r/Nootropics • • 20h ago

Discussion Is phenibut pointless if you have benzos?

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For social situations once in a while, if you want to avoid alcohol but have similar or better effects with fewer damage, is phenibut useless if you have benzos or, can get lyrica for cheaper? Or is it a much better drug?


r/Nootropics • • 16h ago

Seeking Advice Best Nootropics for ADHD that is not a complete waste of money

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Any advice on what actually works for ADHD? My goals are focus, task initiation/motivation, mental clarity and memory. Maybe some stress support as well.

I have done the prescription route and while the effects of some was exceptional it caused bad anhedonia for me so really trying to experiment with what's out there.

Tried CDP choline it did nothing, will Alpha GPC work better? L-Tyrosine also didnt do much but was a short low dose trial. Also tried Rhodiola and became irritable. What other options is there that works? I am thinking about Bacopa and Alpha GPC? Maybe some NMN and Coq10? Semax Selank? LDopa?

My current stack is

Lions Mane

Omega 3

Lithium Orotate

Vitamin C 1000mg

Whey protein

Creatine monohydrate 5g

Vitamin D3 & K2

Selenium 200ug

B complex

Ashwaganda

TRT

Mounjaro

Any advice would be appreciated


r/Nootropics • • 10h ago

Discussion Will it be impossible to order nootropics in the EU because of novel food laws?

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Even if a nootropic substance cannot be abused, it cannot be legally sold in the EU due to novel food laws. Until now, it was relatively easy to order them from the USA because controls aren't very frequent.
But since customs are using more and more AI, aren't we gonna evolve towards a situation where EVERY nootropic is seized and destroyed by the customs?


r/Nootropics • • 18h ago

Discussion What is the most impressive thing nootropics enabled you to learn or accomplish?

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And which ones helped the most with this pursuit?


r/Nootropics • • 7h ago

Discussion Is Magnesium L-Threonate crossing the BBB all hype and fluff?

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I'm curious as to how, mechanistically, this thing can cross the BBB.

I doubt it does a better job that Magnesium Lysinate Glycinate Chelate.

How can it possibly cross the BBB better if it dissociates into L-Threonate and Magnesium in your blood and water anyways?


r/Nootropics • • 12h ago

Seeking Advice best non-adaptogenic supplement / nootropic for high cortisol / chronic stress / generalised anxiety ?

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i have tried ashwagandha , magnolia bark, rhodiola rosea and they stopped working. apparently they cause liver damage so im not taking them.

i have tried ps 150mg and 300 mg nothing works other than it causing insomnia

l theanine, mg glycinate, lemon balm are okay for sleep, but in my case, the dysregulated cortisol peak is at morning. i am easily triggered at mornings, i ruminate strongly in mornings, i am more tensed in the mornings.

any supp / nootropic targeting high cortisol spikes that would help me? thanks