There's a double blind study from Japan that suggests lions mane mushroom extract is an effective nootropic. Not sure how much follow up has been done on it.
Ask HN: What vitamins and legal nootropics take every day
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Re: Ask HN: What vitamins and legal nootropics take every day
#12My personal trainer strongly recommended daily dose of creatine (~5m), but it has also had noticeable effects in daily energy (especially during the pandemic when mostly chair-bound). Otherwise I suppliment fish oil (or algae), vitamin D (5000 IU/125mg), standard multivitamin, choline (650 mg) since i cant stomach eggs every day. I've also had good experience with B12 and Vinpocene but not regularly taken.
Have you gained a noticeable amount of water weight since you started taking creatine? I used it to take it many years but go so bloated it felt unpleasant. Maybe I was taking too much or a bad product.
Re: Ask HN: What vitamins and legal nootropics take every day
#13Nicotine. I've never smoked but I started experimenting with nicotine lozenges and they are great. It helps my concentrations and focus a lot. So far I've found minimal addictiveness and no negative effects but obviously that varies by person and you should be careful. I've never smoked and smoking seems to be kind to many of the negative effects of nicotine.
Re: Ask HN: What vitamins and legal nootropics take every day
#14My personal trainer strongly recommended daily dose of creatine (~5m), but it has also had noticeable effects in daily energy (especially during the pandemic when mostly chair-bound). Otherwise I suppliment fish oil (or algae), vitamin D (5000 IU/125mg), standard multivitamin, choline (650 mg) since i cant stomach eggs every day. I've also had good experience with B12 and Vinpocene but not regularly taken.
Have you gained a noticeable amount of water weight since you started taking creatine? I used it to take it many years but go so bloated it felt unpleasant. Maybe I was taking too much or a bad product.
Not too much, but I've also changed my diet, and been affected by some of the "normal" pandemic body weight changes. I'm winding up to do a water weight shed soon so I'll know better then.
Overall though, no obvious bloating. I'd suggest lower dose. I always swirl it in water and take as a solution. link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002DYIZEO/
Re: Ask HN: What vitamins and legal nootropics take every day
#15Nicotine. I've never smoked but I started experimenting with nicotine lozenges and they are great. It helps my concentrations and focus a lot. So far I've found minimal addictiveness and no negative effects but obviously that varies by person and you should be careful. I've never smoked and smoking seems to be kind to many of the negative effects of nicotine.
Just adding that I really don't find nicotine all that addictive either. I find other common drugs extremely addicting and hard to stop in comparison (namely: caffiene). my naive opinion is that smoking ends up more addictive due to the habitual nature versus the nicotine content of cigarettes.
Re: Ask HN: What vitamins and legal nootropics take every day
#16There are two great YouTube channels I recommend following: Dr Brad Stanfield: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrBradStanfield/videos?view=0&sort... Dr Rhonda Patrick: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoundMyFitness/videos?view=0&sort=... Note that they're more about anti-aging and general health, but some nootropics will also be covered. Dr Stanfield will usually list his current supplement regimin in each video. Currently it's:…
You might want to do some research into Magnesium L Threonate. It seems it is better absorbed by the body
Re: Ask HN: What vitamins and legal nootropics take every day
#17Not sure if this is asking people what they take versus asking or recommendations.
Anyway, I've taken adrafanil which is legal in the US at least because I have a erratic and often brutal sleep schedule. It does for me what I always thought caffeine was supposed to do, but never did for me: provide a subtle, but noticeable wakefulness effect even under multiple days of not having slept.
Re: Ask HN: What vitamins and legal nootropics take every day
#18Not sure if this is asking people what they take versus asking or recommendations. Anyway, I've taken adrafanil which is legal in the US at least because I have a erratic and often brutal sleep schedule. It does for me what I always thought caffeine was supposed to do, but never did for me: provide a subtle, but noticeable wakefulness effect even under multiple days of not having slept.
So basically Modafinil. Do you take that every day, or sporadically?
Re: Ask HN: What vitamins and legal nootropics take every day
#19Nicotine. I've never smoked but I started experimenting with nicotine lozenges and they are great. It helps my concentrations and focus a lot. So far I've found minimal addictiveness and no negative effects but obviously that varies by person and you should be careful. I've never smoked and smoking seems to be kind to many of the negative effects of nicotine.
Just adding that I really don't find nicotine all that addictive either. I find other common drugs extremely addicting and hard to stop in comparison (namely: caffiene). my naive opinion is that smoking ends up more addictive due to the habitual nature versus the nicotine content of cigarettes.
I quit smoking by reading a book[1] about how to quit smoking, which basically said the same thing. Nicotine is not addictive, a true addiction will cause withdrawal symptoms like alcoholics can die if they quit drinking too fast.
While reading that book, I just stopped smoking cold turkey. I still get cravings every once in awhile especially when I see other people smoking but easy to control now.
1: Allen Carr's Easy Way To Stop Smoking
Re: Ask HN: What vitamins and legal nootropics take every day
#20None. Why waste your money? I eat a variety of fruit, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, along with regular exercise outside.
Because nowadays food is not able to provide you vitamins and minerals in the amount your body needs.