Experiments W/ Skipping L-Tyrosine Lead To "Normal Nerves"

I’ve been taking L-Tyrosine to excellent effect now for some months. I’m very pleased with how it seems to help my mood– more ‘good’ days feeling upbeat.

But, due to some stomach issues, I skipped taking this pill (which is best taken before food) a few days. Mind you, I didn’t skip taking it several days in a row, just a single day here or there because I was having some digestive upset (picked up a bug somewhere…)

And… I’ve noted a very interesting observation…

By early to mid-afternoon on ‘skip’ days, I get nervous. Just low-grade uneasiness, but a very definite difference from when I’m taking L-T religiously. What I realize quickly is that though I don’t suffer much in other ways, apparently the anxiety that I’ve grown used to over the course of my life is just below the surface as soon as my brain runs out of fuel to feel okay.

So, it really does help manage PTSD symptoms! Even the ‘background’ slightly-paranoid, weirded-out about the world shit that constantly niggles at the back of my mind. Now that I’ve not had to deal with it as much for several months, I’m really noticing what it’s like when I have to go back to dealing with it again.

It seems that L-Tyrosine is a fast turn-around consumable. It gets used quickly by the system. When I’m really low on it, taking one L-T actually makes me feel almost giddy with happiness and mental energy within just a few hours. However, given that it only takes a day to notice anxiety symptoms returning leads me to believe that I’m burning up whatever my brain uses to stay ‘sane’ and stable in that way much more quickly than what it takes to keep me semi-contented and depression-free.

And you know what–?

I really, really don’t like my “normal” state of nervousness! In just those few single days of feeling off, I chew my fingernails to the nubbins, I pace the house, I have to put on background music or TV to feel okay… the list goes on. Therefore, having a simple supplement make such an incredible difference means a lot to me. I don’t need a prescription. It isn’t expensive. Most of all– it fucking WORKS. I don’t know that it would work this well for normal brains, but if you have PTSD or even just general anxiety disorder? By the gods, give it a try!