Comment · Tue, May 17, 2016 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
How reliable is Nootropics Depot now?
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Agentleman89 · 7 points
Going through some reviews, I'm struck by this reddit post in particular which is a huge concern. I'm willing to pay a premium for purity.
Specifically, I am interested in Tianeptine Sodium, Bacopa, and Theanine - and nootropicsdepot is the only vendor with all available.
edit: This reassured me to make the purchase. Thanks for the replies.
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Heinstar · 5 points
I've found that Centrophenoxine from ND felt more potent than the one from New Star. And Centrophenoxine HCL from Powder City felt the most potent(and bitter) out of the 3 vendors but that's probably because it was in a HCL form rather than 2-Dimethylaminoethyl (4-chlorophenoxy)acetate from ND/New Star. I've also found that Sulbutiamine from Powder City tended to make me slightly irritable while the one from ND/New Star didn't and felt more potent. Myo-Inositol from Powder City had no taste and no effect on me while Myo-Inositol from Jarrow Formulas tasted sweet and had mood enhancing effects.
I hear a lot of good stuff about Powder City especially over at Facebook Nootropics Group. But the only reason why I don't order from them often is because their packaging makes it hard to scoop out all of the powders.
I have 125g Piracetam, 30g Aniracetam, 30g Oxiracetam and 5g Pramiracetam powder from ND and none of them have any chunks except for 5g Pramiracetam. My 5g Pramiracetam from ND mostly consists of chunks rather than powder. It's annoying since I have to break down the chunks in order to fill them into capsules. And it's harder to break down chunks of powders of pramiracetam since it's naturally stickier than other racetams. Here's what it looks like: http://imgur.com/OsO64Rv
Personally, I want to stick to Nootropic Vendors that heavily test their substances for purity a…
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Pramiracetam has a melting point of 116-118F. So it can get sticky and clump if heated up. If you put it in the fridge to let it cool down, then you can break it up into powder a lot easier. We are trying to find a solution to keep pram from clumping so much. I got very good results using a microsopic sieve. However, it heats up more than silica when absorbing moisture. So I had to keep it in the fridge for the first day. It worked fantastically using that method, though.