Bromantane, Ibogaine, Cocoa super-synergy Review

Hi everyone,

A quick review on how this stack has helped me personally overcome dysthymia . Alone, each of these are not that great, but together they've pretty much cleared things up, which has increased my productivity, reduced my mental resistance to do exercise and eat, and in general improved my life a hell of a lot.

I have experimented with a hell of a lot of different things in the past and the ones that have impressed me so far include microdose-psilocybin/lsd, tianeptine sulphate, bacopa monnieri, nicotine patches and others recommend LDN but I haven't tried it yet. Agmatine seems like a quick-acting SSRI, and I'm not a fan of SSRIs so I'm not a fan of Agmatine.

My current stack has been 50mg Bromantane, 25mg Ibogaine TA and a heap tbsp of Cocoa.

Bromantane is super for anti-fatigue, it is great for getting me moving and even exercising, which as you all know is the one thing that can be great for keeping depression at bay, if only you weren't so mentally lethargic! It feels like I am set back to my late teens in terms of energy levels. It's nothing crazy like other doping agents can be, I don't feel like I have extra energy... I just feel healthy and normal levels of energy. The Bromantane seems to unlock dopamine production and therefore motivation, and also make exercise much easier.

Ibogaine is a weird and complex plant. Ibogaine is important because it makes me feel like I have more control over my life, in both the short and long term. It sensitizes me to everything else, like caffeine/nicotine and life in general, which is super useful, like I can enjoy a black tea now rather than having to gulp down 2-3 cups of coffee. I generally feel more emotionally stable from it, and feel like my decisions are more deliberate (subtle effects on executive functioning and reward). It isn't a magic bullet like Adderall, which definitely gets me going and get in control, but I feel that at these (low) doses it's a similar anti-addictive version of an amphetamine. The Ibogaine seems so sensitize the opioid system.

Cocoa is a funny one, most people will think "kitchen herb" and dismiss it immediately, but there is some evidence it can improve mood both acutely (for everyone) and chronically (for disordered moods), likely via modulation of the endogenous cannabanoid system. CBD oil may have similar effects, if you're lucky enough to have access to it. The Ibogaine creates a level of hedonic uncomfortableness via kappa agonism, and Cocoa seems to override this. Ibogaine is also vasoconstrictive, and can cause headaches, but Cocoa is a vasodilator, and overrides this too. I put a heap tbsp in a smoothie for breakfast each morning. The Cocoa seems to unlock endocannabanoid production.

I'm not prescribing any of the mentioned compounds to anyone, just reporting what has worked for me. I still occasionally take psilocybin, but it can't be a daily supplement so I don't count it as part of the stack. I see this combination of compounds as super-synergistic for myself, and now I have better control over myself I have the mental energy to start doing other things 'right' like exercising, mindfulness and gratefulness (to get me to the next level) of mental health.

I wish everyone here the best of luck on your journey to improve your mental health. Love and respect.