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My 16-month theanine self-experiment

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817 points dynm | 1 comments | 09 Mar 25 03:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.35s | source
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AequitasOmnibus ◴[09 Mar 25 04:34 UTC] No.43306268[source]▶
From the discussions I've seen about theanine, the real benefit supposedly came when it was taken alongside caffeine. The thinking being that theanine moderated some of the jittery effects of caffeine, allowing the user to take higher doses of caffeine, which itself has some benefit on task concentration and focus.

I wish the author had spent time addressing that theory specifically.

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1. TimByte ◴[09 Mar 25 08:08 UTC] No.43307163[source]▶
Would've been interesting if OP had tested that combo specifically, maybe comparing theanine + caffeine to just caffeine alone in a blinded setup