Andrew Huberman· PhD
L-tyrosine does lead to increases in dopamine. They are fairly long lived
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L-tyrosine does lead to increases in dopamine. They are fairly long lived
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there are papers showing that as little as 500 milligrams but perhaps up to one gram that is a thousand milligrams or 1500 milligrams a gram and a half of l-tyrosine Taken 30 to 60 minutes before a cognitive or physical task can increase Baseline levels of dopamine for extended periods of time and thereby improve performance on those mental or physical tasks
but chances are if you're using a relatively low level of l-tyrosine so anywhere from 250 maybe 500 milligrams or a thousand milligrams of l-tyrosine prior to cognitive or physical work and taken early in the day by the way because this can act as a bit of a stimulant that you're going to achieve these long lasting increases in Baseline dopamine
having your Baseline levels of dopamine elevated can really help navigate multitasking environments especially as it relates to working memory and this is true under conditions of stress and under conditions of not stressful okay you might say well isn't multitasking stressful itself yes it can be but when we talk about under conditions of stress we're talking about people who are sleep deprived we're talking about people that are under other kinds of psychological or physical stress l-tyrosine can help in that context as well