Comment · Sun, December 29, 2013
Can someone recommend a stack for depression, social anxiety, concentration, motivation?
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remedydoc · 10 points
Thanks.
Edit: Would like to restrict to supplements, maybe racetams or adrafinil. Definitely nothing illegal.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
If you want a single substance to help with depression and anxiety, I would say tianeptine. I am taking it right now. It provides a very nice mood uplift for a couple hours. That's the only bad part is the short half life. You need to re-dose multiple times per day. With our sublingual dropper vials, that is not a big deal at all, though. /advertisement
Apart from that, you should look at your diet. Perhaps you are low on B vitamins. A good B complex every day makes a big difference to one's energy levels if they are deficient. The same goes for vitamin D; especially in the winter. I would add some D in there as well.
Then you also have the adaptopgens like rhodiola (which I love), bacopa, and ashwagandha. They will help your body deal with stress, and modulate your catecholamine systems.
I would not suggest adrafinil for depression, as it is more a wakefulness promoting agent. It might make you feel better for a time, just due to the increased energy. However, the underlying problem will still be there. Plus, it does not really help with social anxiety.
I would also say no to racetams, unless you are talking about coluracetam. That is the only one that provides a positive mood uplift reliably.