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Sychotics

Please help me with my stack. (Currently recovering from TBI)

Hey guys, i'm suffering from a brain injury 7 weeks in, I bought all these nootropics, because honestly i'll take as much help as I can get, i'll try everything to get better. I don't care if it doesn't help, at least I tried. I'm just wondering if there are any nootropics or supplements on my list I should not be taking together?

Here's my list (I am not taking all of them at the same time currently):

  • -Pine Bark Extract
  • -NAC
  • -ALCAR + ALA
  • -Citicoline
  • -PQQ + Bacopa + Alpha GPC
  • -Reservetrol
  • -GABA
  • -Ltheanine
  • -Ginseng Herbal Blend

And then other stuff is just like vitamins and regular supplements:

  • -Omega 3
  • -Multivitamin
  • -Tumeric Curcumin
  • -Vitamin D
  • -Magnesium Biglycinate
  • -Melatonin + Ltheanine + 5htp

I will be adding piracetam, I don't have it yet, but once piracetam comes in I think i'll be taking piracetam by itself for a few weeks.

I will be checking and writing down all the side effects online of each one, but it will take me a while, as my brain is still recovering and my thinking and energy is terrible. If I could get any help out there, I would appreciate it so much.

Posted Sep 1, 2019, 7:03 PM UTC

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Hotel_Arrakis•

You may want to consider adding Huperzine-A which holds some promise for TBI. It also is inexpensive and seems to play well with other nootropics.

Good luck.

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SychoticsOP•

Thanks. I'm currently trying to figure out which ones are dangerous to take together, and all these chemical interactions. The side effect combinations. It's too much brainwork for me right now, but slowly and steadily.

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SychoticsOP•

Thank you so much! I appreciate it a lot. That really helps.

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ThomasColodel•

I havent added piracetam, ginseng, or other related suplements because of some bad interactions

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wolframite•

A reply I made about a year ago on r/Nootropics to a similar question:

Three years ago, u/YouAreWhatYouEet posted the post-concussion stack prescribed by his physician:

The prescribed stack he posted here:

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2 caplets of each, twice daily:

  • Choline - 250mg
  • Phosphatidylserine - 75mg
  • Curcumin - 300mg
  • Alpha lipoic acid - 150mg
  • EGCG - 150mg
  • Vitamin C - 500mg
  • E - 400mg
  • D - 1000iu
  • B1 - 75mg
  • B50 complex - 25mg
  • A + zinc formula

The rest are daily dosage, spread throughout the day:

  • Fish oil* - 8-10,000mg
  • Creatine - 20,000mg first 5 days, 10,00mg proceeding 5 days
  • Soy lecithin - 20,000mg

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    • I would make sure the 'fish oil' has at least 85% long-chain Omega 3's

KONKUSSION https://www.konkussion.com is a Canadian clinic that specializes in treating concussions. One of the key neurosurgeons is Dr. Neilank Jha:

Canadian concussion doctor on mission to make things right: Feschuk

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YouAreWhatYouEet•

Hey man, thanks for keeping my post alive and continuing to help people! You're awesome!!

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wolframite•

That post & share of ...wow! 5 years ago was incredibly informative and similar to many of the insights by u/misteryouaresodumb , led me to a wealth of new resources and understanding on TBI.

And, being able to show someone who was naturally skeptical as their physician simply indicated “ just come back if something happens or gets worse” a real life example of a sample regimen / treatment protocol from a bona dose medical clinic [ Koncussion ] from a real deal M.D. specializing in TBI ... really really helped. In most cases, going back or finding a neurologist MD who’d listen carefully,

I hope your recovery was complete and solid.

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