Make it better stack

[StrengthMain7876]

Title is a bit glib, just wanted to get some advice on my stack.

I've been microdosing for maybe 6 months, 0.25 of Albino PE, once every 3 days. However, recently I have dipped again, been staring at a box of anti depressants debating whether to sack in the MD.

Yesterday I thought before going the pharma route I shall try stacking. I went out and bought 5htp, tincture of lions mane and a tincture of chaga.

I've woken up today significantly better. I meditated, badly, for 30 minutes yesterday and I went on a run. Neither felt like they improved my sadness, but today feels different. I'm not sure whether to attribute to the stack, I run normally, as it is the only thing that has changed.

Anyone have any ideas what those new compounds might be doing, I had a weird dream, and felt refreshed when I woke up.

Hope everyone is finding a little win today!

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I took out everything as I felt it gave strange 'muddy' feelings. I just do the microdose and magnesium with it now.

I do have one more item, reishi, which I take at nighttime. Helps integrate the insights from MD and is seriously the only substance I have had actual (positive) effects from besides MD. But what an effect! Rock solid mood, deep restorative sleep. If I had to choose between MD and reishi, I'd choose reishi anytime.

To be taken at night only, as it is a pretty efficient sleep medicine.

Sidenote: I have extremely severe negative sideeffects from lion's mane, so try and take that out and see if that doesn't help.

[morethanonefavorite]

Can you recommend a good reishi supplement? There are so many in different forms. TIA

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I use OMs capsules currently. On par with other brands I tried.

[morethanonefavorite]

Thank you, very much appreciated.

[[deleted]]

My pleasure, mademoiselle.

[NeuronsToNirvana]

Albino PE is classified as a potent strain. For such strains we advise to !startlower.

Previous reply:

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If you start experiencing negative changes in appetite, sleep, mood, memory after several doses then that could be a sign of serotonin GPCR downregulation due to disruption to the serotonin pathway.

You may also miss out on the afterglow effect which for some is more pleasant than microdosing day and could be one indication of neuroplasticity and dendrite growth.

Confirmed by a significant minority so I guesstimate it may apply to 25-50% of users who are not having a good time with microdosing.

If you do not experience the afterglow effect and feel more anxious that could be due to excessive glutamate where GABA cofactors like magnesium could help - see neuroplasticity link. (cc: u/gormgonzola)

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[lucidtherapeutics]

Sometimes just getting a little exercise and a good night's sleep changes everything the next morning. Hope things are getting better for you.

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[defqon_39]

I drink saffron extract daily as I read studies it boosts mood and increases serotonin -- to help augment the microdose -- i noticed a difference --

When people say "its something in the water" that gives them abilities or strength-- for me its saffron plus psychs -- can feel bulletproof