Comment · Thu, November 29, 2012 · Ceretropic
Why isn't DXM a more popular nootropic?
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[deleted] · 0 points
Not in high doses, mind you, but I get a very "head-spacey clarity" and extreme mental alertness from doses 100-200mg. (Anything higher than 400 I've found dissociative)
Usually reserve it for times of high mental stress to avoid building up a tolerance.
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nimmothemad · 1 points
An increase in focus may not make one smarter but it helps achieve that goal. Just as Piracetam won't increase crystallized intelligence it does provide an easier journey to knowledge.
As to your second point under informed people bastardize words all the time. That's mostly how languages change. Maybe your a prescriptivist and think words should be static but I think that words are changed to better fit the needs of the people who use them
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Not when we are changing one of the most fundamental criterion of the substance. Dr. Giurgea stressed the point about low side effects and low toxicity, because of the goal of nootropics: to increase cognition in a sustainable and safe manner. Long-term amphetamine use is dangerous, and completely against the premise of nootropics. It can actually cause Parkinson's-like symptoms later in life. That is not a nootropic. Words can change over time, as long as they do not diverge from the fundamentals of what they were meant to describe.