Dark chocolate always gave me a mental boost and I think it's because it's high in phenylethylamine (also known as PEA). It also has natural cannibanoids which help you relax. Chocolate gives a quick and short-lived boost as the substance quickly increases dopamine but PEA is also quickly broken down by an enzyme (MAO-B). If it wasn't, chocolate would make people high.
i am taking daily around 10g of dark chocolate, with l-tyrosine, b vitamins and taurine in order to increase the dopamine levels. do you think it is a good mix?
I think that's a lot of things that increase dopamine. How do you feel?
i don't feel any change but it' only one week i'm taking them
Odd, if I took all that I'd feel wired
I suspect the taurine is the only thing stopping you from feeling very jittery. How much of that are you taking?
Also, do you drink tea? I'm wondering whether decaffeinated green tea extract which contains catechins and theanine might be a good way to improve dopamine to norepinephrine balance. Caffeine would be a bad idea. The cure for feeling anxious isn't to drink more caffeinated beverages, even if some have added carnitine, taurine and even theanine to give more focus than jitter.
Reducing the chemical markers of anxiety and stress seem to be key. It's working for me anyway.