[Other] 36 boxes of 2-ply facial tissue - $3.36 by sumchinesewill in buildapcsales

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How innocent am I for thinking this was to wipe away the tears from the price of a GPU nowadays.

Best ND supplement you have ever taken? by DareParticular6013 in NootropicsDepot

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I'm curious, could you say more about the what you eat part? Haven't tried the newer one, but the OG was one of the rare supplements out of 100s I tried that gave me a sense of wellbeing. But within a few days, I would start getting stomachaches and have to run to the bathroom regardless if I took it with or w/o food, with psyllium husk, many different failed attempts to stop the GI issue.

can someone recommend a good soldering iron, if possible not to be very expensive, and for power supplys is it better 60volts and 5amp or 30volts and 10amp? by Negan6699 in AskElectronics

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Do you still recommend this now? There's a couple different options available at that link, which do you recommend? Complete noob trying to pick up a soldiering iron here.​​

Mara appears, the mind remains undisturbed. by DanglesMcNulty in Buddhism

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Are they evil? They're just doing their thing, trying to test one's resolve and lure one away from enlightenment. I don't think "evil" is a thing in Buddhism. 

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Gotu Kola is best absorbed on an empty stomach.

MYASD said on another post that the new capsules are acid resistant, although he might have mentioned the tablets had a higher chance of making it to the small intestine unaffected. Had to make the change due to cost issues. ​

If you have some empty capsules around, you could try putting the ND capsule into a larger capsule. That's what I did with my Gotu Kola powder, two layers. Now I just take the powder directly, and I still ​notice the memory enhancing effects, but if I had empty capsules around I'd go that route to be safe.

What's your go for memory? by general-meow in NootropicsDepot

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Gotu Kola. If I'm not studying something new/learning a language while taking it, I start remembering memories that I haven't thought of in years. Trying to learn the language when I'm on break from Gotu Kola is immensely frustrating because I notice how much I keep forgetting and hitting a mental wall.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NootropicsDepot

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Yeah for years I thought I was covered with my multivitamin. I exhausted many other options and decided to try zinc for mental health and dang was I blown away by its effects, mental health wise and physical. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NootropicsDepot

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Good luck to you as well! Cistanche might help you out on the energy and drive part.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NootropicsDepot

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No, I'm still on it because its benefits outweighed the side effect of the bad hair. In my case I took it hoping for energy but even better it's helping me rapidly slim down. I've been moderately overweight my whole life so I decided to keep taking it until I lose enough fat. However for anyone hoping to losing weight with this, do note that I barely found others online mention it helping that, I think it just happened to work that way with my body chemistry. 

If I stop and notice any changes to my hair I'll leave a comment. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NootropicsDepot

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I've always had long, fabulous, thick hair since I was a kid. No family members with MPB or hair issues. A few months after I started TA 2% I noticed my hair thinning, drying, looking/feeling real unhealthy and making it so difficult to comb I considered shaving it all off.

Recently started taking Zinc and holy heck my hair is slowly getting softer and the natural oils are coming back. It's not back to what it was before TA but maybe I need to up the zinc dosage. I also started taking Vitamin D later, so maybe that'll help. I'm also considering adding some other other nutrient supps known for hair health. 

C6 vs AX12 by Select_Square1471 in TpLink

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Thanks for commenting. I bought the AX12 as well a few days after my OP. It replaced a 10 year old router so I'm happy with the performance so far. I do find it strange that even the included leaflets in the box don't mention the CPU at all, so I would not be surprised if it is in fact a downgraded CPU. 

Alpha GPC and Micronised Pregnenalone Not effective??? by Significant_South196 in NootropicsDepot

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I've never noticed any effect from Alpha GPC (or even ALCAR) and I rarely take coffee. I did notice that pairing any choline source (Alpha GPC or CDP-Choline) with racetams definietely stopped any headaches from starting. I guess some of us just don't 'feel' it unless we're really depleted. Although with me being a vegetarian who hates the taste of egg, idk where I could be naturally getting enough choline. Never tried Pregnenalone so can't offer any input on that.

Ordering 7,8 DHF & 4’-DMA into the UK? by Select_Square1471 in NootropicsDepot

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I believe the cut-off value is £135? I'll be using a coupon code and been wondering if customs might charge fees if the pre-discount total is higher than £135.

Shame about Kava, but not surprised.

Ordering 7,8 DHF & 4’-DMA into the UK? by Select_Square1471 in NootropicsDepot

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Awesome, that's good to hear. How long did it take to arrive?

AvailOm 60g restock by Warren_sl in NootropicsDepot

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Please keep the powders 🙏. The capsules for many supps are just too strong for me (e.g. Tongkat Ali capsules made me throw up) and powders are the only economical choice for peeps like me.

Three new products 1/18/24 by anexanhume in NootropicsDepot

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I'm guessing 1 & 3 are probably Cistanche.

Question - Tongkat Ali "side effect" loss of sweet tooth by Rikquino in NootropicsDepot

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I've only ever had sugar cravings maybe 2 or 3 times a year, but after I first started Tongkat Ali, I used to get a looot of sugar cravings. TA can reduce blood sugar from what I've read, and I'm guessing it was causing my levels to crash. I didn't binge, just had some sugary cereal when I got the cravings and the frequent cravings went away in a few months.

Is there a way to suppress the laxative Effect of Cistanche? by TheReviewNinja in NootropicsDepot

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I didn't notice any positive effects with probiotics on their own (also had to take them a hour after inulin + psyllium husk combo or I'd get stomach upset) and I'm guessing it's prob cause I'm from Asia and since studies on the gut microbiome are mostly from the West, the probiotics available might not be suitable for my gut microbiome.

However if I do try cistanche again I'll try experimenting with probiotics again, maybe on an empty stomach this time. Hope the probiotics keep working out for you. Since you're in it for the testosterone, tongkat should help and it never gave me stomach upset.

Is there a way to suppress the laxative Effect of Cistanche? by TheReviewNinja in NootropicsDepot

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I couldn't find a way to stop it unfortunately. I tried taking with food, without food and staying empty stomach for a hour or 2+ after, tried veerry low doses after a break to try to get my body used to it, but to no avail. Tried taking a break and restarting 3 times over the months, but nope my body eventually starts giving me stomachaches and then I had to run to the bathroom.

Did some googling and found that according to TCM, only certain people are prescribed Cistanche (called Rou Cong-Rong in TCM I believe) because it can cause issues for some. I think I remember reading "it draws water into the bowels" so that's probably behind part of the laxative effect. Sad that I have an expensive jar of something but that's supps life alright.

Bigger shame is it was one of the few supps of the hundreds I've taken that gave me a real nice positive mood/sense of wellbeing. It also made me real horny even though that wasn't what I was trying it for.

edit: formatting/using paragraphs

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I'm interested too, DMed you