I have been running L-theanine for four months and the honest summary is that the effect is smaller than the internet suggests and real.
Loose evidence and no evidence are different, and people overcorrect in both directions.
Nobody has ever been talked out of a stack by a stranger on the internet.
Underdosing and tolerance are indistinguishable from the inside, and everyone picks the flattering explanation.
Is a baseline blood test really necessary before starting something like this?
Loose evidence and no evidence are different, and people overcorrect in both directions.
Log dose, time and sleep. Ten seconds a day and it turns the anecdote into something you can look at.
Baseline first.
Test one thing at a time. It feels slower and it is the only way to learn anything. How long have you been on L-theanine?
I would take the narrow conclusion. Broad ones are more interesting and less true.
Baseline first.
This is the kind of post the forum exists for.
Baseline first.