Nootropi¡¦s stack and suggestions for me, a visit to the Dr, Economist Article on Smart Drugs.
After lurking for quite some time, this is my first post. PLEASE ANSWER AT LEAST ONE QUESTION. I know my long post overwhelms you. I asked about 20 questions.
I have liked what you all have had to say, but decided to on trying Nootropi¡¦s stack. Do you have any suggestions or critiques on the regimen? Further below is Nootropi¡¦s (David¡¦s) stack + my little extras that I take. Do you like Nootropi¡¦s stack? I have taken the below stack for 4 days and I definitely see significant results.
Personal Profile
I am 30 years old, male, excellent health, dormant rheumatoid arthritis. I do Cardio for about 5-15 [thumb] hours a week at least which is great for my clarity. I was diagnosed with a learning disability in the first grade, slight dyslexia. Some weird alternative doctor thought I had low serotonin levels. I was diagnosed with ADD in the 7th grade by a good psychiatrist. He gave me the battery of psych tests then he put took 25mg ritalin for it for a year until the 8th grade. At age 25, I took the Johnson O¡¦Connor Aptitude test and it revealed that I was in the lowest decile (percentile for audio memory) and very low for visual memory. [mellow] That is bad. I think my IQ must be pretty low. I have had an enriched learning environment¡K tutors when I was in grade school. I travel. I am in masters of finance program [lol] , have a huge library and I am learning languages slowly. Currently I trade stocks and futures actively and I need fast reflexes. Are there any smart drugs for fast reflexes? Active trading is similar to online gaming and you need to think quickly. However, you also need to have little anxiety when trading.
Oh, I taught business and English as a second language in College in Eastern Europe. [lol] In conclusion, I am not halfway between an absent-minded professor and idiot savant. It is just that attention span and short-term memory is very poor.
Is there anyone out there my age with ADD or have a similar profile? What are you taking?
My primary doctor just told me that he thinks my problem might not be memory but in fact it is my attention. I fired back, ¡§short-term memory is quite similar to attention span and is often the same thing¡¨ Nevertheless, my short-term memory and my attention span both SUCK SO BAD I CAN SCREAM. [ang] What should I take for either of them? He proposed putting me on Straterra, an ADD drug and also putting me on Aricept. But, he wants me to see the pre-eminent neurologist and have him test me and diagnose me. I am not sure I want to go just yet because I don¡¦t think he would approve of my nootropic stack.
Would a neurologist approve of my nootropic regimen?!?
Do you guys have any opinions on Straterra?
Do you have any opinions on Aricept?
My biggest problems are attention span (i.e. ADD) and memory. I would also like to improve creative thought.)
The Nootropi Stack
1. Hydergine FAS 4.5 mg/day w/food „² I am starting with 1mg/day of the liquid and moving up because I don¡¦t want headaches that people have complained about.
2. Piracetam 800 or 1600 am 800 pm w/food „² I did not take an attack does yet for fear of a headache. Should I?
3. Aniracetam 750 am 500 pm
5. Oxiracetam 800 am 700 pm w/food
6. Picamilon 100 am 100 pm
7. CDP Choline or Alpha GPC 250 am
8. Centrophenoxine 125 mg am w/food
9. Pyritinol 300 am 1/200 pm
10. Adrafinil/Modafinil (600 OR 200 am) (empy stomach early AM) „² I don¡¦t take this because I hear it is a controlled substance that you can get arrested for without a prescription. Are there any neurological side effects?
11. RALA 200 am 200 pm 100-200 bedtime
12. ALCAR 800 am 800 pm 800 later pm (empty stomach AWAY from choline sources (centro and CDP))
13. Idebenone 45 am 45 pm w/food
14. Aricept 5 mg am (can be replaced with another ACh inhibitor) w/food „² I don¡¦t take this either, but my primary care physician recommended it.
(Should I have Aricept prescribed?)
(Is there anything that Nootropi is missing?)
In addition to his stack I also take:
Vinpocetine 100 mg AM, 100 mg pm
Creatine for weightlifting (if the smart drugs are as good as this is for weightlifting then I am very excited.)
Supernutrition brand multivitamins which have a B-100 complex
Caffeine from energy drinks which may include taurine, carnitine, ginseng.
Nicorrette gum with the equivalent of 8 cigarettes a day for memory and concentration. Are they any safer non-addictive alternatives to nicotine?
Omega 3,6,9.
I am interested in Adrafinil/Modafinil and I know it is in the process of being approved for ADD right now. Are there any side effects? I am a little reluctant because it is a new drug. I would rather take the old stuff with a track record. Is it an addictive amphetamine? The latest Economist article said that 90% of the people taking it don¡¦t use it for original use, narcolepsy. I know Nootropi likes it.
How would I be able to get some Adrafinil/Modafinil prescribed for ADD and is it safe? [huh]
I am very amazed at how these smart drugs have worked over the first 4 days. The change is totally obvious. I am getting so much more done. I have so much more mental energy and I don¡¦t have this brain drain.
One side effect is a minor headache in the front of my head, but I don¡¦t mind it, but I hope it goes away.
I was wondering if there are any smart drugs that make you cheerful and put you in a more positive mood. I am often in a stoic robotic mood, but not depressed. [mellow]
I want to take this stack for 90 days then call the neurologist and tell him what I am doing and eventually come clean and tell him what I am doing¡K I am hoping he won¡¦t give me some sort of ultimatum. I think this stuff is pretty safe and it is working. What do you think? Are there a lot of accepting doctors out there?
If you have not read this week¡¦s Economist magazine you can buy the article here. http://www.economist...tory_id=3171454 But it is a bit basic though. Here is the synopsis of Supercharging the brain
Sep 16th 2004
The Supercharging the brain articles basically states that, Smart Drugs were supposed to advance a great deal in the 90s with new types of technologies measuring the brain. However, finally 30 new smart drugs are in the pipeline. However, the problem is that often smart drugs might influence other things in body as well and that might be risky to take. Smart drugs need to be low risk to health. The acetyl-choline class of drugs has helped normal people, but not substantially. A common problem with the Alzheimer¡¦s drugs is that once you have the disease, it is too hard to repair the damage. Prevention seems easier than attacking the problem later in life. Ampakines and Adrafinil/modafiil are some of the more promising ones in the pipeline and they are very specific at where and how they work. However, a good brew of coffee has been one of the best smart drugs out there, and there have been few drugs that have been substantially better than coffee.
I think that smart drugs will come back into the mainstream because 90s research will eventually bring in some blockbuster drugs that just took a long time to bring to market. Afterall, the average drug takes 15-20 years to bring to market.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELPFUL POSTS! I need as many answers as you can give me though. [thumb] [thumb]
Sincerely,
Pinballwizard