Comment · Thu, September 19, 2013 · Ceretropic
Simple supplements changing my life, how to start with the basics (Nootropics).
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370921A · 118 points
Hello all!
This post is about my research and personal journey into Nootropics. The first section is mostly about my take aways after doing a lot of reading/research, and the second section is about my personal usage and effects.
To give some background... I became highly interested in Nootropics about 3 weeks ago, I'm getting ready to start an extremely challenging school and wanted to see what I could do externally to enhance my academic performance. After discovering the world of Nootropics, I immediately started absorbing everything I could get my hands on about the topic: Wikipedia articles, scientific studies, reddit posts, IRC chats, Erowid, online forums, Gwern's website (gwern.net), youtube videos, online market places (amazon comments), etc,. All of that research culminated into very few certainties about the sometimes muddled world of nootropics.
+ 1. Everyone's different; what works for one person may not work for you. Experience stories vary widely, drug sensitivity (dosage) can differ greatly for desired effects, etc,. Although there is some agreement on what effects certain Nootropics will cause, effects can be godsend perfect for some and terrible for others…
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Verbal__Kint · 2 points
It would actually be my #1 supplement. Even the Wikipedia article on it basically states in more words that it's a miracle compound, lol. The list of positives just keeps going on. I believe what sold me is that it is the ONLY antioxidant to not leave behind a reactant/radical, basically just metabolizes the entire free radical as opposed to other antioxidants that just neutralise them into a lower state, still leaving something behind. The article is much more articulate than I am, I would recommend everyone to read it.
Ehh.. I definitely sleep better on it. If I don't take it I'll be awake a little longer and have to actually focus on sleeping. A few drinks don't hurt either haha.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
I agree. I actually suggest a high dose of it after MDMA, to scavenge free radicals. Not only does it not cause redox cycling, but it can continue scavenging even after it has already bound to an oxidative substance. However, there has been evidence that larger doses for long periods of time can down-regulate the melatonin receptors. That is why I keep my long-term doses in the sub-milligram range.