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[csrpj]

let's helps each other give the common answers to common questions. forget about being perfectly right, since everyone asking is looking for the common answers - wisdom of the crowds, ya know. later, i'm thinking i'll complile it and update this thread in a more organized manner, but for now, here are some common questions (?) and some i'm personally currently cruious (???) about in relation to ALCAR:

- what's a good dose range, especially what's a safe maxiumum dose???
- does tolerance build up w/ repeated use??? does it make sense to redose?
- w/ or w/out food?
- how long does it last for?
- what does it do best? mood, antioxidant effect, wakefulness, focus, etc?
- does it matter much if i mix with RALA or ALA? is it true that it hurts one to do ALA is a mix or R and L and the S hurts and negates the R? basically, should i bother with RALA even though it's waaaay more expensive?
- does adding ALA effect just the health aspects, or does it synergize to make the subjective experience better????? (feel more awake or feel even better?)
- does it synergize with some other nootropics???
- i use it on an as-needed basis, but is there a good guidline for benefiting most from cumilative effects???

[Imagination]

I'd like to know what the reason is to take ALA with it? I can't find the answer anywhere.

ALCAR seems to wipe me out, i'm not taking ALA with it though so could this be the reason. Got a load of it sitting there. Might try it again give it another test. Can't afford a day of being wiped out though. Has anybody got this effect from ALCAR, seems to be exactly the opposite of what everybody says it does, i.e. more energy and focus.

[Pike]

let's helps each other give the common answers to common questions. forget about being perfectly right, since everyone asking is looking for the common answers - wisdom of the crowds, ya know. later, i'm thinking i'll complile it and update this thread in a more organized manner, but for now, here are some common questions (?) and some i'm personally currently cruious (???) about in relation to ALCAR:

- what's a good dose range, especially what's a safe maxiumum dose???
- does tolerance build up w/ repeated use??? does it make sense to redose?
- w/ or w/out food?
- how long does it last for?
- what does it do best? mood, antioxidant effect, wakefulness, focus, etc?
- does it matter much if i mix with RALA or ALA? is it true that it hurts one to do ALA is a mix or R and L and the S hurts and negates the R? basically, should i bother with RALA even though it's waaaay more expensive?
- does adding ALA effect just the health aspects, or does it synergize to make the subjective experience better????? (feel more awake or feel even better?)
- does it synergize with some other nootropics???
- i use it on an as-needed basis, but is there a good guidline for benefiting most from cumilative effects???

-AFAIK, alcar is pretty safe. "maximum dosages" don't really apply here, because I think your body has a cap at how much it will absorb. 1500mg a day is the dose that was used for hand-eye coordination enhancement. So I suppose 500mg 3x a day?
-never heard of tolerance to alcar, but homeostasis always likes to rear its head into just about everything.
-empty stomach
-couldn't say.
-it's a little kick of energy/focus, comparable to a giant cup of coffee but w/out the jitters (in my experience)
-there's a lot of controversy about lipoic acids; i would avoid it. if you do decide to take it, be careful with it as it's supposed to really enhance insulin sensitivity; so if you find yourself really tired, your going into a hypoglycemic episode.
-lipoic acids are supposed to synergize w/alcar, but again, above comment ^
-it's supposed to, but how many nootropics are you planning to "synergize" it with?
-couldn't say.