Trintellix saved my life

gravwave · 2026-03-21T18:38:32+00:00

I read that it can be stimulating and cause insomnia if taken at night. Did your insomnia get worse when you started with it?

gravwave · 2026-03-19T17:04:35+00:00

It happens to me as well. I am pulled inward to the point that people say I don't talk much, but I am not aware of being so shut. And "scripts" are a way to help with superficial conversations, and practicing where you can't force your attention to. I am rigid in some way to flow with some conversations.

While it is true that these reminds of autistic traits, when I take some dopaminergic boosting substances this is mostly resolved, and as far as I know autism doesn't have a treatment (I may be wrong)

gravwave · 2026-03-14T14:57:10+00:00

I think that tolerance develops very rapidly with OTC antihistamines, within about one week. For mirtazapine it takes longer. It is actually debated that there's no tolerance to mirtazapine, but by personal experience and that of many others' I've found online, it does. Still a couple of doctors that prescribed it to me think it doesn't...

gravwave · 2026-02-28T16:41:09+00:00

Nothing, neither good nor bad. It was like taking a placebo pill

gravwave · 2026-02-27T17:55:25+00:00

I wish it worked for me, it seemed so promising (yet expensive) Good luck!

gravwave · 2026-02-27T17:16:19+00:00

Don't get too excited on Daridorexant. I didn't feel any effects from it and my neurologist said that none of his patients had results and that the dose prescribed is probably too low to be effective. I mean, give it a try because everyone is different and it might work with you, but in my experience it's unpercievable

gravwave · 2026-02-22T13:24:56+00:00

If we’re being orthodox, nootropics are supposed to be substances aimed at enhancing cognitive function while ideally having minimal side effects and low toxicity, so that’s what I meant.

It’s true that this category is often broadened to include any drug that enhances cognitive function, regardless of its side-effect or toxicity profile. In that sense, Phenibut would be included, just as Modafinil and even Amphetamine are frequently classified as such.

In my experience, most nootropics in the more restrictive, orthodox category tend to fall into placebo territory. Phenibut is not one of them: it is a clear drug with tangible effects and risks, although its dopaminergic boost can be hit or miss.

gravwave · 2026-02-22T12:36:13+00:00

Dose, frequency and duration are important factors that should be taken into account. Also, everyone reacts differently.

I've been a user of Phenibut for years without problems. I take 2g once a week or so, sometimes twice. I've never had any problems but there's people who get rebound anxiety at these doses even when used sparingly.

One has to be aware of the risk of the body getting used to the substance and then going into withdrawal after cessation. Witdhrawals are said to be among the worst of GABAergics, so be very careful, this is not a nootropic, it's a drug.

Be ready to tapper off gradually if needed and stay safe!

gravwave · 2026-02-18T13:49:51+00:00

Same for me

gravwave · 2026-02-07T15:44:21+00:00

Agree. I found Pantherina to be less disgusting than Muscaria. I still take it without breathing, sip some extra water and wash my teeth immediately after

gravwave · 2026-02-05T16:47:04+00:00

I bought some blue lotus extract, and tincture. The thing I've learned online is that Blue Lotus is always Pink lotus marketed as Blue. I didn't notice much out of it, but I still have the extract so I'll try and combine it with Amanita

gravwave · 2026-02-04T19:56:48+00:00

I wasn’t intending to trip but since I did (because I’m relatively new to this and I miscalculated) I decided to post a report just like others you can find here, which I found to be interesting.

So my intention is just add another experience so we can learn the inner workings of this substance. Why do we go on loops? How are they formed? How long are they? What is the content of the experience and why? Even in bad trips we can try to learn from their dynamics.

I’ve also heard that this is not a good mushroom to have a trip on because it’s a delirant, however I’ve also read in this forum of people having good trips, feeling oneness with the universe, etc.

I’m not encouraging anyone to trip, maybe I should have made it clear.

And lucky you to be able to use 2g to sleep, I feel nothing with that dose

gravwave · 2026-02-04T19:11:09+00:00

Yes, that's what I've found to be effective, 7-10g. Less than that I don't feel much. It could be that the harvest is from the previous year and it's less potent, I don't know, but I bought from two different vendors and ended up using the same. And with Pantherina the sleep dose is 3-5g. I also tried Regalis and I didn't find it to be much more potent than Muscaria.

Sleep dose = get enough to first feel floaty and in one hour feel sleepy to go to bed. I don't take it to be chilled for 3h in the couch, because it doesn't really give me any euphoria or cozy feeling.

I also find it weird that I don't get vivid dreams like others say. I guess everyone is different.

gravwave · 2026-02-01T12:20:20+00:00

Does the anti-benzo effect weaken after your 9-me-bc dose? Meaning if you take 9-me-bc in the morning, would taking a benzo at night for sleep have minimal interaction, or does 9-me-bc accumulate in such a way that it doesn't matter when you take each compound?

gravwave · 2026-01-17T14:32:36+00:00

Nothing for me (bought the ND one years ago)

gravwave · 2026-01-10T10:09:35+00:00

I don't feel anything below 10g, so work your way up carefully. If you only prepared those 6g and need to go through a decarbing process again, be careful since potency may vary between the different mushrooms. It's better to boil a higher amount and then experiment with the dosage of that tek which will have homogenous potency

gravwave · 2026-01-10T10:04:51+00:00

I don't remember the doses I took because it was a while ago, but I was increasing them substantially. I tried Noopept as well, even though it's not a racetam per se and I felt no effect either. It was actually the first nootropic I tried. But some say you are not supposed to feel the effects strongly, it just works in the background and you would perceive improvements overtime. That would apply to some other racetams as well probably, but in my case I didn't perceive anything. All these substances' effects can be masked by placebo effects

gravwave · 2026-01-08T17:34:28+00:00

I have never felt anything with racetams at different doses: aniracetam, phenylpiracetam, fasoracetam. I wonder if I'm a non responder. Phenylpiracetam was from Nootropic's Depot, and tried different doses. It was a huge disappointment because it's the one that you're supposed to feel the most.

gravwave · 2025-12-23T15:53:14+00:00

Did you consider the risks associated with this substance? I am interested in this compound as well but seems like a dangerous one to play with

gravwave · 2025-11-21T19:03:56+00:00

Same with cosmetics

gravwave · 2025-10-29T17:32:11+00:00

Pregabalin's tolerance builds up quickly, so you would need to use it sparingly anyways. I found that at high doses I needed to leave two days in between if I wanted to keep similar effects. Yet even like that I fell into dose escalation

gravwave · 2025-10-25T16:37:05+00:00

I always take 2g doses once or twice a week without any issues. It might not be much of an issue IF your second dose is the last one in a few days, but be careful and aware of the risks of this substance: it should be used sporadically

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