Should Huperzine A be avoided altogether, or would it be of benefit (if no adverse reactions) to take once in a while for a ‘serious’ study session?
Ok, a story from yesterday. I’m going to explain my day and what happened.
~5:40 am - wake up, cook some food, get dressed
~6:00 am - have a small pot of yerba mate, down 10g BCAA in prep for some morning treadmill
~6:30 am - Get on treadmill for a 36 minute session
~7:30 am - Finish showering, get dressed go to area near lecture theatre
~8:00 am - 600mg ani, 600 mg DMAE
~8:30 am - Class starts, goes until about 9:30(chemistry)
~9:30 am - Go to study area, commence studying with hot asian chick 
~10:00 am - Have breakfast consisting of ~200g lean ground beef, ~1 cup broccoli, ~15 g fat from almonds, 5 grams fish oil caps, 1 B-complex, 10 mg vinpocetine, 200mg COQ10
~1030 am - Mental vibrations going on like I’m on MDMA, much milder but with the same euphoric feeling, like I was peaking/buzzing, felt super incredible. This feeling continues for about 1.5-2 hours or so.
I don’t know what was going on, felt great, but definitely interrupted the studying with said hot asian chick, I literally told her that I felt like my brain was on ecstasy and that I’d have to help her later as I had to get to class, now about 11:10am.
Helped her finish problem today sans issues.
This isn’t the first time I’ve used these doses or nootropics. But it is the first time I didn’t have the vinpo(and others) with the DMAE and Ani. So I’m thinking maybe the vinpo just hit me super hard, and the circulating DMAE and Ani followed suit. I really don’t know what to think.
Has anyone else had a similar experience or any idea what might’ve been going on with me?
Just picked up 50grams of Aniracetam and 100 grams of Choline Bitartrate. Can’t wait to try it out tomorrow morning. Thinking of taking 1gram with breakfast along with 600mg of the choline. This will be my first experience with nootropics.
[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
[quote]tmay11 wrote:
Just picked up 50grams of Aniracetam and 100 grams of Choline Bitartrate. Can’t wait to try it out tomorrow morning. Thinking of taking 1gram with breakfast along with 600mg of the choline. This will be my first experience with nootropics.[/quote]
Enjoy, but remember that a noop is for life, not just for christmas.
Kidding aside, don’t expect too much from your first time, but note the subtle changes.
BBB[/quote]
Could you comment on the “cumulative” effects of nootropics? I think you have mentioned this before…
I took about 1 gram with 600mg of choline bitartrate. This was in the morning along with my morning shake ( whey, 2 eggs, banana) and also with 3 grams of fish oil. Effects peak about 2 hours into it. I’m excited to try it again as I didn’t really know what to look for and I also find that I can “tune in” to drugs after I have more experience with them(if that makes sense). I studied for 3 hours with only washroom breaks and had very little mental fatigue. The effects were subtle but definitely noticed them. The main thing I noticed was increased energy. I also noticed that I was talking really fast, much the same as I do after drinking too much coffee, even though I had only had one cup as I didn’t want any interference(Im trying to come off of a slight caffeine dependence…) I was hoping to notice the “color effect” that a lot of people seem to report but I can’t say that I really did. In general I would say that my mood and energy was improved along with some mild improvements to concentration.
I hate to be the 30th person to ask… but is there any way someone can send me a pm with info on where to find the basic stack?
[quote]legacyfighter wrote:
I hate to be the 30th person to ask… but is there any way someone can send me a pm with info on where to find the basic stack?[/quote]
General tip for everyone looking for sources:
Don’t google
“DMAE”
“vinpocetine”
“aniracetam”
Google
“DMAE 300 mg”
“vinpocetine 10 mg”
“aniracetam 600 mg”
Or whatever size capsule seems cheapest. Or “DMAE bulk powder” or something like that. Add a “buy now” or “add to cart” if needed and so on.
Is Aniracetam suppose to mix in water( is it water soluble?) ? Mine doesn’t seem to want to mix so I just pop the 1/4 tsp in my mouth directly and wash it back…
[quote]tmay11 wrote:
Is Aniracetam suppose to mix in water( is it water soluble?) ? Mine doesn’t seem to want to mix so I just pop the 1/4 tsp in my mouth directly and wash it back…[/quote]
Ani is fat soluble.
Are there any specific noops that would best help with learning new languages or with abstract thinking?
[quote]chriscarani wrote:
[quote]chriscarani wrote:
[quote]chriscarani wrote:
Spike tabs are amazing. I still have yet to try Power Drive yet, but a combo of those two should produce some interesting results. I am going to order some Power Drive next month.
I am currently taking L-theanine. The L-theanine seems to balance out the caffeine jitters, and helps with focus/concentration. Creatine is a well known cognitive enhancer, and along with a NO vasodialator in the mix it really seems to produce great results.
Of course you could always just call up Brad and get some NZT. [/quote]
Wow this site is unreal. Can’t even mention the name of another supplement company? [/quote]
Ahhh. Thanks for the PM and clearing that up mods!!!
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[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
Ok, a story from yesterday. I’m going to explain my day and what happened.
~5:40 am - wake up, cook some food, get dressed
~6:00 am - have a small pot of yerba mate, down 10g BCAA in prep for some morning treadmill
~6:30 am - Get on treadmill for a 36 minute session
~7:30 am - Finish showering, get dressed go to area near lecture theatre
~8:00 am - 600mg ani, 600 mg DMAE
~8:30 am - Class starts, goes until about 9:30(chemistry)
~9:30 am - Go to study area, commence studying with hot asian chick
~10:00 am - Have breakfast consisting of ~200g lean ground beef, ~1 cup broccoli, ~15 g fat from almonds, 5 grams fish oil caps, 1 B-complex, 10 mg vinpocetine, 200mg COQ10
~1030 am - Mental vibrations going on like I’m on MDMA, much milder but with the same euphoric feeling, like I was peaking/buzzing, felt super incredible. This feeling continues for about 1.5-2 hours or so.
I don’t know what was going on, felt great, but definitely interrupted the studying with said hot asian chick, I literally told her that I felt like my brain was on ecstasy and that I’d have to help her later as I had to get to class, now about 11:10am.
Helped her finish problem today sans issues.
This isn’t the first time I’ve used these doses or nootropics. But it is the first time I didn’t have the vinpo(and others) with the DMAE and Ani. So I’m thinking maybe the vinpo just hit me super hard, and the circulating DMAE and Ani followed suit. I really don’t know what to think.
Has anyone else had a similar experience or any idea what might’ve been going on with me? [/quote]
Being an organic lifeform, you are not as predictable as a computer program.
My Ani has has a bit of moisture in it - it’s slightly clumpy. Is this anything to worry about? I decided to leave it with the lid off to see if it would air out a bit.
Thoughts ?
[quote]bushidobadboy wrote:
[quote]tmay11 wrote:
My Ani has has a bit of moisture in it - it’s slightly clumpy. Is this anything to worry about? I decided to leave it with the lid off to see if it would air out a bit.
Thoughts ?
[/quote]
LOL, it should have come with a silica gel pack to keep moisture out. Leaving the lid off will let more moisture in.
BBB[/quote]
I don’t think it has a silica pack… although I haven’t dug through it. I guess I could just take one out of a bottle of vitamins and put it in there.
You really think leaving it open will let moisture in?? It’s fairly dry here this time of year. (I’m thinking of when you leave a bag of weed open … it gets very dry if you do so and don’t keep it sealed up )
I have read through a big part of the version 1 and 3 of this thread. And it seems that most of the nootropics are used for improved memory.
I do not really care about improving my memory because it is already very good. My issue is that I have periods of multiple weeks in which my concentration is extremely poor. I often have tasks which require a lot of focus, but during such a period I even have trouble with tasks that I could normally complete without much thought.
It feels like my mind is “hazy” / “foggy”
Would it make sense for me to try a basic nootropic stack (such as vinpocetine, DMAE, aniracetam). Or are there other nootropics more effective for this particular use?
The only thing I have used before is Spike and Power Drive (which helps for an exam/workout but does almost nothing for my concentration).
Hey guys, this is an awesome thread you’ve got going here. I just picked up some DMAE for the first time. The label says “DMAE (from 351mg DMAE bitartrate) - 130mg” per pill. Which amount do I pay attention to when following the ~600mg dosing protocol? (351mg or 130mg - ~2 pills or ~5 pills)
[quote]TwinIron wrote:
Hey guys, this is an awesome thread you’ve got going here. I just picked up some DMAE for the first time. The label says “DMAE (from 351mg DMAE bitartrate) - 130mg” per pill. Which amount do I pay attention to when following the ~600mg dosing protocol? (351mg or 130mg - ~2 pills or ~5 pills)[/quote]
Not to sound like an asshole, but nootropic doses are pretty individual. So it might pay off to find out what dose works best for you.
Moving on from there, I have the same form, I use 600mg doses at a time. Sometimes 2x600mg.
Sorry that these aren’t the best answers, I’m sure BBB or someone more knowledgeable will see your post and provide some better insight.
[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
[quote]TwinIron wrote:
Hey guys, this is an awesome thread you’ve got going here. I just picked up some DMAE for the first time. The label says “DMAE (from 351mg DMAE bitartrate) - 130mg” per pill. Which amount do I pay attention to when following the ~600mg dosing protocol? (351mg or 130mg - ~2 pills or ~5 pills)[/quote]
Not to sound like an asshole, but nootropic doses are pretty individual. So it might pay off to find out what dose works best for you.
Moving on from there, I have the same form, I use 600mg doses at a time. Sometimes 2x600mg.
Sorry that these aren’t the best answers, I’m sure BBB or someone more knowledgeable will see your post and provide some better insight.[/quote]
Thanks for the answer man! Yeah I was going to play around with the dosage, but my main question was what IS the dose of each pill? I see recommendations to start out at around 600mg individual doses, but is that total DMAE bitartrate or just DMAE?
Ex:
Each pill:
351mg DMAE Bitartrate - yielding
130mg DMAE
Is your dosing schedule more like…
2 pills:
700mg DMAE Bitartrate - yielding
260mg DMAE
or
5 pills:
1755mg DMAE Bitartrate - yielding
650mg DMAE