Which of the following would you regard as the best all-purpose nootropic compound and more to the point - why?
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Posted 07 October 2010 - 12:27 PM
Posted 07 October 2010 - 12:46 PM
Posted 07 October 2010 - 02:26 PM
Have you asked Mr Miyagi for such wisdom?
Sorry I realise how unfunny that was
It would have to be something that has benefits all across the board. But then it would come down to an individual thing. Not everything works for everyone.
Posted 07 October 2010 - 06:52 PM
Posted 08 October 2010 - 04:02 PM
No science in my reply. On a daily basis, this gives me the maximum return on my investment, enabling hours of concentration where I need it most-provided I'm not dragged off on a dozen directions.
Note: I can multitask verbally on it-what gives? I typed an assessment set and answers-I was designing, whilst listening to a phone conversation that I accurately recall even now. That's quite an advantage.
Posted 08 October 2010 - 04:50 PM
Posted 08 October 2010 - 11:01 PM
Posted 09 October 2010 - 12:35 PM
Posted 12 October 2010 - 07:57 AM
No science in my reply. On a daily basis, this gives me the maximum return on my investment, enabling hours of concentration where I need it most-provided I'm not dragged off on a dozen directions.
Note: I can multitask verbally on it-what gives? I typed an assessment set and answers-I was designing, whilst listening to a phone conversation that I accurately recall even now. That's quite an advantage.
You didn't say what you voted for.
Posted 12 October 2010 - 10:22 PM
Posted 25 October 2010 - 02:50 AM
No Nootropic has met my hopes. My expectations may have been unreasonable. I was imagining / hoping that I would feel much more awake and focused (like caffeine but with better cognitive boosting). I was also hoping it would noticeably improve my memory. I've tried Piracetam, aniracetam, alcar, alpha-gpc, lecithin, methylene blue, bacopa, DMAE, huperzine-A, nicotine, caffeine.
Piracetam had a strong negative effect initially, and after much experimenting it had seemed to have some small positive effect (which could have been placebo).
Aniracetam made me have trouble with double vision, and didn't seem to help.
ALCAR gives a noticable but very mild increase.
Alpha-gpc did nothing noticable.
Lecithin did nothing noticable.
DMAE gives me a small but noticable energy boost.
MB gives a small increase in focus but nothing like nicotine.
Bacopa works great for anti-anxiety, not sure about memory effects even after 4 months of use.
Huperzine-A had no noticable effect and I don't feel comfortable taking it long term.
Nicotine has an effect on motivation, but it has tolerance, addiction, and possible health issues (increased BP, negative vascular effects)
Caffeine is my favorite, I can definitely feeeeel it.
To test memory effects I really should have done some standard before and after tests. Even that is difficult because just practicing Dual-n-back gives you a higher score.
I guess I am just disappointed overall.
Posted 25 October 2010 - 04:05 PM
My list is much the same as yours and I too have been met almost exclusively with disappointment.
Edited by health_nutty, 25 October 2010 - 04:05 PM.
Posted 25 October 2010 - 05:54 PM
Edited by Thorsten, 25 October 2010 - 05:57 PM.
Posted 13 November 2010 - 10:39 AM
Posted 26 November 2010 - 06:08 PM
No Nootropic has met my hopes. My expectations may have been unreasonable. I was imagining / hoping that I would feel much more awake and focused (like caffeine but with better cognitive boosting). I was also hoping it would noticeably improve my memory. I've tried Piracetam, aniracetam, alcar, alpha-gpc, lecithin, methylene blue, bacopa, DMAE, huperzine-A, nicotine, caffeine.
Piracetam had a strong negative effect initially, and after much experimenting it had seemed to have some small positive effect (which could have been placebo).
Aniracetam made me have trouble with double vision, and didn't seem to help.
ALCAR gives a noticable but very mild increase.
Alpha-gpc did nothing noticable.
Lecithin did nothing noticable.
DMAE gives me a small but noticable energy boost.
MB gives a small increase in focus but nothing like nicotine.
Bacopa works great for anti-anxiety, not sure about memory effects even after 4 months of use.
Huperzine-A had no noticable effect and I don't feel comfortable taking it long term.
Nicotine has an effect on motivation, but it has tolerance, addiction, and possible health issues (increased BP, negative vascular effects)
Caffeine is my favorite, I can definitely feeeeel it.
To test memory effects I really should have done some standard before and after tests. Even that is difficult because just practicing Dual-n-back gives you a higher score.
I guess I am just disappointed overall.
My list is much the same as yours and I too have been met almost exclusively with disappointment.
Posted 27 November 2010 - 01:23 AM
Posted 27 November 2010 - 08:57 AM
There is no one nootropic that can address all my needs. Having said that if I was forced to make a decision I would have to say Adderall. At least with Adderall I have a lot of mental energy and can be very productive. A very close second to Adderal and one that is not on your list is Lion's Mane. I have found Lion's Mane to be cognitive enhancing - I really feel smarter when I take it. I tend to retain information better esp when I am reading. A close third and another one not on your list is DHA.
I have recently added Bacopa Monniera to my nootropics regime. It is still too early to evaluate its effectiveness but it is very promising. This may become one of my top five.
Posted 27 November 2010 - 04:01 PM
There is no one nootropic that can address all my needs. Having said that if I was forced to make a decision I would have to say Adderall. At least with Adderall I have a lot of mental energy and can be very productive. A very close second to Adderal and one that is not on your list is Lion's Mane. I have found Lion's Mane to be cognitive enhancing - I really feel smarter when I take it. I tend to retain information better esp when I am reading. A close third and another one not on your list is DHA.
I have recently added Bacopa Monniera to my nootropics regime. It is still too early to evaluate its effectiveness but it is very promising. This may become one of my top five.
Which Lions mane product are you taking if you don't mind me asking? u can inbox me the link alternatively!
Posted 09 December 2010 - 05:24 PM
Posted 14 December 2010 - 02:44 AM
Posted 16 December 2010 - 07:33 AM
Posted 16 December 2010 - 06:22 PM
Posted 18 December 2010 - 09:03 AM
Posted 20 March 2011 - 03:14 PM
So much new stuff to google. You're my kind of poster.best overall
Cannibis
LSD
Bacopa
L-thenine
Ashwangda
Semax
Selank
Pilicome
Prevagen
Nuvigil
Ritilin
Adderal
Colostrom
Coconut Oil
Seal Oil
Krill Oil
Reishi
Lion's main
Arkogen
St John wart(special German Extract)
Edited by oompaloompa, 20 March 2011 - 03:23 PM.
Posted 21 March 2011 - 07:55 PM
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Posted 01 May 2011 - 01:59 PM
Posted 01 May 2011 - 10:31 PM
Posted 04 May 2011 - 03:06 AM
Posted 04 May 2011 - 10:41 AM
What dose and how often for each? Did you take choline (Alpha GPC, CDP Choline, eggs, etc.) with them? Your body weight would also help in determining a more effective dose. The racetams are said to have a bell-shaped effectiveness curve, so you might be either taking too much or too little to reach optimum efficacy.I've been taking piracetam and aniracetam for about a week now and I haven't noticed anything.
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