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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southernhell · 2 points
Awesome transparency-will need to look into you for vending purposes at some point :)
I've noticed slight heartburn/chest pain taking adrafinil on both days, is this something to be concerned about? Everything else seems fine, didn't even notice my urine being any extra stinky.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Heartburn is not a huge concern, but chest pain is. It's hard to tell the difference sometimes, though. You should certainly drink more water than you usually do when taking any of the Afinils.