Mental and Physical health hacks, resources and advice
whatever Here’s my rankings based on experience (I’ve been using cbd daily for about 6 years). I’ll say too, we have a pretty extensive grey market here, no idea if any of this is available to you.
Given the option, nothing beats describing and infusing coconut oil myself.
Next best is Viridesco. They make concentrated oils and their CBD product is the best I’ve tried. It tastes like dirt, but it works so well, especially paired with RSO, if that’s your thing.
I do regularly buy a brand called Charlotte’s Web (not to be confused with the strain). Their oil is pretty well priced and I use it for day to day maintenance.
I’ve tried a few other brands of gummies and they’ve been ok, generally find oils to be the simplest delivery method.
State of this thread.
Just bully Ed on a daily basis, does my mental health a world of good.
I want to give Lions Mane a go to see if it will help with concentration and focus. Anyone got any recommendations?
Cheers. Just scrolled through and found it. 12% Karma Coast.
Also found this courtesy of @jonattonyeah
RichM I bought this kit a while back.
https://lifecykel.uk/collections/mushroom-mayhem/products/professional-biohacker-set
I sort of gave up on it after about 3 weeks. I felt a bit more alert but then was away, forgot to take it and then didn’t pick it up again. Was a bit of a faff taking 4 hits in the morning / 2 at night.
I think next time I will just get a couple of bottles rather than the full on kit. Lions mane and maybe something else .
RichM Wondering how you got on with this. I have ordered a batch of capsules with a mix of Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps, Chaga, Reishi, Maitake over the weekend, but skeptical when it comes to proven effects.
Anyone else who has had good experiences with certain nootropics?
On a different tangent; I have begun looking into low dose Kratom for days or nights when I just need a bit of clear focus energy and not be as tired or overstimulated as I usually tend to be ever since my biggest burn-out a few years ago. I am reading some horror stories on Kratom though how some build a quick tolerance, binds to opiod receptors and cause withdrawal… not keen on that, but also not planning huge dosages.
I am looking to get something that actually helps my AudHD brain until I can get some methylfenidate from my doctor (which will take some time still).
Morty-C-137 I’ve not been taking the capsules regularly enough to notice too much of a difference. However the days I wfh, I do find if I take a couple of capsules in the morning my concentration is better when I’m working.
Lions Mane helped in the days after the Roundhouse gig for sure 
In all seriousness, feel like you need to take it religiously for it to make a difference. I was a massive sceptic at first, but it does make some sort of difference from a sharpness perspective. Mind you, i’m starting from a very low baseline so anything upwards is a bonus !
The cost is a bit lumpy.
Cheers guys. I’m on day 3 so I’ll see after a month. I’m taking it with an additional supplement of Maca. The cost does stack up quickly of you are aiming for about a gram a day all year.
Any experience with Kratom on here?
Morty-C-137 Wondering how you got on with this. I have ordered a batch of capsules with a mix of Lion’s Mane, Cordyceps, Chaga, Reishi, Maitake over the weekend, but skeptical when it comes to proven effects.
Anyone else who has had good experiences with certain nootropics?
While you may see some benefits from such a multi ingredient pill, with such nootropics I would first suggest trying them all individually before regularly taking such a combination.
I’ve only tried a couple of the ingredients you’ve listed there, but have tried quite a few different nootropics over the years and their effects (or lack thereof) have seemed very variable and unpredictable. Some have seemed good, some have seemingly done nothing, some have seemingly had the opposite kind of effect to what they were supposed to, and some I just didn’t get on with at all.
So when chucking them all together you won’t know which of the individual supplements are actually benefitting you and worth persevering with, and a positive effect from one ingredient could be masking a negative effect from another.
If after trying most the main ingredients separately and generally seeing benefits, or at least no ill effects from any, then it might make sense from a convenience or cost effectiveness perspective to continue with just an all in one pill, but I’d experiment with the main ingredients individually first.
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hugopal You have a point. I thought this would be the most cost effective way to just ‘cocktail’ them all together into one supplement assuming they’d all have cognitive benefits.
It’s basically the same formula as their Clearly Not Coffee apart from not having the cacao and maca in their capsules.
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Yeah agree with Hugo that it is better to know what helps and taking one thing at a time allows you to take a higher dose with a more distinct effect.
I started taking Lions Mane in early part of the summer. Definitely noticed a bit more sharpness, feeling of contentment but mainly noticed it was like it flicked a mindfulness switch. It is completely unlike me, but I now find being out in nature really enjoyable noticing beauty. Suspect that if you’re not noticing anything, it is worth introspecting and attempting to notice any subtle shifts in your consciousness.
Have also been microdosing psilocybin for a couple of months and have noticed more of a sense of having ‘good days’.
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Morty-C-137 when I just need a bit of clear focus energy and not be as tired or overstimulated as I usually tend to be ever since my biggest burn-out a few years ago.
I hear you there - this has been my biggest challenge in life since somewhere around 2016. I had a few burnouts and one compounded on top of a traumatic event and I swear ever since then normal life got harder.
If I could concentrate in the morning, I fucking couldn’t in the afternoon, and if I had to deal with something tricky or confrontational, instead of just dealing with it normally it would fuck the rest of my day off (I’d need to sit somewhere comfortable, watch something familiar, not work). Cognition = gone. Wanting to deal with anyone = gone - and I’m normally great at this. It wasn’t anxiety either - it was more like apathy and avoidance.
In 2020 I bought Kratom and probably didn’t dose it right. I never really got into it. I remember having too much (the tell tale sign is you feel nauseous and you can’t shake it for hours) and after that event I just stopped trying like how you avoid an alcoholic drink you were sick on - but people do recommend A. getting the dosage right and B. spacing the doses in a certain manner to avoid any chance of dependency.
Kratom does have a long history of traditional use and I still believe it can be useful despite not taking to it myself.
Bear in mind if you take prescribed methlyphenidate and it doesn’t agree with you (after a couple of weeks) then you can try Long Release version of it, or you can switch to Dexamfetamine (short release) or Lisdexamfetamine (long release). One of them honestly made it difficult for me to do lateral thinking and I was more easily angered if treated unfairly (fuck you , Ryanair), so I switched and the other works fine without the intensity. If it works for you don’t change it.
Don’t let anyone sway you on which is best either, everyone’s brain is different and two people can say the same negative / positive outcome about the opposite drug to you - you have an individual brain which works best with an individual drug and no one is going to tell you accurately what that is - you have to try it and decide. You may even get better results from Non Stimulants.
Also these are your friend with regards to ADHD / ADD:
L-Tyrosine (helps with the low Dopamine issue making it easier to stay on task)
Omega 3 Fish oils (with high EPA / DHA) (helps with concentration)
Lions Mane Mushroom (memory/concentration)
Vitamin B Complex (energy levels / brain function) (avoid this if taking a strong multivitamin already)
Vitamin D with K2 (helps with inattention / hyperactivity) - reduces ADHD symptoms
Magnesium Glyicinate (1h before bed) helps regulate your nervous system so you 1. get to sleep and 2. stay asleep (sidenote, this is apparently a game changer for anyone who has restless leg syndrome keeping them awake)
Exercise before work (can you walk to work, or cycle? get off public transport 1 stop earlier and walk the last bit? or is there a gym near you or en route to work?)
I was the most productive in my entire life when I attended every gym class round the corner before work. Spinning, Body Pump, Boxercise, it didn’t matter which one I just went to something where I didn’t have to decide what to do - the blood pumping to the prefrontal cortex is the goal.
When doing this I went into work positively buzzing and my staff eventually noticed when I missed a day proclaiming I didn’t seem as bright.
Hope some of that helps
whatever Have also been microdosing psilocybin for a couple of months and have noticed more of a sense of having ‘good days’.
Glad to hear this mate. I kept forgetting lately and jumped back on the wagon - defo made a difference. I think I need to set reminders on Mon/Thurs to be honest.
NasserAlazzawi Magnesium Glyicinate
May have to give this a try as I’m having trouble sleeping at the moment