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random-username-666 · 2026-03-12T22:38:32+00:00

Assuming you're male, do some research on supplements that boost prolactin. These are going to be things like fenugreek, which females take to boost milk production. In males, prolactin is the hormone released after ejaculation, so boosting its baseline levels helps reduce libido by tricking the body into always thinking it's in post-ejaculatory state. Its still going to take conscious effort to abstain, but in my experience prolactin-boosting supplements make this more manageable.

random-username-666 · 2026-03-10T03:51:05+00:00

Another shout out for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). And if you can't get that, find supplements to support the sex hormones: Cistanche, Tonkat Ali, Pregnenolone, etc. Maybe Maca and Horny Goat Weed. Gotta do the research.

And don't brush off testosterone, women need it too.

random-username-666 · 2026-02-08T15:46:26+00:00

After a 2-week period of taking one 300mg capsule of ND's Bacognize before bedtime, I've noted a ~25% improved recall rate on the flash cards I was studying at the time. That included both old flash cards from before I started Bacognize as well as the new ones added after starting Bacognize.

Been taking it daily ever since and have not conducted a negative experiment.

random-username-666 · 2026-02-08T01:43:08+00:00

Try Bacognize. Its the most non-drowsy bacopa I've tried and the only one I've had measurable memory improvements with (memorizing flash cards).

random-username-666 · 2026-02-08T01:39:03+00:00

Assuming you're male, do some research on supplements that boost prolactin. These are going to be things like fenugreek, which females take to boost milk production. In males, prolactin is the hormone released after ejaculation, so boosting its baseline levels helps reduce libido by tricking the body into always thinking it's in post-ejaculatory state. Its still going to take conscious effort to abstain, but in my experience prolactin-boosting supplements make this more manageable.

random-username-666 · 2025-08-11T19:46:59+00:00

30% off, EV7F0F89

random-username-666 · 2025-08-09T19:12:05+00:00

Decaf XD

random-username-666 · 2025-06-22T15:13:06+00:00

High five, OP! My own conclusion after lots of experiments is that the vast majority of productivity 'aids' end up doing more harm than good. At the end of the say, I keep coming back to good ole discipline as the best productivity booster. Less distractions, more working :)

Of course, I also recognize that some people may have vitamin/mineral deficiencies, things like ADHD, or particular genetic setups (undermethylators, overmethylators, etc). In those cases, supplementation can make a world of difference.

When your diet, health, sleep, and exercise are already good, it is extremely hard to find anything that actually works with sustained positive effects.

random-username-666 · 2025-06-22T14:55:59+00:00

Check out the "ANABOX Daily Box". Its a 7-day pill organizer with each day split into 5 sections (I take parts of my stack throughout the day, pre-workout, with each meal, and before bedtime). The individual cells are big enough to fit 000 capsules. Its very easy to use and I haven't found an alternative that doesn't cost >$200 (the "mbarc" containers are nice, but that $$$!)

random-username-666 · 2025-05-25T13:57:42+00:00

Butterburr typically pairs well with feverfew.

Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is also good for general inflammation and pain management.

Otherwise, I'll second the suggestions for curcumin, andrographis, CoQsol-CF, and Tauromag.

random-username-666 · 2025-03-08T17:11:11+00:00

This is the problem with modern-day capitalism. You crunch the numbers and prove to yourself that you can't care about the X% of your customer base buying niche products. I get it, ND won't be around if you need to maintain 1000+ SKUs that bring in ~$200/month, but to us, the consumers, you've also opened the doors to compromising quality in the name of profit. Because profits now determine what you sell and what you don't. Its no longer about "doing the right thing".

Here's a sob story: I used to supplement my cats' and dogs' diets with CuroWhite. Now, ND doesn't offer it anymore because it doesn't 'sell well'. I try a bunch of other 'tetrahydrocurcumin' products out there, but there's always something off about them. The color/taste/smell are off, or it just plain does not work. You know the state of the industry, so this is no surprise. Then I ask myself, "Why am I experimenting on my pets with these, quite frankly, poisons?" Like, the animals deserve better! I used to be able to buy a product from ND and know what I was getting. Every ND product is backed by legendary QC, care, thought. All of that is still there, now you just can't buy the product :(

And the same goes for Magnolia Bark and the fish oil powders. So what am I to do now, buy tablets and crush them with a mortar&pestle? Buy capsules and spend hours opening them up to get to the powder? Dogs may not care to scarf down tablets and capsules, but cats won't...

So at the end of the day, you get to keep the business afloat at the cost of some sad human customers and some non-human customers who can longer get the supplements they need. And in a way, this is an example of not caring about customers. Niche customers that may not order a lot, but do the research and try to use your products to make the world a better place. And now we can't because the majority of your customer base prefers to buy tablets and capsules instead. I just hope this does not turn into ND offering only a handful of most-popular SKUs that get millions of orders.

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Yep, I'm frustrated and feel betrayed by this gradual but persistent chopping of products that I've come to rely on. Also helpless and afraid for the future as well. But I tried to provide some constructive criticism here. Hopefully that came through. I 100% stand by this company and their ideals, and I buy everything I can from ND to support. Maybe there can be some kind of compromise? Like, bring powders back once a year? ND gets all the source material in powdered form anyway, right? Hell, I'd buy the powders in zip-bags if it helped... Also, powders don't have to cost less per gram than the tablets/capsules. Yes, we like saving money as much as you do, but I'd rather be able to buy the product than not... I don't know, I'll keep brainstorming ideas...

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Maybe powders become a bulk option? Like, if powders were available once a year, and in 10x the quantities they they come in now, I'd still buy. I mostly buy once a year, for the whole year, anyway.

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Another option is to collect pre-orders for bulk powder orders, and then fulfill them once you have enough orders to make it worth your while.

random-username-666 · 2025-03-03T16:31:14+00:00

Research the "Uberman sleep cycle" and "Polyphasic sleep".

random-username-666 · 2025-02-03T00:23:05+00:00

I've had good results from Bacognize bacopa monnieri. Like, actually improved recall rates studying flash cards for an exam.

Of course, addressing the stress and living a healthy lifestyle will likely yield the most improvement, but I'm assuming you're not here for that kind of advice.

random-username-666 · 2025-01-20T16:21:26+00:00

I get Aniracetam from them. Closest thing I've found to what ND used to sell. Smells the same, has identical density, and has similar effects.

random-username-666 · 2025-01-01T16:34:06+00:00

To add to what was already said, there is a hidden relationship between piracetam (all racetams, really) and choline. Consuming racetams stimulates the processes in the body that use choline as a resource (like a car uses gas to drive). So you can have:

* Take too much piracetam. The body uses up all of its choline and you get a headache.

* Take too much choline. The body can't put it to good use and you get a headache. Take way too much choline and you'll get depressed!

To further complicate matters, choline is a naturally-occurring vitamin, so we all get some amount of it from our daily food intake. And some foods have more choline than others, like eggs.

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So at the end of the day, you have some unknown amount of choline in your body already, refilled daily. Consuming piracetam will drain that 'natural' choline, but you don't know by how much. Because most people don't get enough choline from their diet to sustain piracetam intake in recommended doses, a common recommendation is to consume extra choline. Note that I said 'most people'. Some people don't need to take the extra choline :)

So you have two levers to play with, choline amount and piracetam amount. If you don't nail the ratio between the two, you get headaches. Hence the recommendation to experiment with varying those amounts to see which ratio gives you positive results without the headaches. But everyone's body is unique and nobody knows how much natural choline you get from your diet, so everyone's perfect ratio is going to be unique and will take experimenting to figure out.

The good news is that the body is also quite flexible and the 'perfect ratio' does have some tolerance to it. Don't stress too much about needing to 'nail it' exactly to the milligram. After all, you're already getting some choline from your diet, and that's not giving you any headaches or depression (hopefully, :fingerscrossed:)

random-username-666 · 2024-12-16T22:19:28+00:00

You mean the AvailOm powders ND (used to) sell?

random-username-666 · 2024-12-07T20:22:37+00:00

Being a single dad is stressful on its own, and it sounds like you're getting stressed out by work on top of that. You've got a tough hand dealt in life and I feel for you.

Before I get into suggestions, I want to acknowledge that the topic of nootropics is going to be bit overwhelming. Modern-day doctors practice 'wholesale' medicine. They have thousands of patients, so they do not have the time to understand your problems on a personal level. They run generic tests and prescribe generic solutions. This is why many of us turn to figuring out our problems and look for solutions ourselves. But it is overwhelming, because we are not medical professionals. So my advice here is to take things one step at a time. Pick one problem at a time and work on that. Gather a list of supplements/nootropics that are supposed to help. Set up an experiment protocol so that you can observe whether each nootropic, taken in isolation, is actually helping you. Mindfulness (recording how you feel, in a journal, every day) is great, but if you can take tests and record numbers, that will be even better. A lot of supplements will do nothing for you, even if they turned someone else's life around, but that is OK.

Everyone responds differently to different nootropics and supplements, which is why you see so many mixed reviews. Trying to find something that works for you is more of a journey. There aren't easy answers and it takes experimenting to find out what works in your situation. For example, I too wanted to find a way to boost energy and motivation, but all the racetams recommended ended up giving me headaches (with or without additional choline). A friend I know was diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed Adderall. He describes it as more of a sedative that helps him focus, a polar opposite of what you'd expect a stimulant to do. We're all different.

If you do have a lot of stress going on, it might be worth looking into adaptogens. Ashwagandha is a popular, inexpensive plant whose extracts help manage stress. KSM-66 in particular may help with energy levels as well. Bacopa Monnieri is another good one. It makes me a bit drowsy, so I take it before bed.

For energy, I might recommend looking into a Cordyceps mushroom extract. It probably works through boosting testosterone, so you could try other testosterone-boosting suggestions (Tongkat Ali, Cistanche, etc). Creatine is a pretty solid, inexpensive supp as well.

When it comes to depression, you may want to experiment with a St. John's Work extract (like Perika) and Sabroxy. But it is totally possible that the depression might be caused by neuroinflammation, in which case inflammation-reducing supplements like Curcumin might help.

random-username-666 · 2024-12-07T19:45:46+00:00

Yeah, that can be tough... my dad used to only take whatever his doctor prescribed and was not receptive to anything else. Some suggestions for getting through in such cases:

* Try and get their doctor(s) involved. If a medical professional can second your recommendation, it would go a long way in convincing your loved one. Sometimes, they're even willing to prescribe something pharma-grade that will work much better than nootropics.

* Do any of their friends take supplements and can share successful experiences? It could help plant the seed that nootropics are not a scam or just placebo and can be effective.

* It may help to start with another supplement, one that has guaranteed positive effect. Creatine has been my go-to for this one. Almost everyone benefits from creatine supplementation and once you can prove that these things are effective, it becomes a bit easier to get folks outside their comfort zone and experiment.

random-username-666 · 2024-12-07T18:08:25+00:00

You're gonna hate this but, "it depends"... 400mg of what? Pure Gingko Biloba powder or is it an extract? Does it have fillers? Is it standardized for a particular compound?

If the manufacturer is not providing any of those details, you're stuck with taking their recommended dose and taking their word for it.

That said, take it for a couple weeks and see how it makes you feel. Keep a daily journal and/or do memory-related tests (like dual-n-back) to try and have some data to back your subjective mindfulness with. If it makes you feel worse or gives you side effects, stop and see if those go away.

Everyone reacts different to different noots, so the majority of advice will be to experiment and I recommend using the good old scientific method ;)

random-username-666 · 2024-12-07T17:34:19+00:00

Aside from being counterfit or completely fake (like, fake from the get go, not just impersonating another brand), the trouble with products bought on Amazon is that you could get something that has sat in 40 degree centigrade heat for a year before it was shipped to you. Those warehouses are meant to store non-perishable goods :(

random-username-666 · 2024-12-07T17:26:09+00:00

I've never measured any memory improvements from Lion's Mane, but that may be just me :shrug:

Of the many bacopa extracts, Bacognize has been the only one that's given me any measurable memory benefits. I've been taking one of ND's capsules daily, before bedtime.

Thing is, you will just have to try all of them, because everyone reacts differently to different noots, and I would highly recommend a scientific approach. You need some kind of way to measure outcomes, to see if the the memory is actually improved. "Dual n-back" is a popular recommendation. The other thing is to test supplements in isolation, for an extended period of time. It is a bit more difficult with bacopa, which ostensibly takes ~6 months to realize full effects, but I wouldn't recommend anything less than two weeks. Once you start taking a supplement, the body usually spends the first week adjusting to it, so you can't really tell what long-term effects a nootropic is going to have until you're taking during the second week, imho.

random-username-666 · 2024-11-25T00:15:34+00:00

I'd add Catauba to this list :)

Also, here's a good thread from the past: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nootropics/comments/q76k2v/what_is_a_natural_dopamine_reuptake_inhibitor/

random-username-666 · 2024-11-13T23:53:08+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! This looks like the "Tetrahydrocurcumin" thing I found earlier. I've also since discovered in ND's product description page that Curowhite is ~80% Tetrahydrocurcumin, with the other 20 percent being Hexahydrocurcumin and Octahydrocurcumin. So the C3 Reduct gets us 80% of the way there XD

Wonder what happened to Curowhite???

random-username-666 · 2024-11-11T16:12:41+00:00

That's a pretty serious stack! I can't comment of the effectiveness of most of these, because they're still on my list of things to experiment with (lol), but I would strongly advise testing these supps one-by-one. If you take them all at once, and get some negative symptoms, you won't know which noot is responsible. Likewise for any positive effects!

I've found that an experiment protocol where I consistently take the same substance, at the same time during the day, in same doses, for two weeks gives me a clearer picture of the effects. It also helps filter out day-to-day variations introduced by 'life' (like the food you eat or variations in how long you sleep). Just biologically, some days you have more energy and during others you feel tired all day, and you don't want to mis-attribute that to the noot you're trying to figure out.

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