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by thanatos519 2195 days ago
What was wrong with Niacin? 1500mg of Niacin stops it in less than 20 minutes for me.
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carapace 2195 days ago
Yeah, FWIW, R. A. Wilson talks about how B3 was known anecdotally back in the 70's in "Sex and Drugs" as good for bad trips.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex,_Drugs_and_Magick

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dylan604 2195 days ago
It seems odd (in a funny manner) that you'd need 1500mg of something to counter the micrograms of the thing you previously took.
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dmerrick 2195 days ago
I think this is pretty normal in biology. Like how someone might have to drink 2L of water to feelbetter after a few shots of alcohol
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