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Old 12-25-2009, 08:36 PM  
Libertine
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Originally Posted by jollyperv View Post
I've been taking L-Tyrosine for about two weeks, and I guess this stuff is cumulative because it really wasn't doing shit until the other day...I popped two and was WIRED, I mean more-so than a fucking adderall...felt like my brain was going to blast off out of my skull, not a good feeling
Again, very unlikely to be related to your supplement intake.

Like most other amino acids, tyrosine is used rather quickly by your body. While it's utilized for the production of a bunch of neurotransmitters and hormones, higher levels of tyrosine do not directly correlate to higher levels of those neurotransmitters and hormones.

Taking it as a supplement won't cause it to accumulate in your body - unless you don't metabolize it well or take too much over longer periods of time, in which case effects will be negative. As a supplement, the primary value is to compensate for deficiencies, caused by dietary issues, a genetic inability to metabolize phenylalanine (like with PKU patients), or (possibly) unusually high demands of your body due to stress (sports, detox, etc).

Always keep in mind that 99% of supplements are utterly useless for anyone who is healthy, has a balanced diet and doesn't engage in extremely strenuous exercise (e.g. bodybuilding).
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