-Theanine can lower your blood pressure. It's also supposed to be good for your LDL cholesterol. The studies about cognitive function talk about L-Theanine being taken in conjunction with caffeine. I take 100mg every morning with my coffee. Then I take 200mg about a half hour before I go to bed since it's supposed to have a calming effect and may help with sleep. My husband starting taking it too btw and he remarked the other night how he didn't get all anxious about a situation like he normally would. He said the same thing as me; that it wasn't like a light switch was turned on when taking it, but that he just noticed a subtle difference after a few days. It has made such a difference in the way that I feel that if it continues I will take this for the rest of my life.
Finally, I am not a doctor. I am in no way trying to get people to buy this supplement. Please do your research. I did tell my neurologist that I was going to be taking this though and he had no problem with it.
This time 4 SURE!
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