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[hardonfordrums]

i was just wanting some feedback on a new stack im taking in the morning first thing on empty before i run it consists of around 800mg piracetam, one serving of soy lecithin (about 1.9g choline), 500mg phenylalanine, 100mg 5-htp. i just recieved 100g of phenylethylamine from pure bulk and will start implementing about 500mg or less of that per day. is the 5-htp necessary? i am taking this combo for an overall moodlift and sharpness. if you have any pointers or suggestions please chime in. this is my first post ever on longecity and there will certainly be more to come!

[hardonfordrums]

Recently add ALCAR to this along with green tea and the PEA.

[Cephalon]

HI hardonfordruns,

5 HTP is not necessary, in fact it might be bad for your cardiovascular system, so as you seem to be health conscious you may consider dropping it - run a quick search I'm sure you'll find something about it here.

Are you sure you are getting 1.9g of free choline from your lecithin or are you rather referring to PC?
1200 mg Lecithin give approx. 420mg Phosphatidylcholine being equal to approx. 55mg Choline.
So for 1900mg choline you will be taking something like 40g Lecithin? This in turn would add approx. 250kcal to your diet. In this case you should consider a) aiming just for the RDA of 550mg choline or b) using a more cost effective choline source

(sorry if there's anything wrong with my math but it's a bit rusty )

Currently I'm covering my choline needs like this:

Morning:
250 mg CDP Choline
3 x 1200mg Lecithin

Midday
250mg CDP Choline
3 x 1200mg Lecithin

This way I'm getting approx 400mg Choline through supplements - my diet is super low on choline.

Edited by Cephalon, 29 May 2012 - 05:11 PM.

[hardonfordrums]

Well you see, im actually getting a full 1.9gs of PC all together the serving size is 7.5g's. It also has 1g of inositol which is pretty legit. But ill have to look into that. I just wanted to try and have precursor for each neurotransmitter

but im taking 1g piracetam withthe 1.9g's of choline so i should be good on choline.

[victortsoi]

what about adding centrophenoxine to this mix? I have 500mg centrophenoxine pills that I take with 300mg alpha gpc...feels great. don't need that much more choline afterwards....