Comment · Sat, February 7, 2015 · Ceretropic
Why do I feel so great after dosing icariin?
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I've noticed that, since starting occasional consumption of 500-750 mg of Icariin (40% from powdercity) - that I feel great! I feel confident, pro-social, my brain fog appears to lift and I can empathize with people easier. I originally got it for some intimate moments, but didn't think it would feel like an anti-depressant. To clarify, I've used this occasionally since two months ago, and whenever I use it, I get those effects. There appears to be tolerance if I use it everyday for a week though.
What is the mechanism? Does it increase dopamine/serotonin?
Other information:
I don't respond to MACA, aniracetam, pramiracetam is iffy, I respond to high-doses of piracetam, and noopept puts me in a weird headspace.
Here is what I found:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305705003709
It is behind a paywall, so I've uploaded the paper here. http://www.docdroid.net/r373/1-s20-s0091305705003709-main.pdf.html
I may edit this with my summary of that paper.
Summary:
Introduction (this is study done on rats)
In depressed patients, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is impaired. Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) acts to regulate the HPA. These scient…
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Pyryn · 1 points
Have you by chance tried phenylpiracetam for addressing the cold? Certainly not a permanent fix, but I've used it when snowboarding...and I've gotta be honest: I went out to Breckenridge in -20ish degree temperatures, and it felt like it was a POSITIVE 25 degrees with the phenylpiracetam. If I go into +20 degrees WITHOUT phenylpiracetam, even that feels like it's zero.
So, I definitely struggle with feeling cold. But the phenylP has helped me a ton when snowboarding.
The stimulation's nice too.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
I will give it a shot next time I go boarding. It has been years since I have snowboarded, due to my fucked up shoulder. I want to get back out there, though.