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Comment · Fri, January 15, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot

Let's talk about eating/drinking to protect the liver when using nootropics / hepatoxicity

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southernhell · 21 points

Hello, all!
I'm relatively new to the world of nootropics-my current stack includes piracetam, gingko biloba, bacopa, fish oil, rhodiola rosea and choline bitartrate. I also am on an SNRI and a low dose of a benzodiazepine. Today is my first day of adding adrafinil to this stack-however, I am hearing that it is bad for the liver (luckily i very rarely drink alcohol, and even moreso more than 1-2 drinks), which concerns me. I'm considering not using it in my "everyday for extended periods of time" stack due to this reason.

I've seen milk thistle extolled for it's liver cleansing properties (I suspect I do not have the chem/bio background of many here, I am a lowely lib arts girl, so excuse the lack of terminology), but I was wondering if there are any other ways others using nootropics avoid taxing their liver.

I've recently discovered that I actually enjoy drinking water with lemon/grapefruit/citrus/cucumbers and crushed garlic/ginger, as well as other herbs (I also drink far more water this way). From what I've heard (albeit from holistic communities, hence skepticisim), lemon and garlic are great "tonics" for the liver.

How do y'all give your liver some lovin'?

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cristobaldelicia · 2 points

Yikes! You're endangering your own sales of Milk Thistle Extract at ND!!! If anyone has doubts about your integrity, this kind of post should reassure them. Maybe you're a little too honest, MYASD.

u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot

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