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Three Caffeine Alternatives and the Science Behind Them

14 points| gz5 | 3 years ago |scitechdaily.com

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[+] aviditas|3 years ago|reply
I enjoy caffeine, and swapped in chocamine to my late afternoon and evening energy boost. Tastes delicious and feels like a treat to have a small hot chocolate drink. It's not on the same magnitude as caffeine but is still an excellent way to get a second wind without the negative effects that come with caffeine. The active ingredient is the theobromine and I liken it to a cocoa version of matcha, a little goes a long way.
[+] plmpsu|3 years ago|reply
How are you preparing it?
[+] tsol|3 years ago|reply
Interesting. I've only heard of TeaCrine, and I am pretty into nootropics. There are countless supplements that sound promising and that 'increase dopamine' in some way, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Still I'm really curious about trying these out
[+] gz5|3 years ago|reply
Anyone familiar with Zynamite, EnXtra, and TeaCrine?

Interesting wrt the different approaches to blocking (or not) adenosine receptors, but I haven't heard of them (although maybe they are marketed under different names).

[+] spindle|3 years ago|reply
I've tried teacrine. It did nothing at all for me. YMMV ... but the fact that YMMV makes it very different from caffeine, which has a marked effect on practically everybody.