AlphaMax, L-Dopa, and caffeine..

[Type O Hero]

So what's the scoop on taking AlphaMax (which contains l-dopa) with caffeine pre-workout? I've heard that you don't want to take l-dopa with caffeine...

BUT a couple years ago I did a stack of Erase + Endosurge (contains l-dopa), took caffeine pre-workout and had great results. So...

What's the word?

 

[KrisL]

This the sort of thing you're talking about? : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2042-7158.1973.tb10012.x/abstract

 

[Type O Hero]

I can't get article. All I can read is the abstract.

 

[blacklac]

In for answer.

Realized I took Mucuna P, Tyrosine, Caffeine and A-Y the other day, preworkout.

 

[KrisL]

Other things...
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01242747

 

[Type O Hero]

Stop linking to abstracts lol

Not enough information for an answer. I'm on an old phone. If there is a way to read the entire article, I can't figure it out.

And the AM app doesn't have advanced search. Which is lame because that's the most useful feature any forum has.

 

[KrisL]

Sorry man, aside from being busy at work, I didn't want to be doing any deep searches into the wrong topic for you. Since you haven't told me I'm wrong, I'll guess I'm on the right path there?

 

[SwolenONE]

Macuna is often in stimulant products actually, I find it to make stims smoother when they are used in conjunction.

I use AlphaMax w stims daily, with no adverse reactions.

 

[cubsfan815]

Yeah, there should be no problem using a caffeine product with L-Dopa. I used Fitmax and Alphamine while on Alphamax.

I think the studies being cited were for ADHD studies, showing that L-Dopa improved the stim effect of caffeine, without causing any issues. Or caffeine improved the L-Dopa levels, sorry I am on phone, so hard to research. But either way no worries.

 

[aaronuconn]

I would avoid L-Dopa + Caffeine pre-workout. May see an increase in heart rate, not sure on BP.

 

[T-Bone]

I would avoid L-Dopa + Caffeine pre-workout. May see an increase in heart rate, not sure on BP.

I've found the opposite is true. Something I noticed during cardio while monitoring heart rate.

 

[kbayne]

I ran two caps of DopaDex pre-workout with caffeine and other stims and was completely fine.

 

[Adizzle1]

Caffeine + L-Dopa is fine

 

[AntM1564]

You can have caffeine and l-dopa. If your heart rate dose seem a little faster, try to cut back on the caffeine. Or you could dose Alphamax with your pre workout meal.

 

[aaronuconn]

I've found the opposite is true. Something I noticed during cardio while monitoring heart rate.

Sorry, I was thinking more along the lines of HIIT (unless you were referencing this as well).

 

[R1balla]

I'm on alphamax, growth factor and pre workout no problems

 

[SwolenONE]

l-dopa lowers bp for many, Ive never tracked my heart rate during training but it does always make my stims feel smoother and make me feel more relaxed/less stimed out during my workout.