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Superhuman performance enhancers you can find online

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012...-enhancers



If you've read Tim Ferriss' books, you know he'll do almost anything to himself in the name of self-improvement. And if you thought he took this too far in The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body, just wait until The 4-Hour Chef, his new guide to the world of rapid learning. Turns out Ferriss has tried nearly every legal (and not) smart drug imaginable, so Wired.com invited him to share what he learned. Just remember: He's not a doctor, we're not doctors, and please don't sue us.

The quest: Read like a cheetah, retain like an elephant
The drug: Desmopressin, a synthetic version of the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin
Where to get it: Prescription
Benefits: "Doctors prescribe it for bed-wetting," Ferriss says, "but I've experimented with it since 1996 for short-term memory. Before quizzes in college I'd take four vaporised hits, flip through material for 10 minutes, and score 95 to 100 percent."

The quest: Tear up the slopes like a Yeti
The drug: Phenylpiracetam
Where to get it: Order it from Russia as Phenotropil
Benefits: "'Racetams' are a class of drugs thought to improve short-term memory primarily by increasing choline uptake. But I know some biathletes who like the super-potent phenylpiracetam for another reason -- it seems to increase cold tolerance."

The quest: Get fast -- fast
The drug: Galantamine
Where to get it: Online (can be found as GalantaMind)
Benefits: "This is FDA approved for the treatment of moderate Alzheimer's disease, but because it inhibits the breakdown of acetylcholine it may also facilitate greater muscular contraction. It's rumoured to be the secret of certain Jamaican sprinters. I'm even more fascinated by its ability to increase REM sleep, which is great for lucid dreaming."

The quest: Be the swingin'-est senior on the block
The drug: Selegiline
Where to get it: Vets use it to treat senility in dogs, but you can find your own pills online.
Benefits: "It's used to address early-stage Parkinson's disease, as it increases dopamine through MAO-B inhibition, but Selegiline has also been shown in animals to slow age-related decline of sex drive. Think Awakenings on steroids."

The quest: Remove mental fog for extended focus
The drug: Ergoloid
Where to get it: Prescription or black market, though plenty of websites sell it.
Benefits: "Oh, how I love ergoloid. Developed by Albert Hofmann, the father of LSD, it's been used (as Hydergine) to fight cognitive decline in old age. It's typically well tolerated and may help keep brains younger-looking generally."

The quest: Think harder
The drugs: Forskolin (from Coleus forskohlii) and artichoke extract
Where to get it: Online
Benefits: "If you want to go all-natural for enhancing your learning and memory, this duo fits the bill. Bonus: Artichokes contain luteolin, which can inhibit PDE5, which is also how Cialis and other ED drugs work. Who doesn't want to demolish Sudoku while sporting a massive boner?"

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Almost all of these are new to me. Nice finds.

Post: #3

(12-20-2012 04:55 PM)storm Wrote:  Almost all of these are new to me. Nice finds.

I only posted it because it referenced Tim Ferriss. Do some research before you try any of these.

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im going to look into all of these

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(12-20-2012 04:40 PM)Parlay44 Wrote:  The quest: Get fast -- fast
The drug: Galantamine
Where to get it: Online (can be found as GalantaMind)
Benefits: "This is FDA approved for the treatment of moderate Alzheimer's disease, but because it inhibits the breakdown of acetylcholine it may also facilitate greater muscular contraction. It's rumoured to be the secret of certain Jamaican sprinters. I'm even more fascinated by its ability to increase REM sleep, which is great for lucid dreaming."

Fascinating indeed... Calea zacatechichi was a total disappointment, so maybe I'll look into this stuff.

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I've tried racetams and Galantamine, both for the mental benefits, I'm not a sprinter.

Piracetam is the most popular racetam, but there are a lot of other choices that really only differ in concentration. I'd recommend one of the more powerful ones as I had to take about 10g of Piracetam to get any affects. When I was taking it I would put a few spoonfuls of powdered Piracetam(much cheaper than pills) in a glass of water. There's no risk of taking too much, nootropics are very safe, the only side affect is an occasional headache, which can be avoided by taking choline along with it(the description in the OP should explain why). As for the benefits, I got a minor increase in my ability to retain things in lectures, I noticed it was easier to remember lectures without needing to take notes. But the fact that I had to drink so much of the shit every morning made it not worth the trouble. I looked into more concentrated racetams but was turned off by the prices.

Pros: Easier to retain info

Cons: Expensive if you're going to take it regularly
Large doses required(can be avoided by taking more powerful racetams, but that just increases the price, and ups the amount of choline it takes to avoid headaches)

I took Galantamine, along with a few other things, to help induce lucid dreaming. I do it fairly regularly now, though how much of that is due to the drugs I don't know. I can break down lucid dreaming some more if people are interested.

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This is all well and good. But at what cost does it come to your health?