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[Anonymous No.17646058]

Does anybody find that L-theanine helps them write better / more consistently, or does its sedative effect negatively affect writing?

Also, I drank one cup of green tea for the first time and felt nothing different. I currently have no access to any nearby local / online stores which sell L-theanine pills, so I'm stuck with green tea: how much cups should I drink to feel the effect?

[Anonymous No.17646128]

>>17646058
I don't know if it's effective or not, but I can tell you how much you should drink to be equivalent to one L-Theanine pill.
According to https://www.thewhistlingkettle.com/a/info/blog/l-theanine-stacking-with-matcha-and-tea
>A typical 200ml cup of black tea contains roughly 18mg - 30mg of L-Theanine and about 40mg of Caffeine, while green tea typically produces 6mg - 12mg of L-Theanine and roughly 26mg of Caffeine
The lowest dosage pill I see on Amazon is 200 mg.
So it follows, assuming you're drinking green tea and you're getting the median dosage of L-Theanine (9mg), you'd have to drink approximately 2.2 L of green tea to get the same effect as a single pill. If you go with black tea instead, the median dosage is 24.5mg, which means you'd only have to drink approximately 816mL.
Either way, you're better off just going to Amazon.

[Anonymous No.17646262]

I find that I write my best pieces while completely hammered

[Anonymous No.17647304]

>>17646058
Bump

[Anonymous No.17647753]

>>17646058
coffee + l-theanine is excellent for reading/writing

try some (expensive) gyokuro green tea if you want to feel the theanine buzz...otherwise just get the pills