L-Tyrosine should be approached with caution by individuals with psychiatric or mood disorders due to its effect on the dopamine system. — Whalespan
L-Tyrosine should be approached with caution by individuals with psychiatric or mood disorders due to its effect on the dopamine system.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“So the dosage ranges are huge, you see evidence for 100 milligrams all the way up to 1200 milligrams. It's something that really should be approached with caution, especially for people that have any kind of underlying psychiatric or mood disorder, because dysregulation of the dopamine system is central to many of the mood disorders such as depression, but also especially mania bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, things of that sort.”