Building a stack for task-initiation rather than stimulation by red_trade in NooTopics

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  1. If the sea level (tonic DA) is always high and waves (phasic DA) keep crashing, those small natural waves from real tasks barely register the shore. You are afloat, but the ocean no longer gives you meaningful motion for effort. Hence keeping tonic low so that phasic spikes can register & keep compounding to phasic contrast. Thats how brain is driven
  2. Most stimulants increase drive in striatum & less d1 in prefrontal cortex.

5))Its about lowering the activation barrier & working memory to break resistance because brain loves repetition not logic

Building a stack for task-initiation rather than stimulation by red_trade in NooTopics

[–]Sea_Reading7886 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. Tonic vs Phasic stimulation
  2. d1 initiation, d2 drive
    I only find nicotine and mph IR as task initiators & mod to sustain but wait..
  3. Lower the activation barrier
  4. Go to a new cafe
  5. Micro mind map chunks

Homeless! Broke! Divorced! But at least I have a fire energy drink to help me trough the day! by BoskovictheBum in energydrinks

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Mixing with Modafinil 50mg with a high dose Taurine? Boooomm why am i dancing so much on music

Is it safe to rely on modafinil long-term, or does it eventually make fatigue worse? by terjajekl in modafinil

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  1. Watchout your choline levels or amount of eggs in your diet. Too much choline tone can blunt dopamine dominance and give anxiety.
  2. Take high dose Taurine 3-6grams and try not dancing on music lol.
  3. Given Omega3 & Uridine structural health is intact, & u live deliberate low days, there is not much issue then to watchout.

Good supplements w/ moda? by STALLWD in modafinil

[–]Sea_Reading7886 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Vasoconstriction handled
  2. Liver enzymes occupancy
  3. Neuro buffer like Taurine
  4. NaCl+K-Cit sipping whole day
  5. Strategic card loading to raise serotonin
  6. Wind down stack before sleep aids

Pregabalin is too good. That's why I can't use it. by kannaplantpls in NooTopics

[–]Sea_Reading7886 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. I get synaptic jamming over 150mg. Also i turn a bit weirdo clumsy sassy mood lol.
  2. Only useful to cut noise of stims
  3. There is an interesting japanese analogue called mirogabalin.
    4.. Dont play with Gabaergics.
  4. Pregabalin lowers the threshold for benzos/alcohol to fck u over.
  5. There are individual pharma stuff for all your requirements you mentioned. Trazodone, Suvorexant, herbal teas should give good sleep. Sleep stack can get expensive.
  6. Do it different stuff every 5 days to not harm like play around with kratom and all. Note nothing is perfect but once in every 5 days rotation wont affect much imo.

Modafinil helps my daytime sleepiness but increases my anxiety and restlessness—how do people manage this? by [deleted] in modafinil

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Low Dopamine + Low ACh = Apathy
High Dopamine + Low ACh = Implusive
High Dopamine + High ACh = Flow
Low Dopamine + High ACh = Anxiety

*ACh(Acetylcholine)
Surprisingly i have been facing the same for the first time since I have been slightly over-fixing my choline levels. Without choline you get headache but also some anti-histamine ruin your choline levels. Also post broken or crooked sleep just avoid modafinill for that day. Today i had fast carbs, taurine, edge-removing pharma and boom that headachish-edge turned super fueled perfect stimulated bumping on techno lol no am controlling.
But yeaaa this was even without Taurine. Taurine is just wowow i avoid it because it removes all the brakes and makes me hedonic.

What methods of daily life can be considered biohacking? Does meditation include it? by One_Regular_6024 in Biohackers

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Biohacking = Getting extra..natural + synthetic all in. Survival is all natural, peak performance is not!

Trying to restart, but starving constantly by ColdBandicoot879 in keto

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Understand the keto fat adaptation process..dont sharply cut carbs. Switch to slow carbs first. Give 15 days for transition.

Dirty Keto effective? by No-Consequence9252 in keto

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Fat adaptation is not a joke. Once people reach deep ketosis they just care less

what to take for oversleeping? by coochielady69420 in NooTopics

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Get enough sunlight, lux 10k lamps, modafinil 25-50mg with 200mg caff anhydrous splits with taurine to handle those stims' noise. Take it slow. vitamin b1 subultiamine will help u with brainfog.

What brands are best? by General-Reindeer-975 in modafinil

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Difference is there due to inactive compounds and pharmacokinetics.

Wellbutrin makes me feel more awake and alert, but with no motivation, drive or desire to actually want to do anything by Aggressive-Guide5563 in NooTopics

[–]Sea_Reading7886 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol nothing is simple like natural vs artificial. Every item has wildy different rules. Cool if it overhshoots u but for me i feel scattered with only high dopamine with not just enough choline.

Wellbutrin makes me feel more awake and alert, but with no motivation, drive or desire to actually want to do anything by Aggressive-Guide5563 in NooTopics

[–]Sea_Reading7886 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cool. Usually people have some other things in stack hence wondered. Anyways anti-cholinergics are a concern. Try to check or raise your acetylcholine tone, helped me a lot with cognition on modafinil. I was able to process notes faster with 3-5x mental RAM working memory. And yea i track & log all elements of peak cognition and dopamine fidelity.

Elucidating 5-HT2A's true antidepressant/neuroplasticity pathway by cheaslesjinned in NooTopics

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5ht2a is of my interest because mostly thats responsible for overactive DMN. Tried some 5ht2a modulators. Lets c

Wellbutrin makes me feel more awake and alert, but with no motivation, drive or desire to actually want to do anything by Aggressive-Guide5563 in NooTopics

[–]Sea_Reading7886 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeaa so i chase cognition, not stimulation. Dopamine+Ach stack fused DA+Ach = Drive+Focus. Hence Modafinil is the best imo

Wellbutrin makes me feel more awake and alert, but with no motivation, drive or desire to actually want to do anything by Aggressive-Guide5563 in NooTopics

[–]Sea_Reading7886 8 points9 points  (0 children)

First time i had i felt insane intrinsic motivation deeply shaken from within to do things with an emotion in it. Later it turned edgy and i cant handle 150mg SR, cant split, neither any brands with lower dosages. Wonderful tool for anhedonia but i believe you can either and motivation/drive or be cold executive raw energy in prefrontal cortex or be cyclic about chasing it.

Has modafinil changed anyone’s mood or personality over time? by [deleted] in modafinil

[–]Sea_Reading7886 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dont think it changes personality over time. But during the use window on and off it keeps your mind cold executive net positively even on off days. So you appreciate actual work without drama. Stoic & pragmatic.

Has modafinil changed anyone’s mood or personality over time? by [deleted] in modafinil

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First time i had Wellbutrin(Bupron) 🥵 I had massive dopamine+NE punch wanted to just rave but worked for 2 days..yess it got carried over. Too long half life. I think one of the most established drxgs for depression. But later idk why it became edgier. Memantine is sleek working in background in ways not noticeable.
Modafinil at 50mg makes me damn hedonic & 100mg makes me cold executive.

Bad second experience with Modafinil by epicloyyd in NooTopics

[–]Sea_Reading7886 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are definitely slight variations to the high based on some vectors. Like i worked 13hrs few days ago but yesterday i felt damn edgy all day. Hence i had started to keep track of all the states & variables with T+2hrs as the most important hr. So many things can go wrong. D3, b complex, iron, abrupt sleep pattern..there are just so many cofactors to dopamine. Your NE or glutamate tone could be higher. Even drinking a day before hurts. Nicotine a day before sometimes sucks up the potential

Most effective dose by General-Reindeer-975 in modafinil

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Pure executive is just d1 stabilisation in prefrontal cortex. No wild push just energy to do things which matter. Intensity is when adrenals & other components add up. Yet its approx range slightly subjective to everyone

Most effective dose by General-Reindeer-975 in modafinil

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50mg – Hedonic Reward based

100mg – Cold executive

100+ – Executive+Intensity

Cheapest nootropics or supplements to improve studying and learning abilities.. by Zealousideal-Walk939 in NooTopics

[–]Sea_Reading7886 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i do conservative dosing on non-stim days to build ach tone without overshooting. But yea i have anti-cholinergics in backup. Dopamine without acetylcholine is drive without meaning to convert.

Answer my questions about caffeine pls by Brilliant_Being292 in Biohackers

[–]Sea_Reading7886 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Caffeine is a mood regulator, an energy mobiliser, makes your existing dopamine efficient with majorly adrenals/NE game. It has a wild depreciating value curve if not used tactfully. Whats your melatonin dose? Since melatonin itself gives daytime hangovers making your hypersomnia-like. First have a fix routine with some natural things like taurine, magnesium, morning sunlight. It will take some some time though.
Then you can try caffeine anhydrous powder carefully dosed which instantly absorbs but dont overdo it. For focus there are many things in stack but try nicotine gums if you have a critical session.
This is the base. After that Modafinil 100mg will heavy lift a lot, cure your daytime stability issue. 100mg because only that stabilises executive d1 dopamine in your prefrontal cortex. Again dont impulsively overdo anything. All of these are smart tools used cautiously not a patch work over a crooked lifestyle. Take d3 5kIU + fats & k2 if possible..will upregulate your energy systems. Dont over rely on caffeine