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Wellness Wednesday for March 1, 2023

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Any nootropics folks here? I know someone mentioned Silexin (lavender oil) recently and I tried it. It has been okay, noticed a decent change but only after I forgot to take it - had some big changes in my life so difficult to tell if that affected me.

The one nootropic substance I do love and use regularly is Kratom. Is is truly powerful and I’m surprised it isn’t more popular. It has strong effects, is really not addictive, and very cheap/easy to produce.

I’ve tried alpha GPC and other stuff in the past but I’m too lazy to do research and leery of messing with my brain. Any highly recommended supplements folks on here like?

Not quite a nootropic, but I find psilocybin does similar stuff long after a mild dose; clarity of thought, insight, integration of logical reasoning with emotional reasoning; I find myself "trusting my feelings" in the Jedi-y sense.

Lions Mane. It's hard to pinpoint exactly what has changed. But I feel more awake to some degree. It might not help other people though since it seems to be the most helpful for people who've suffered minor brain damage. I suffered one concussion too many as a late-teen to the point that people around me noticed, and pointed out, that my language use got worse.

One objective thing is that my eyes open a lot more now. Not sure what that means (worse eyesight?). It also gave me some wild dreams and slight headaches (which i normally never get).

https://nootropicsdepot.com/n-acetyl-l-tyrosine-nalt-powder/

A relatively mild stimulant that works well as a complement to caffeine or amphetamines.

I initially used it as a way to ease the come down from my ADHD meds but I kept taking it after stopping to medicate my ADHD. Nowadays I mostly use it as a pre-workout supplement and for purpose i greatly prefer it to caffeine.

I have a different experience with kratom, it hit me like an opioid high and over time turned me into an asshole when I wasn't getting it, this lasted about 2 years and then I had to admit it was a problem and quit.

I tried to get into nootropics a bit during my university days, but none of the 'true' nootropics seemed to make much difference.

The only time I remember noticing a significant effect was when I took a premade stack product that made me depressed. It probably had too much choline relative to the piracetam in it.

However, I do still regularly use modafinil (I'm actually on it right now). It really can't be taken regularly but if I've had a bad night's sleep and need to be productive at work the next day, it's great. It makes me awake and able to concentrate without the anxiety of a caffeine high.

Although I have noticed a couple of weird side effects. I have to avoid playing video games while on it or I will play for too long, perhaps because it stops me getting bored. Also, it mitigates the drunken feeling from alcohol. This is a problem because it tempts me to drink more in order to get the same buzz as I usually would. Of course, it does nothing to prevent hangovers.

It makes me awake and able to concentrate without the anxiety of a caffeine high.

Also in partial response to @andenyalaa mentioning L-theanine- I've not tried any L-theanine supplements, but I've had very good results alternating my coffee with black tea (which has L-theanine) in terms of not getting hit with anxiety/jitters.

Not sure if the benefit was really from just "smoothing the curve" of caffeine intake or from the L-theanine itself, but either way worked in practice. Was definitely not from a reduction in overall caffeine, switch was from two cups of coffee to two cups of coffee with a cup of tea in between.

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