Comment · Fri, November 29, 2013 · Ceretropic
Nootropics on a developing brain
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Rockan24 · 6 points
Hi everyone! I've been experimenting with nootropics a little bit in the past year or so and I must say I really enjoy the effects I've seen so far. The nootropics I have tried have been Modafinil, Caffeine + L-theanine, Nicotine and piracetam + choline. And as far as drugs go, adderall.
So I started college this fall and have been dramaticly increasing my usage of, mostly, adderall, modafinil and caffeine + L-theanine. I just can't seem to get anything done if I'm not on anything. But this increase in usage has scared me a little bit as I am still 19 years old and my brain is still developing.
So what I'm wondering is if anyone of you guys have any clue what negative effects this nootropics/adderall-consumption could have on my developing brain. I haven't really found any real studies on the matter but you guys might have or maybe you have noticed any positive/negative long term effects on yourselves through personal usage during you brain-developing years.
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strange_hobbies · 6 points
At your age the brain is mainly done developing. Still some work to go but not much.
The danger is that your new neurons will rely on these fun things to function properly. You will need them to be normal and without them you will have the opposite effects. This is speculation because no one has been reckless enough to pump a still developing brain full of fun drugs. Any scientist that wants to keep their job would avoid it from an ethical point of view.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Research suggests that brains continue to develop well into one's 20s.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922134617.htm