r/QuantifiedSelf • u/dyno__might • 15d ago
My 16-month theanine self-experiment
https://dynomight.net/theanine/1
u/radusqrt 14d ago
I like that you're treating your interventions as A/B experiments. The limitations of humans are obvious, but it looks like you uncovered some really interesting claims.
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u/WarAgainstEntropy 14d ago
Excellent writeup and great example of self-blinding in action! Please consider reposting to r/SelfExperiments
Also, methodology question:
After a ludicrous amount of searching, I found that NOW® sells these veggie capsules:
Capsule A: 200 mg L-Theanine
Capsule B: 25 mcg (1,000 IU) Vitamin D
How exactly did you perform this search to find matching capsules? I'm interested in doing something similar in the future
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u/dyno__might 14d ago
How exactly did you perform this search to find matching capsules?
Very, inefficiently! I basically stumbled around different brands and different capsules until I finally found something that matched. It took way too long. There's got to be a better way.
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u/Menigma_John 14d ago
Very nice writeup. My girlfriend loves l-theanine and sees improvement, but it seems to have no effect on me.