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▶ Control Your Brain Chemistry for Focus, Motivation & Well-Being | Huberman Lab Essentials 14:05 “But nonetheless, taking L-tyrosine will lead to fairly substantial increases in dopamine within about 15 to 45 minutes. And it lasts for about 30 minutes to two hours and then there's kind of a tapering off.” ▷ How to Set & Achieve Goals | Huberman Lab Essentials 22:13 “And some people leverage this by using things like caffeine or taking things like L-tyrosine to increase dopamine.” ▷ Controlling Your Dopamine for Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction | Huberman Lab Essentials 29:27 “Elyroine is typically taken in capsule form or powder form. Anywhere from 500 to 750 to 1,000 milligs. And the time scale for increasing dopamine is about 30 to 45 minutes after ingestion.” ▷ How to Control Your Cortisol & Overcome Burnout 1:03:55 “It is true that certain supplements like Yohimbine, like L-tyrosine, can have a modest effect in increasing cortisol.” ▷ ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus | Huberman Lab Essentials 34:29 “L-tyrosine, it's an amino acid that acts as a precursor to the neuromodulator dopamine. The dosaging can be very tricky to dial in.” ▷ Control Your Vagus Nerve to Improve Mood, Alertness & Neuroplasticity 1:02:24 “I'll occasionally take an alpha GPC or an L-tyrosine as well.” ▷ How to Control Your Metabolism by Thyroid & Growth Hormone | Huberman Lab Essentials 4:52 “the thyroid needs iodine in order to produce thyroid hormone iodine combines with an amino acid that we've talked about before called el tyrosine” ▷ How Foods & Nutrients Control Our Moods | Huberman Lab Essentials 11:12 “Now some people immediately ask, well, should I supplement l-tyrosine? It does increase kind of mood and elevation and alertness.” ▷ Tools to Enhance Working Memory & Attention 1:20:59 “So if you weigh 50 kilograms, rather than start right off with, you know, the equivalent dosage to this study, maybe you start with 250 milligrams of L-tyrosine. If you weigh a bit more like me, or 100 kilograms or 75 kilograms, maybe you take 500 milligrams of L-tyrosine and see whether or not you experience a significant effect on working memory, attention, and performance.” ▷ Mental Health Toolkit: Tools to Bolster Your Mood & Mental Health 1:03:17 “there is a growing number of people out there that are relying on, say, daily supplementation with anywhere from one to three grams of L-tyrosine, you know, amino acid precursor to dopamine” ▷ AMA #8: Balancing Caffeine, Decision Fatigue & Social Isolation 15:16 “A lot of energy drinks now contain L-tyrosine, which is a precursor to dopamine.” ▷ Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort 1:17:16 “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... So for most people, 250 to 500 milligrams is going to be a reasonable starting dose.” ▷ AMA #4: Maintain Motivation, Improve REM Sleep, Set Goals, Manage Anxiety & More 10:36 “We've talked about some supplements on the podcast that can replenish dopamine, L-tyrosine in particular. Macuna Purines is actually 99% L-DOPA, the precursor to dopamine. I don't necessarily recommend Macuna Purines. It tends to make people very dopaminergic, drive, drive, drive, drive, motivated, and then crash.” ▷ Developing a Rational Approach to Supplementation for Health & Performance | Huberman Lab Podcast 1:40:17 “Similarly, 500 milligrams to 1,000 milligrams or somewhere in between, will allow people to be more focused, but doesn't tend to make people feel jittery or overstimulated.” ▷ The Science of Creativity & How to Enhance Creative Innovation 1:24:30 “If you were to amplify dopamine levels, for instance, by taking the amino acid precursor to dopamine L-tyrosine, something that I occasionally do to enhance dopamine levels for sake of work or energy, 500 milligrams or a thousand milligrams, even of L-tyrosine.” ▷ LIVE EVENT Q&A: Dr. Andrew Huberman Question & Answer in Los Angeles, CA 3:59 “There are, of course, supplement based medications that will increase dopamine, mainly L-tyrosine. Again, this is something to think carefully about before you start tampering with your dopamine system.” ▷ Focus Toolkit: Tools to Improve Your Focus & Concentration 1:34:12 “In my case, I use L-tyrosine in capsule form. I will take 500 milligrams of L-tyrosine, 300 milligrams of alpha-GPC, and a cup of coffee.” ▷ Optimize & Control Your Brain Chemistry to Improve Health & Performance 1:13:48 “The other two supplements that can increase dopamine in a short-term way, but in a significant way, are L-tyrosine... I'll take it in dosages of anywhere from 500 milligrams to a thousand milligrams... taking L-tyrosine will lead to fairly substantial increases in dopamine within about 15 to 45 minutes.” ▷ The Science of Setting & Achieving Goals 1:32:58 “"or in some cases, supplementation with things like L-tyrosine, which are precursors to dopamine"” ▷ The Science of Making & Breaking Habits 42:17 “And for those of you that are interested in supplementation and like to use those routes, things like alpha-GPC or phenylethylamine or L-tyrosine, if that's in keeping with what you're able to do. Of course, consult your doctor if you're going to rely on supplementation.” ▷ Using Your Nervous System to Enhance Your Immune System 1:38:48 “I've talked before on this podcast about things like L-tyrosine take it anywhere from 500 to 750 milligrams can increase dopamine because tyrosine is a dopamine precursor, of course” ▷ Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction 2:02:10 “L-tyrosine is typically taken in capsule form or powder form anywhere from 500 to 750 to 1,000 milligrams. It is a potent stimulus for increasing dopamine, and the timescale for increasing dopamine is about 30 to 45 minutes after ingestion, dopamine levels start to peak.” ▷ ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus 1:59:15 “And the first one is L-tyrosine. It's an amino acid that acts as a precursor to the neuromodulator dopamine. ... The dosage ranges are huge. You see evidence for 100 milligrams all the way up to 1200 milligrams.” ▷ How to Learn Skills Faster 44:12 “Now, if I were to just elevate my basal level of dopamine by taking, I don't know, 1,500 milligrams of L-tyrosine or something, that would be bad because the increase in dopamine would actually be much lower.” ▷ How to Control Your Metabolism by Thyroid & Growth Hormone 23:59 “You absolutely need sufficient iodine. You need sufficient L-tyrosine. And then you also need something else, which is called selenium.” ▷ How to Increase Motivation & Drive 35:18 “L-tyrosine is the precursor to dopamine you can supplement l-tyrosine if you like you will get a big inflection in dopamine but there is a crash associated with it however it will increase motivation in the short term.” ▷ How Foods and Nutrients Control Our Moods 34:24 “Full disclosure, I sometimes take L-tyrosine. I'm not taking it right now, but I take it only occasionally. You can buy this in capsule form. It does increase kind of mood and elevation and alertness.” ▷ Learn Faster Using Failures, Movement & Balance 1:20:31 “things that can increase dopamine, things like L-tyrosine. Again, I'm not recommending these, you need to heed the warnings on those bottles, but they will increase these neurochemicals.”