Nootropic stacks

[Rebis]

What Nootropic stacks do we take?

I don't take it constantly but I have:
Modafinil L-Theanine, Caffeine, 5-HTP, Resveratrol, Choline and Vitamin Pills.

Pretty broke atm but I get paid in 2 weeks so going to experiment.

What I've tried:
-Piracetam, Aniracetam, Noopept, Adrafinil and Armodafinil.

Any suggestions to keep the wandering mind focused?

 

[Puffy]

I've tried modafinil, noopept and adrafinil before. They're definitely effective for purposes of focusing and overcoming procrastination.

My only warning is that the health effects of long-term usage seemed dubious to me, especially as they disturbed my sleep pattern in my experience. I also found there was a pay-off in that while I was more 'focused' other aspects of my cognition - like creative thinking, intuition, and day-dreaming - were impaired under the influence of it. Which is a trade-off I might see the value in making on particular days but it's worth baring in mind as a long-term choice.

I'm a bit of a nootropic skeptic tbh in comparison with more natural alternatives like good diet, sleep, exercise, and energy management. For example, I don't understand why the average 20-30 something would need any coffee in order to be motivated and energised if they're healthy and not over-working themselves. In my experience, it's possible for substances like coffee to become a dependency in which you end up needing them in order to be motivated and energised on a given day, and I'm able to achieve similar energy levels when I quit and maintain a healthier lifestyle.

 

[Rebis]

I've tried modafinil, noopept and adrafinil before. They're definitely effective for purposes of focusing and overcoming procrastination.

My only warning is that the health effects of long-term usage seemed dubious to me, especially as they disturbed my sleep pattern in my experience. I also found there was a pay-off in that while I was more 'focused' other aspects of my cognition - like creative thinking, intuition, and day-dreaming - were impaired under the influence of it. Which is a trade-off I might see the value in making on particular days but it's worth baring in mind as a long-term choice.

I'm a bit of a nootropic skeptic tbh in comparison with more natural alternatives like good diet, sleep, exercise, and energy management. For example, I don't understand why the average 20-30 something would need any coffee in order to be motivated and energised if they're healthy and not over-working themselves. In my experience, it's possible for substances like coffee to become a dependency in which you end up needing them in order to be motivated and energised on a given day, and I'm able to achieve similar energy levels when I quit and maintain a healthier lifestyle.

I take them at specific times depending on the time of day, caffeine has a half life of 5 hours hours so in a normal day i'm awake 16-17 hours. If I take 150mg of caffeine I'll have about 20mg of caffeine left in my body.

With modafinil I took it at 9:30am this morning, I'll sleep at about 11:30pm tonight. The remnants will wear off by then, though if I take modafinil day after day the amount will compound, affecting my sleeping pattern.

I accept the cognitive tradeoff.

 

[Tenacity]

Kava
Used to take Lion's Mane & Reishi Mushroom

 

[Ex-User (14663)]

I keep it nice and simple with caffeine and nicotine.

 

[Rebis]

So I potentiated modafinil with caffeine yesterday and slept a disrupted 6 hours.

I think my modafinil is actually the armodafinil isomer so it last the longest at 18 hours.

Test today wish me luck.

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[Rebis]

I keep it nice and simple with caffeine and nicotine.

Do you take nicotine through cigarettes or through a tablet/patch

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[Tenacity]

So I potentiated modafinil with caffeine yesterday and slept a disrupted 6 hours.

I think my modafinil is actually the armodafinil isomer so it last the longest at 18 hours.

Test today wish me luck.

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Good luck!

 

[Ex-User (14663)]

I keep it nice and simple with caffeine and nicotine.

Do you take nicotine through cigarettes or through a tablet/patch

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I use snus. Its very prevalent in the Nordic area, smoke is almost non-existent.

 

[Rebis]

I keep it nice and simple with caffeine and nicotine.

Do you take nicotine through cigarettes or through a tablet/patch

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I use snus. Its very prevalent in the Nordic area, smoke is almost non-existent.

Interesting, never heard of it. I'd try nicotine in pill form or something, it is one of the most studied nootropics after all.

 

[SurudRump]

I had covid and faced an unpleasant consequence of this disease - extremelly strong weakness, even to make a sandwich, I was forced to sit down - I just had no strength to stand!

 

[Hadoblado]

Bot?

 

[BurnedOut]

Duloxetine and Escitalopram for me. They have greatly stabilized me.