March Biohacking Q&A
| Ⓒ By Jonathan Roseland |
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I'll be answering the March Biohacking and lifehacking questions in the Q&A podcasts below.
Disclaimer
What you find on this website is NOT medical advice. I'm not a doctor. I'm just an experienced unlicensed self-experimenter practicing free speech in talking about my own extensive experiences and my interpretations of published science. Please see my guide on How to Biohack Smart and Safe. You should consult a doctor about any biohacking you're doing and ideally, also get a second opinion.
Q&A #10
Q:
if you take it for a long period...like 4 months or maybe longer even... and then stop, will you have a lasting increased intelligence? Like, if i use it and started reading more and more and faster and faster, and increase my language aspects, use other brainparts similarly while im on it...and then after 4 months...wil there be a significant increase in intelligence, even after I quit it?
A:
Take Semax for four months
Q:
Tianeptine vs L-Tyrosine/5-HtP? Which is better i mean he said Tyro/Htp is better for motivation but also mood lifting & what about Tianeptine as a stand alone ? I need answers b/c HtP&Tyro i can try but Tianeptine i have never heard of it?
A:
Tianeptine - Not a great risk-reward trade-off
I have some reservations about 5-HTP
Q:
Do you think some smart dugs or a particular start drug may work well for some people, and have very little or no effect at all with others? How do you explain this? Just different genetics and brain chemistry, or maybe the quality of the product or even how its administered? Is there a good/bad way you have determined in your experience to take nootropics, or does it vary depend ending on the substance? Are there things you can do, to negative or minimise any negate effects or protect your brain chemistry and health if you're a chronic nootropics user, or one more into taking risk and trying newer nootropics?
A:
Recommendations
The Racetams
Adaptogens
Modafinil
Resource
My Nootropics Ingredients articles database - see the risk grades I assign
Q:
Have you ever used dna-fit, or any of these private labs that provide tests for hormone levels, biomarkers, or microbiome? They seem to suggest that having ones genetic biomarkers, hormone profile, microbiome can allow for the optimisation of ones diet, and further control of the body's homeostasis. What are you're thoughts?
A:
Get your personal genotyping done with Sequencing.com and your biomarkers interpreted by SelfDecode
Q:
Response to my video Qualia is Problematic - where I suggest "If you are taking them in dosages a lot lower than that there's no good reason to think that they will actually do you any good."
This is false and potentially dangerous logic. Can you think of, or even imagine any nutritional that is both good for you in the tested dose, AND worse for you in lesser doses than taking none at all? Would you tell me to blow off Vitamin C completely if I could not achieve the RDA? Ridiculous! I know of no chemical that behaves as you suggest, and really, it doesn't even make sense. Furthermore, testing of dosages rarely compares a full spectrum of dosages, rarely has long-term effects data, and rarely can give you guidance based upon the variable absorption and metabolic rate of individuals. Finally, it is a grievous error of assume that research is without bias and has been properly vetted and critiqued. Consider that all of the above concerns are especially true for nootropics (which are largely new and novel to general consumption) in particular. your advice should thus be exactly the opposite; suggesting that users of these drugs begin with a fraction of the suggested dose, and consume more only after gaging the effects.
Be more careful, my friend! You are taking on a grave responsibility when broadcasting nutritional advice. Being conservative, thorough and highly skeptical is totally appropriate.
Q:
During Tantra I feel this rush of energy & a full body sexual high & my blood pumping,etc (All this without touching my D, At All) I go to sleep on this high & next morning I feel good, refreshed, normal, what happened to my rush & semen during my sleep overnight??? No wet dreams, boxers dry, etc. Did it all reabsorb into my body? Did I do it right??
A:
Recommended reading
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Q:
I'm curious did you get eye problem from TBI? I'm looking for treatment for possible TBI or asphyxia induced attention, depression and cognitive problem treatment. I was on tianeptine for quite a while which helped little. Now I got 1200mg piracetam prescription and starting using tomorrow.
A:
Piracetam sources
Q:
Could you make a video entirely dedicated to how to find your ideal dosage? Im a pretty big guy (6ft 5 inches, bordering 100kg) and I’ve been experimenting around with modafinil and some racetams (mainly aniracetam)to help with my ADHD but if i use the standard doses i don’t get much of a result. Id like to know how i could find my ideal dosage and cycle so that i can get the benefits of biohacking without running into a resistance curve where it becomes useless. Unrelated question: Which would you say is better, piracetam or aniracetam. Ive read around online and the general consensus is that aniracetam is better because it is faster acting and more powerful as it dissolves in lipids, not water but many people say the opposite and i wanted an expert opinion.
A:
Try pharmaceutical grade Nicotine
Recommended reading
Head Strong by Dave Asprey
Q&A #11
Q:
love ur videos n I want to get pharma grade nootrophics my spelling is bad, sorry- I'm 48 female, addicted to opioids, (subxone mainly I also take small doses of benzo's to cope, trying to detox, went 45 days using kratom but failed cuz I did not know I had to ween off kratom.. I was taking massive doses by that time to cope with suboxone withdrawals.. have u come up with any certain cocktail to help with opiate withdrawal... if so, please share I trust your advice.. I don't know where to start, I'm trying to avoid goin to mexico for ibogaine.. its expensive but still a possible option, appreciate it, I know ppl want free advice n bother u a lot. I don't wana b a burden or take ur time, but figure worth asking , u have soo much knowledge. !
A:
Withstand Kratom Withdrawal with Memantine
And Tianeptine
Plant medicine for overcoming opioid addiction
Q:
Hello Jonathan. I suffer from lack of focus and I work in a vape shop that gets at most 10 customers within an 8 hour period. I really want to get this store running efficiently so I am looking at nootropics as a focus and memory aid but I am not 100% sure what to get. I have tried phenibut, piracetam, phenylpiracetam, noopept, modafinil (modalert), and adrafinil but I haven't taken them long enough and documented their effects before and after to really determine the pros and cons. Do you have any suggestions for stacks and what vendors to order from? Thank you. Liam
A:
Consume Nicotine responsibly
The Racetams - Follow the Piracetam Protocol
Q:
how come no company ive found uses any racetams ardafinal or theacrine in any of there preformed stacks? i want a stack that has a ton of kick to it not just passing placebo like effects also keep up the great work!
A:
Resources
The Piracetam Protocol for Racetam Non-Responders
Don't TAKE Adrafinil, use Modafinil if you must
Q:
Hey Jonathan I used to take adhd meds like concerta but I got joint pain from them. Does modafinil have the same side effects? I bought some in the black market like 10 times is original price.... Modalert 200mg. Also how can I know if my meds are original? I m afraid I'm scammed because the pills themselves don't have anything written on their surface which is kinda odd because I never remember a drug like that. For example concerta has alza 36 written on the pill. These modafinil pills are white blank
Do you develop tolerance and if so what do u suggest? Can u combine with aniracetam 750mg x2?
A:
Order Modafinil from ModafinilXL and RUPharma (EU & UK)
Q:
"Autistic” comment responding to 20 Notorious Problems of Smart Problems
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