Comment · Fri, March 15, 2013 · Ceretropic
What are the biggest things that bug you about the nootropics market?
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salamandyr · 25 points
I've been taking nootropics of various types for about 10 years, and really enjoy the clarity and attention support I get from piracetam, especially when combined with some of the choline sources available.
But like most of you all I've watched prices go up and down, different racetams vanish and then re-emerge in the market, suppliers appear and suppliers vanish, premade stacks I really liked get changed, etc.
Also, I sort of enjoy navigating all the complexity and new finding sources and compounds that might be brain fitness optimizing. Sometimes it feels like the info is secret, or that we are exploring new territory (we are) but still, sleuthing up gems that inform my "experimence" can be fun. That being said, I've got a degree in cognitive neuroscience and this available information is still fairly confusing and contradictory at times.
What are the biggest things that "bug" you, O gobblers of noots? Access to reliable racetams? Conflicting (or absent) information about mechanisms of action? The somewhat wide individual response profile to various racetams, etc?
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
#1 would be government intervention in the supply.
#2 would be dishonesty of the vendors.
#3 would be inconsistency of the anecdotal reports to proven scientific mechanisms.
#4 would be the amount of misinformation spread around in passing.