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Wellness Wednesday for October 5, 2022

The Wednesday Wellness threads are meant to encourage users to ask for and provide advice and motivation to improve their lives. It isn't intended as a 'containment thread' and any content which could go here could instead be posted in its own thread. You could post:

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Can anybody think of any plausible long-term risks of l-theanine supplements?

Been taking it with my coffee every morning for the past week and I really love the effect but I've got such a deep seated intuition that nothing is free.

I'm not a doctor or anything like that but, I don't know of any long-term risks. What dose are you putting in your coffee?

I also used to put it in my coffee (I don't drink it anymore though). I think a lot of the effect is that it's countering the negative effects of caffeine, like anxiety and increased heart rate. So maybe it's not as much "for free" but more just countering something. Idk, just anecdata.

I'm taking 200 mg capsules 15 mins before making a cup of strong coffee