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L-Serine

People mainly take L-Serine for sleep. Based on 5 first-hand reports and 3 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #2102 of 3,539 overall.

14
User score
Mostly negative
20% positive0% mixed20% negative60% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 50% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
3
meta-analyses
16
RCTs
4,175
papers

What L-Serine does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

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What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Mol Psychiatry · 2021 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
An integrated meta-analysis of peripheral blood metabolites and biological functions in major depressive disorder

Conclusion: Taken together, our integrated results revealed that metabolic changes in the peripheral blood were associated with MDD, particularly decreased L-tryptophan and kynurenic acid levels, and alterations in the tryptophan-kynurenine and fatty acid metabolism pathways. Our findings may facilitate biomarker development and the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms that underly MDD.

PubMed 31959849 ↗
Neurosci Biobehav Rev · 2013 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
NMDA-receptor coagonists in serum, plasma, and cerebrospinal fluid of schizophrenia patients: a meta-analysis of case-control studies

Conclusion: Stratification by sex suggested that the case-control difference in blood serine levels particularly applies to male subjects. These results provide support for blood serine level aberrations in SCZ patients and warrant further research to disentangle the involvement of serine with SCZ in both sexes.

PubMed 23792047 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

No doses stated in the reports so far.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 3, 2026. How we rate