Hey guys,
so I've been reading for some time posts here in this section of the site, got here from google btw.
I'm new to the whole nootropics thing, and I'm pretty much confused, lol.
I'm about to take a huge GMAT-like test, it's a very expensive, time consuming, mental health damaging test, so I'm seeking for a certain boost.
I got ADD, using ritalin for studying, not for everyday use, and I'm on a ketogenic diet and doing lots of sports (gym).
Basically, I'm eating the same 3000 calories a day, everyday and it breaks down to this:
50 gr' of walnuts (omega 3), 30gr' tehini (sesame seeds paste, lots of calcium), 15gr olive oil, 15 gr' mayonaise, 28 gr' of fat from 28% yellow cheese, 3 grams of omega *3 caps*, and 70gr' fat from 250ml heavy whipping cream - these are the fats.
as far as protein goes- it comes from a single protein shake, 200 grams of chicken breast, 4-5 whole eggs and 100 grams of yellow cheese.
and almost no carbs - hence the ketogenic title
and my supps:
multivitamin (aro-vitacost@ non-training days\animal pak @ training days), green tea extract 500mg a day 50% egcg, creatine mono, fish oil - 3 grams a day (3 caps, mega efa), glucosamine-choindroitin-msm for joints, l-tyrosine that I usually take with my ritalin, caffeine pills for night shifts\preworkout, also might take it with l-tyrosine and last would be ritalin as I already mentioned earlier this post.
so, how do I start from this point?
I wanted to get some piracetam but I don't fully understand how it will react with my ritalin, I also understand that nootropics require additional choline, but do I need really need more choline if I eat like 4-5 *whole* eggs a day?
I weight 75kg\165lbs (22 y\o), do nootropics go by bodyweight or are there universal dosages? and do I have to take them everyday or just on days I wish to study?
bottom line:
I basically need to know if there's a point in adding any 'cetam, which one (there are way too many, mentioned pira because it seems well established), what dose and how to combine it with my ritalin for it to support my studying goals
Sorry if what I ask had already been answered before, I couldn't find people with my kind of background - the diet, ritalin and supplements.
thanks in advance guys!
oh, and another sorry if the post is a bit messy\hard to understand, I don't get to practice my English very often, do read a lot but writing is a different story, ugh.