Comment · Mon, May 9, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Nootropics Depot: Mushroom Extracts!
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lynxon · 38 points
How is there not more discussion on these?
So I've been experimenting with nootropics for 3 years or so at least. Racetams, noopept, modafinil, Prl-8-53, rhodiola, ashwaghanda, etc. I realize that these may not all necessarily be nootropic - but for the sake of cognitive enhancement and personal evolution.
So far, I've gotten one 30g container of Red Reishi and Cordyceps. I'll give my description of each.
First, I tried Cordyceps as I had a good feeling about them. One 00 sized capsule full and 4,000UI of vitamin D3 started my day.
Wow! There is an absolutely notable not placebo boost in energy. Almost a high. Lasts maybe 4-6 hours. I start the day off at 7:30 or so with it and get off work around 3. Occasionally I'll redose at that point or once I get home if I feel like being more active.
Red Reishi, now this one, I thought, was less potent. The tangible effect upon my subjective conscious experience is less prominent. Rather than a bit of a rush of Cordyceps (rush really isn't the right word, but it's close), Reishi feels more airy.
I started off with a full cap, but last time I tried half a 00 with the other half as inositol. Great success! The effects were around…
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EthanJPA · 1 points
Yea, it's definitely novel. I've never experienced anything quite like it. Frankly, I just have to muster up the gall to trial it for an extended period of time without cannabis interfering at one point or another... but that's another issue, haha...
Anyway, the dysphoric effects are definitely present sans-cannabis, as I've taken a gram of the nammex extract in the morning, and felt an unmistakably acute effect (which I would characterize as a general uncomfortableness) about 2-3 hours later.
Aside from that, there must be a synergistic interaction between the k-opiod receptor and the cannabinoid receptors, as it definitely amplifies things substantially. I haven't read up on anything of the sort, but I definitely will shortly.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
There certainly is a synergism between kappa opioid receptors and cannabinoid receptors.
Kappa opioid mediation of cannabinoid effects of the potent hallucinogen, salvinorin A, in rodents.
Motivational Effects of Cannabinoids Are Mediated by mu-Opioid and k-Opioid Receptors
Interactions of the opioid and cannabinoid systems in reward: Insights from knockout studies