Nootropics For Motivation & Energy?
tiredtired 22 Sep 2013
I feel tired and unmotivated all the time. I would be very thankful for some recommendations.
Basically fatigue kicks in 1 hour after breakfast.
So I am searching for something that would give me energy and motivation to work for another 5 hours.
The healthier the better. I would like to take it 5 time per week and for 1 year.
Most importantly I'm looking for something that would not make my insomnia worse.
My current regime:
Multivitamins + omega 3
~Healthy food
Meditation
30min cardio exercises
No stimulants/alcohol
Good sleep hygiene
Things I tired but wont work (All these things made my sleep quality worse):
coffee (with or without l-theanine)
piracetam (with or without choline)
Rhodiola rosea
also I got little mental health problems:
mild insomnia
mild seasonal affective disorder
mild generalized anxiety disorder
stressful job
They might be all connected but I don't know what effect what.
Maybe lack of sunshine makes me depressed and that causes poor sleep. And that makes me little anxious.
Or maybe stress gives me anxiety and because of that I cant sleep and tiredness makes me depressed.. etc.
Thanks.
thomas1234 23 Sep 2013
For your drop in energy in the morning:
What do you eat for breakfast? It's not good to eat simple carbohydrates: Peak in insuline. Try to eat slow carbohydrates and proteins. They balans insuline housekeeping.
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thomas1234 23 Sep 2013
Sulbutiamine is an energy boosting kind of vit b1 (passes blood brain barrier more easily). Works well with me.
Edited by thomas1234, 23 September 2013 - 12:56 PM.
tiredtired 23 Sep 2013
I dont drink coffee. And im drinking plenty of water.
thomas1234 23 Sep 2013
Maybe something with thyriods...
boythatssomebreath 24 Sep 2013
osmium489 24 Sep 2013
I would also suggest to completely stop drinking coffee (you will have maybe 1 week of withdrawal symptoms) and drinking a lot of water.
Sulbutiamine is an energy boosting kind of vit b1 (passes blood brain barrier more easily). Works well with me.
The not drinking coffee thing seems to be pretty important, however I haven't experienced any withdrawal from it yet. Though I did substitute it right away with noopept....
thomas1234 24 Sep 2013
Edited by thomas1234, 24 September 2013 - 01:19 PM.
machete234 26 Sep 2013
I think it works well for motivation in a non speedy way.Sulbutiamine is an energy boosting kind of vit b1 (passes blood brain barrier more easily). Works well with me.
I just need a lot less than everybody else, as always.
K_Godel 29 Sep 2013
Fatigue: B12, Methylcobalamin.
Energy & Motivation: B12, Methylcobalamin.
Healthy: B12, Methylcobalamin.
It sounds like you would benefit from a high quality sublingual dose of around 2500mcg of Vitamin B12 in Methylcobalamin form. I see you already take a multi, however you are not getting the benefits of B12 through it as you are digesting it, and the form is more likely than not cyanocobalamin. The added Methyl group is the key. Get all these problems sorted out of the way before diving into anything more involved.
Synaesthesiac 29 Sep 2013
machete234 04 Oct 2013
Also @OP do you know this: http://justgetflux.com/
Its a program that when you enter you coordinates will dim you screen at sunset and also make it more organge.
This is a good idea because blue light stops you making melatonin, guess where we have a lot of blue light coming from? Monitors of course.
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Thiago Borges Leobons 06 Oct 2013
It sounds like you would benefit from a high quality sublingual dose of around 2500mcg of Vitamin B12 in Methylcobalamin form. I see you already take a multi, however you are not getting the benefits of B12 through it as you are digesting it, and the form is more likely than not cyanocobalamin. The added Methyl group is the key. Get all these problems sorted out of the way before diving into anything more involved.
I have a question about your prescription for Vitamin B12. I've just received Happy Calm Focused yesterday and haven't started taking it yet. The bottle says it has Bitamin B12 as methylcobalamin in quantity in excess of 2500% of prescribed daily value. Should I just open the capsule and keep the contents to absorb under my tongue?
This is a good idea because blue light stops you making melatonin, guess where we have a lot of blue light coming from? Monitors of course.
That's weird. I've heard about this before but what about Night Wave gadget that pulses blue light to make you sleep? Shouldn't the blue light interfering with you production of melatonin be bad for your sleep?
Edited by Thiago Borges Leobons, 06 October 2013 - 12:52 AM.