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Comment · Fri, February 19, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot

Lion's Mane Megadose

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So, I just wanted to briefly share my experience with mega dosing Lion's Mane since there's very little information about that out there.
So, since I've abused amphetamine quite heavily (due to addiction) over the past 2-3 years, I've been interested in anything that could help my brain heal. In order to achieve that goal, in addition to multivitamins, fish oils, and the likes, I've been also buying any and all nootropic substances that increase BDNF, NGF, and decrease neurotoxicity. Among substances that I use for that purpose are: memantine, tianepetine, noopept (although I reduced the intake of that substance due to memory issues it causes), and more sporadically (due to its price) Semax. All of these substances have been tremendously helpful to me, so I am always on the lookout for substances with similar properties. And, although I usually avoid so called herbal or traditional medicines (due to the snake oil aspect of a lot of these "medicines"), just a few weeks ago I've stumbled upon the relatively well researched Lion's Mane. According to wikipedia, research has demonstrated the following:

* Stimulated animal nerve cells.
* A double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-contro…

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EthanJPA · 2 points

Cool, thanks.

I often wonder, in regards to plant extracts, if some beneficial components of the whole leaf (or in this case, fruiting body) are lost when extracts are standardized for specific chemicals. Extracts are great and all, but the biological complexity of plants and fungus is what makes them so incredibly powerful and intriguing, so I feel it's unfortunate to sacrifice that in the name of a higher concentration of one compound or another - even if those compounds are proven to be beneficial.

In the case of a mushroom in particular (being incredibly complex, and relatively understudied) it seems that there could be a huge amount of chemicals with un-elucidated effects and interactions contained within the fungal matter that's generally tossed out.

Long story short: Glad to hear that your new extracts are formulated the way they are. Keep doing what you're doing!

u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot

I totally agree. Sometimes extracts are better, when we have a good idea of the exact few actives in a plant. However, sometimes a full spectrum is best. Glad you are liking things!

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