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Been mucking around with huge doses of B Vitamins (especially B3/Niacin) and 5-HTP (a serotonin precursor). Both of those are rather, uh, effectful. 500mg+ Niac
by perihelion_zero 2y ago
Been mucking around with huge doses of B Vitamins (especially B3/Niacin) and 5-HTP (a serotonin precursor). Both of those are rather, uh, effectful. 500mg+ Niacin will turn you red unless you're actually deficient. And you do not want to mess with the 5-HTP and alcohol at the same time, plus 5-HTP can cause some nasty side effects in some people.
Seems like a nice way to have some weird dreams while probably improving my health (high dose B vitamins seem to do great things for mental disorder and the only apparent downside is colorful piss and possibly turning into a cherry).
For people who don't do vita-drugs, there's always tea, coffee, chocolate, and matcha.
- sheefrex 2y agoGood to hear they seem to be working out for you. I tried L-tryptophan a few years ago but discontinued rather quickly as I thought my sleep quality was going down (I think I was waking up during dreams more often). I guess 5-HTP would have been even more powerful.
- 84adam 2y agoBe careful with large doses of Niacin. It may be bad for the heart. Source: https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2024/02/19/cleveland-clinic-led-study-discovers-link-between-high-levels-of-niacin-a-common-b-vitamin-and-heart-disease https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2024/02/19/cleveland-cl...