I've been in the process of starting a new freelance web dev business since being laid off due to covid. Normally I'd be crippled with anxiety due to all the life changes, but Ash and Theanine are making the transition a breeze, everything is smooth and chill. Theanine is also magic for my social anxiety.

I have tried both of these herbs, and I would say you are spot on. Very well presented, and researched. I take 200 mg of L-theanine at 5 AM, and then take a second 200 mg dose somewhere around lunchtime (1 o'clock or so). If I go to 3 o'clock or so I can definitely feel the anxiety coming back. I've read they last about 12 hours so that's not too far off. I initially tried L-theanine three or four years ago and gave up because I thought it wasn't doing anything. I think this reinforces the fact that really has no side effects to speak of. I pretty much feel like myself, but I just find that things that would normally get my mind racing or put me into a bit of a panic just don't happen. L-theanine does not obliterate anxiety, nor would I really want it to. It does get rid of the annoying extreme anxieties. Maybe not so good if you have to go out and fight Tigers! LOL For the rest of us mere mortals it does pretty well though! And to your comment about cortisol. I find I still have every bit as much muscle tension. I fall into the generalized anxiety disorder group, and then during more stressful times I can get panic attacks or close to them. It's during that more extreme panic that cortisol is released, and that can cause muscles to tighten up. So to put another way L-theanine is probably better for more every day type stress. I love the fact I can have a cup of coffee and it will not put me over the edge. L-theanine and coffee go really well together, almost enhancing each other. Pretty cool really. I'm not so sure I would want to take 400 mg of L-theanine on a longer-term basis. I'm heading on an international flight in a couple of weeks so my level is a bit higher than normal. Ashwaganda's affect on me is pretty much as you described as well. I can still work okay on it, but I can definitely feel more sedation from it. I have to admit I like the feeling a bit better. As you mentioned it affects cortisol, and this can be more relaxing to the muscles. My body just feels more relaxed. Side effects? Yes, some. After three or four days I noticed it started effecting my digestive system. Most notably some looser stools, but not diarrhea or anything. Sorry if that's a bit graphic, just keeping it real here. I also noticed the effect on testosterone. I felt much more energized and manic in the morning, not to mention it had some effect on my libido. Not so sure I would want to take this every day long-term. Some people may like that feeling though. I'd rather have coffee wake me up. I don't like waking up with my mind racing. I have tried the two in combination, although the effects don't really seem cumulative. I think you could pretty much stop one and go on the other. Might be a good way to make both of them more effective, so the body doesn't build up any tolerance?. Don't have enough evidence to say one way or the other if that works. I could not find any evidence if you could take something like a benzodiazepine (Xanax) with L-theanine, so I made myself the guinea pig. Again, I didn't really feel as though the effects were cumulative. I felt the normal effects of the benzos, namely less muscle tension, a little more manic, less inhibited. All typical benzo reactions for me. I don't feel they were exaggerated, so again I don't feel the effects of L-theanine and a benzodiazepine are amplified. The one very noticeable difference though was when the Xanax wore off. I was totally drained and felt very lethargic. It's possible this was an isolated incident, and I don't really feel as though it's indicative of what the effects would be like for others. Not even sure if it would affect me the same way twice, but I've taken Xanax enough to know how it normally feels when it wars off, and this was way more extreme. I'm certainly not advocating that anybody take the two together. I was just curious if I was having an extreme panic attack if I could take something like Xanax along with L-theanine. It seems in general that Ashwaganda has greater drug interactions, so L-theanine may be a better one to mix. I think the one exception I saw was high blood pressure medications. And not sure if there's any potentiometers like grapefruit juice or something that would intensify the effects. For someone who suffers from generalized anxiety disorder or panic attacks I think it's wonderful to have alternative to benzodiazepines that are highly addictive. And certainly antidepressants have their share of side effects too. The drawback to a lot of antidepressants as well is you need to be on them for 10 days or so before you can see the effects. And if you don't like the effects then it's another 10 days or so to get it out of your system. I'd much prefer a fast acting herb.

Ashawaganda did nothing for me but L-theanine works great especially with caffeine 2:1 ratio better than most antidepressants I’ve taken in my experiences

I’ve been taking MACA for the past year or so. If I take Ashwahgabdh should I stop taking MACA? Hope you can help? Thanks for your vids. I just stumbled on your channel and just subscribed.

Do you have a playlist with supps for cognitive performance?

Interesting! I will take notes for this.

great info. Thanks.

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Any thoughts about gaba compared to theanin and ashwaganda?

i found ashwagandha ksm 66 (600 mg) that combo with l theanine (200 mg) in 1 bottle, is it worth buying?

Awesome!

Was wondering if it’s a good idea to have a micro cycle where 1 week i take ashwagandha and the next i instead take theanine and ginseng?

I take BOTH & they work on Different areas of my Body. Actually both help Improve Total Testosterone by Regulating Hormones Differently

Hello Doctor... When I have a problem, my body trembles, my heart beats faster, I feel difficult to speak, and I sweat a lot. Which is better for my condition, L-theanine or 5-HTP Or is there any other supplement you would recommend?

Opinion on Holy Basil supplements…? And thank you!

Do you recomend taking them seperatly or mixed in one supplement?

What about CINDURA, Do you know? Here in Brazil is very usual. Thank you for incradible channel

bloody excellent video and you're very well spoken

Similar how I take them, I take L-Theanine more regularly before sleep and Ashwagandha during extra stressful days.

Not sure if you have a video on it already, but could you discuss Vitamin D3 along with K2? Love the content!

Can you make a video on Shilajit and also let us know a suitable diet for taking any supplements

It seems like L-theanine can be used regularly where as I read on WEB MD that Ashwaganda might be safe for up to 3 months. There are some youtube vid's from Doctor's I have seen recommending L-Theanine so that makes me feel better about trying it.

Do you have any videos or information on taking care of arthritis? Not sure if ashwaganda nor theanine can help on this immune disorder. I'm looking for supplements that are good for arthritis. Many thanks. Also, when you do you take your ashwaganda or theanine, what part of the day?

What if you take both together?

Hey man, just found your channel today and I have to say thank you, your content is really informative and helpful in such a noisy industry. One quick question I have as I have watched your previous videos about ashwagandha & L-Theanine intake videos and how that sometimes our bodies can get used to taking the herb and the benefits will decrease as it losses its effectiveness once our bodies have adapted to taking them! If I train 3/4 time per week (one day on & one day off) and I use ashwagandha on my training days and then use l-theanine on my none training days, will these herbs continue to have the same strong effect. In other words can this type of cycle be used long term for full benefits of both compounds? Thanks again. hope you get around to answering this..

Hey everyone, as well as the uploader: could one mix ashwaganda, curcumin, rodiola, mucuna and cordiceps in one glass and drink it all daily, in cycles, etc? Would that work or would it be too much? I taking, say - teaspoon of each?

L-theanine works for mental anxiety for sure, so does glycine and taurine. Will give ashwagandha A try as well.

Can you take both?

Why not use green tea extract wouldn't that be more beneficial than just the specific amino acid because of possible synergies?

Wait so, take ashwaganda on workout days and theanine on non-workout days? What if I workout 6 days a week?

Hey Zac!👋 I just bumped into your channel.👌 New Subscriber here!👌🏆👏👍💪 You never mentioned how long should a person take them, if you did, I missed it.😬😡 How long do you recommend and are they harmful?🤔

hi! can I take ashwagandha or l-theanine with antidepressants like vortioxetine or duloxetine?

An interesting problem I had with l-theanine is that although it made it easier to sleep, it gave me crazy vivid dreams and I would wake up feeling crap and groggy

how many milligrams of ashwaganda for a 17 year old to take on his workout days? and how many times do u think i should take it a day? Thanks

How much time take theanine kick in the system?

is ashwaganda safe to take with ltyrosine

Another big difference is that l theanine is acute it works on the first day within 30 minutes and ashwaghanda takes around 5 days to kick in right?

Is it wise to use Ashwagandha and L-Theanine at the same time? Because I am now working on Ashwagandha.

Can you take ashwaganda and ltheonine together? What dosage of ltheonine do you recommend?

Which one is better for someone who wants to reduce stress while writing an essay or giving a class presentation?

Can we clarify stress? is this mental stress we are talking about or the physical stress of working out? cuz cortisol can impact both right. So any evidence based outcomes as to the effects of either of these in reducing post-workout soreness/inflammation?

What are the best sources of l-theanine that would provide the therapeutic benefits? Is it just green tea or is matcha better? Is there anything else?

Drinking green tea helps me with energy & a feeling of wellness. However, Ashgawanda is sedative & makes me sleepy. L-Theanine helps me sleep, but makes me tired the next day. I will try to find a lower dose. Otherwise, I need another supplement. I just need to be awake during the day & asleep at night.

Same for me, ashwagandha didn't cause any recognizable relaxing over months. L theanine from the first on. I am taking 2 capsules 250 mg with about 6h in between. Also drinking green tea a lot, probably my body is already trained for theanine, whatever it helps and could become some game changer for me (anxiety, light depression and chronic stress)

Which one is stronger do you think ? I have a severe anxiety disorder. I wake up every two hours with a panic attack . Been on Xanax and klonopin before so pretty much everything else is nothing compared to anti psychotic meds lol 😭😭😭

What nootropic should i take before interview, im under confident, have severe anxiety and weak verbal fluency, i tried ashwagandha but it makes me more anxious maybe because it raises thyroid levels( i dont have any thryoid issue but still think ashwagandha effects my thyroid)

I really enjoy your chanel

Thoughts on ecdysterone for bodybuilding?

i love damiana for stress its my favorite

Hi there, I hope you dont mind the message. I am just starting out with nootropics and have watched alot of your KZfaq videos. I have learned about the need to cycle most nootropics, however know that Ashwaganda takes a while to get into the body, so I was thinking of doing a 4 week ashwaganda then 2 week l theanine and just repeat that, well, forever I guess 😂. Hoping this will help with anxiety. Also the l theanine, coffee has recently started to affect my anxiety, so id rather just stear clear, can I take it without coffee? If so, should I look for a l theanine and caffine tablet, or would just l theanine be okay? Hoping you can help, thank you 😁🤞

What nootropoc would u suggest before a date? I suffer from the physical effect of anxiety, by which i mean can't hold eye contact, brain thinking of other things instead of what the person is saying (lack of presence), and in general lack of interest.. this is not me tho, it is the effects of anxiety which i most of the time have, but if i fast for 3 days, it goes completly away.. so it is something in my brain chemistry that is doing these things, and i am trying to figure out what i should supplement with. Ashwagandha felt pretty good, the last time i was social, and l theanine worked acouple times, but i have just started nootropics these last 2 weeks. Is there 1 safe nootropic that is suggested in such a case as mine? Calming mind enabling me to focus on what is said, and allowing me to think on the subject instead of thinking about other stuff (focusing my thoughts insteaf of the scatter brain i normally have) and enabling me to relaxe and hold eye contact? When i drink for instance, those things goes mostly away, and i can easily hold flirting conversations with girls, while holding strong eyecontact, but if i am on a non keto diet, i gey these anxiety symptoms where i physically can't hold eye contact without my face freezing up and making me feel awkward😂 i just want to be normal😆and also able to eat carbs^^ Edit- i am extremly self concious and notice every slight change in my pshychie and so i feel the effects of the l-theanine, ashwaghandha, lions mane immediatly. I have not tried any of them several days in a row, but only tried them right before a social situation. Not sure yet, wether i want to use something every day, in case it might be harmfull and also have withdrawl effects. I will experiment, but i hear many people say the effects ate better if used over time. 🤔

Why not just drink lots of green tea? Here in Finland it's so difficult to find l-theanine so you basically need to order it online.. it's easy to find that other (can't spell) product though.. umm.. I'm very sensitive to medication and allergic to almost everything do you think it's safe to try?

I take both

Can you make a video about Spirulina?

I took ashwagandha daily for three months and it did nothing at all for me.

Alpha GPC, citicholine, and black seed please!

But where is a good place to buy real good vitamins I've heard to much about fake stuff I don't know where to buy from

L-THÉANINE IS A PRECURSOR OF GABA .... Gaba is responsable for relaxation .... wich , reduce stress . And also when combinons with cafeine, give à Boost in focus

I only took a combo of these once and it was this week but it was much higher dose of ashwagandha. My take is that it can't differentiate between eustress and stress which isn't great everyday. People are perceiving low eustress response as anhedonia but it's not same thing. They're describing themselves as content doing nothing. Anhedonia lacks pleasure and in that it will lack ability to be content which could be argued as a subtype of pleasure.

Hi mate, boss video. Can I take magnesium and theanine at the same time?

Tried both, ash reduced my stress about 20% and theanine did nothing. I tried medium to big doses for 1 month from legit companies (swanson and life extension).

Can i take l theanine for Anxeity/panic atttacks/sleep anxiety, i can only sleep like 4-5hours per day for 3weeks already and im so drained.

What if to take them simultaneously?

what about taking them both at the same time and letting them fight it out?

Because ashwagandha is an herb vice amino acid, it is something people may have allergies to. I broke out in hives trying it. L-Theanine on the other hand did exactly what I needed it to do and is incredible.

The only problem i have found with ashwagandha is the effect on a thyroid hormone which is the reason i have to cycle it. Last blood test i found that the thyroid hormone was at the max but still on the reference value.

I bought a bottle of L-THEANINE and the first day was incredible. After a week I had to take 2 at once. I quickly built up a tolerance. I ran out and really feel the difference. Is it really worth it?

What is your role as a nutrition expert, or rather what is your education and what profession do you practice? It is important that when you receive information that you can trust it. You speak in a way that is very similar to a professional medicine man, pharmacologist or biochemist. Therefore, it is important to know what you are actually trained in and in which profession you work.

I bought ashwagandha Himalaya brand and jarrows 100mg l theanine 3 weeks ago i noticed nothing from both for stress and anxiety . Btw i tried even up to 400mg theanine at morning and never felt anything . I got rhodiola rosea too from NOW but keeping it for last if the no effect continues from ash and l theanine

What are the best supplements to treat alzheimer?

Can you take l theanine everyday?

How much ashwagadah can you take? I have so much stress it is crazy. It is making my T level go down. And I already have super low T at 200. Any tips for boosting T level?

I took rhodiola and theanine for a month, now I take ashwagandha. I've never been less stressed. But still depressed though lool

Used Goli Ashwaganda. Didn't work and became more anxious. Tried l theamine. Didn't work. Tried turmeric on emphy stomach. Bingo. We are all different

Neither has helped so far with sleep. Hopefully I’ll find something that works. Cortisol is high in the evenings.

Cbd is more potent for anxiety then both of those

Shoden ashwagandha has been super nice

I bought some ashwagandha recently that is reported to be root instead of powder. It claims to be 12x more potent than powder. Is that true?

How does l theanine decrease stress if it doesn’t decrease cortisol?

Ashwagandha had the oposite effect with me. Kept me awake all night.

I ha e found l threonine to be helpful

Ashwagandha sedated me during the day I wanted a nap

Ashwaganda sedates me hahahahaha

My girlfriend moter is say she liking the lthetasol more because it having the better

It is Ash - wada - Ganda. You pronounce all the letters. Not ashwa ganda

First!

Seh-DATE-iv yuck! Is that how all Americans pronounce it? We say Sed-uh-tiv by we I mean the English, the inventors of the language ;)

Yes but.......L-Theanine is an erection killer.

You talk a lot but say nothing....not at all helpful

I take both of these Monday thru Friday. I take the weekdays off.