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How to increase motivation with COMT ++?

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26
Location
Southern California
First of all, livewello tests for like three COMT more. http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?attachments/livewello-23andme-pdf.5377/ You can check if you are even more "gifted" in that area heh heh.

I suggest trying high quality Mucuna Pruriens: http://hyperionherbs.com/shop/mucuna-extract-4-oz/

Beyond, I don't understand. Doesn't Mucuna Pruriens increase dopamine? Is this the thing to do with COMT ++ and MAO -/+ mutations? In the past, I've tended to have high - high-normal dopamine (urine).
 

Beyond

Juice Me Up, Scotty!!!
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1,122
Location
Murcia, Spain
Sorry pam, these kinds of things happen me a lot :oops: It was the other way around. You could try something for serotonin like Hypericum or something like Maca or Bacopa. There are lots of options in herbs or substances for motivation/focus, but the personal response tends to be very different. So different that some people get better on one thing and others will get a lot worse, so it is a matter of trying, but at least you know you should avoid dopamine precursors.

http://www.regardingcaroline.com/nootropics.html
http://www.longecity.org/forum/topic/40895-bacopa-issues/