If you could design an ideal nootropic solution, what would it look like, feel like, and deliver for you? Is it something already on the market or can you dream up something better?
Hello everyone I am an incoming freshman at college. I am a Finance + Mathematics major and will be taking Calculus, accounting, and eventually discrete mathematics or linear algebra my spring semester. For context I am not very math strong, I just love economics and the market. I have been diagnosed adhd and will be beginning adderall soon, hopefully when this shortage ends. I am nervous because I have taken adderall and it is incredible for me. I enjoy learning on it, and I feel as if I am inattentive adhd. I am looking at a nootropics stack to help me. I currently have a list of nootropics and peptides that I have gathered from Reddit and social media and I was wondering if you guys could look and see what are best.
Disclaimer: I am not looking to take all of these at once or together, this is merely a list of nootropics that I have seen a lot and I need help picking.
Daily drivers-
Adderall or Vyvanse
Caffeine
Nicotine
Occasional-
Beta Blockers
Nootropical Peptides-
Pinealon
Piracetam
Bromantane
Modafinil
armodadinil
Adamax
Dihexa
If you guys think there are better options please let me know, I don't know where to start or what will be best for me.
I’ve been seeing ads on FB for 200 mg Modafinil. Sounds good and requires a prescription but apparently they’ll set an apt for you. Hypothetically if I was prescribed this, would it even be safe? My question is centered mostly around the safety of this, as I have no idea about it.
Hey Guys! I currently take 20mg XR of Adderall and I am currently in the process of studying for a professional entrance exam. I haven't really experienced any negative effects with adderall ( anxiety, crash, anger etc) except for it curving my appetite (I dont mind) . One of my main symptoms of having ADHD is my terrible memory, focus and being able to retain info. I have 7 or less weeks until I take my test so its really grind/lock in time. I study everyday. What supplements have you guys found WHILE TAKING ADDERALL that works for bad memory and retaining information? I do not want to suppress the effectiveness of my adderall as it does help my focus abilities. I have seen recommendations of ginkgo biloba, lions mane, magneisum theornate , (l theanine, l tyrosine, I have both of these and tried it before but I feel like it didnt really help my memory or focus it just made me calm idk?) , Rhodiola rosea etc. Yes I do understand there is no perfect supplement, but I rather try even if its just a little more helpful than not. TIA!
Started NAD+ at 25mg, 2x a week, and instead of giving me energy… it makes me SO sleepy and drowsy 😭 I feel unproductive basically the whole day.
Has anyone else experienced this? Did you lower the dose, change the frequency, or switch to something else? Would love to hear what worked for you!
These are the only compounds ive found that not only work but also stack well together.
Pretty straightforward but ive found this work better then phenibut and has less side effects.
Take ~1 hour before social event
I cycle selank occasionally as well.
Im from EU, and I find it hard to any place to actually get nootropics, like tak 653 and bromantane.
I have used Zion Pharma 2 times before, their products were okay and their were quite responsive regarding some questions I had. It is a few months ago since I last visited their website, but now it seems like they heavily encourge you to pay with cryptocurrency, which I find odd. Usually I don't understand why a pharma company would want cryptos for transsactions. Zion Pharma is the only really company in the EU I trust enough to buy supplements from, but now Im worried the products might not be the products I have order or that they are a lower quality and ultimatelly not worth the money.
I know for the long term:
- ACD856
- AF710B
- Neboglamine
Short term:
- PRL-8-53
- BPN14770
- Tropisetron
- Suritozole
Correct me if I’m wrong or add any I don’t know
This morning I took 1 ml (10 mg) of ACD856 solution from everychem and I cannot say that I liked the experience and the effects became stronger in the hours after I took the initial dose. The main thing that I noticed was that my memory and "mind's eye" were drastically reduced. I felt like it was much harder to recall memories and form mental images, as well as enhanced focus and drive and it was if I was forcefully stuck in the present moment. I was also significantly less talkative, I didn't have any kind of anxiety but the words just kinda felt like they weren't coming out. I had increased heart rate and dilated pupils and I felt a little bit too wired up. Very strange and hard to describe experience. Did anybody have a similar experience? Did I just take too much?
Haven’t used them in forever because they were awful to deal with, but just had to share this. 😂
I am very prone to anxiety and jitters from amps. I have tried phenidates and they made me zombie-like and other meds just don't work. Right now I stick to 2.5-5mg dexedrine and the issue is that sometimes I get anxiety, jitters, negative thinking but at the same time my executive functioning improves tenfold, in my unmedicated state I just procrastinate a ton, super hyperactive and reactive albeit somewhat less anxious. I do eat well with it, I drink enough water and so forth.
I am pretty sure I am sensitive to the noradrenergic effects of stimulants and I am wondering if there are supplements that help balance these effects that are worth trying before asking my doctor for alpha adrenergic agonists. Something that preferentially targets noradrenaline while sparing dopamine (i.e. not sedatives like benzos).
I have tried taurine and it was somewhat meh for this. Considering magnesium.
Main nootropics:
Neuroprotection:
I have pretty bad memory (mostly short term) from prolonged AAS use in my teen years, I'm looking into growing new hippocampal neurons with NSI-189 and maybe adding other compounds for memory maybe AF710B, ACD856 (skeptical due to no existing cas), or PRL-8-53 but I can't use that as often as others.
Piracetam 400 mg
MCT oil
Coffee
Bacopa 150 mg
N-Acetyl-Bromantane 80 mg
ISRIB-A15 20 mg
Taking in the morning and have energy until the night. I do this stack daily before my work, seems to be very effective. Piracetam for cognition, coffee for energy, ISRIB-A15 for concentration, N-Acetyl-Bromantane for productivity. For my foggy brain this stack is a miracle. Can you recommend something to add here?
Any pros here, I need your help
Background info: I'm a high school science and maths student in my early senior year, I take bio, chem, physics and further maths so they're really hard, I am a male 176cm, 58kg. I struggle with maintaining focus and finding the motivation to study. I value strong problem-solving skills, a good memory, and mental clarity. I also experience severe depressive episodes, which often manifest as apathy and emotional numbness. There's only 3 months left for my final exam which is a standardized assessment. I used to be in the top of my school throughout my life until I was 15 when my mum died. After that incident my grades plummeted like crazy. If you can, help me with a nootropic or a nootropic stack that can put me back where I was. I want to focus on problem-solving and memory, my memory is getting worser. Any help would be nice.
My nervous system is revved up real bad. Anything that's close to a stimulant makes me feel worse (coffee, nicotine, kratom etc.) . Even just an upbeat song can start to make me nervous.
Benzos useful in a pinch, but obviously, benzos bad.
It's possible for me to relax, but it takes a huge effort. I mean stacking things like breathwork, cold showers, foam rolling, NSDR, lying down on accupressure mat, maybe if I do all 4 of them in 1 hour I can gain 30 mins of calm.
Strong unhealthy coping desires - to shutdown and consume youtube content with noise-cancelling headphones, but even that only takes the edge off.
I wake up and it starts. I'm fine for about 3 seconds. As soon as become aware that I'm awake, there's a flood of fear that takes over my body.
Can't concentrate on anything near-distance, eyes constantly unfocusing and refocusing. I wouldn't say my eyes strain, they don't try hard enough to strain. Small fonts or dark background = totally illegible , halo effect (I'm guessing chronic stress = big pupils)
I know how I got here - (living with difficult people / narcissists and professional victims ) and bad sleep hygiene.
I need to somehow find 3-4 hours of daily peace via some stack / behavior to start rebuilding a foundation of calm, concentration, and nervous system safety.
Hi,
I'm looking for into regarding reta. I see most providers offer 10x40mg vials. Do people use 40 mg in one go, making it 10 weeks of reta, or do they mix up the 40mg vial with bac water and spread that dose out over a number of weeks?
What would be a rough average weekly starting dose?
Someone told me that and I’d like to know if it’s actually true
I’m pretty new to nootropics and wanted to get some opinions from people who have more experience.
I’m 19 and work remotely in sales, and I’m also a college student. A lot of my day is making calls and building sales systems, so being able to sit down and stay focused for hours makes a huge difference in how productive I am, which is what I struggle with.
I’ve never been diagnosed with ADHD, but I strongly suspect I have it. I’ve used Vyvanse and Adderall before, and both made a pretty noticeable difference in my ability to focus and get work done. At the same time, I don’t want to get into the habit of feeling like I need amphetamines every day just to be productive.
That led me down the nootropics rabbit hole. So far I’ve been reading about:
Modafinil
Bromantane
L-tyrosine
TAK-653
Dihexa
Alpha-GPC/citicoline
Modafinil and bromantane are probably the two I’m most curious about, but I’m hesitant to start combining compounds when I don’t have much experience.
If you were starting from scratch and your main goals were sustained focus, motivation, mental energy, and productivity, what would you actually start with?
I’m especially curious about what people here have used long term versus things that worked great initially but eventually caused tolerance, dependence, sleep problems, anxiety, or diminishing returns.
I’d love to hear people’s experiences and what you wish you knew when you first got into nootropics.
A lot of nootropic discussions focus on what to add next, but I’m curious about people who went in the opposite direction.
Did you ever remove several things from your stack and end up feeling clearer, more consistent, or less anxious? Maybe the individual supplements were helping, but tracking doses, side effects, and interactions became a problem of its own.
What did your stack look like before, what did you remove, and what did you decide was actually worth keeping?