[ravenspeed]

> Sleep 8-10 hours per night, eat a good breakfast, don’t use nicotine, exercise every day or almost every day, get some sun. Not only do these help by themselves but they also make medication like phenylpiracetam and adderall (adderall in particular needs a lot of protein to work best) more effective as well.

That makes sense. Since such amphetamines increase the release of dopamine and noradrenaline. And for those two, you need l-dopa and for l-dopa you need tyrosine and for tyrosine, you need protein. So you need to increase your protein. But I don't know by how much, though ... I guess you need to find out by trial and error ...

[opportune]

Tyrosine by itself doesn’t help me nearly as much as complete proteins. I don’t think it’s just neurotransmitters even - amphetamines are kind of hard on your body, and since they suppress your appetite you need to consciously try to get enough.

Also phenylpiracetam is not an amphetamine. I think for any medication it’s just important to remember it’s not a silver bullet, it’s something you take on top of what you should be doing t already, not as a replacement for basic needs like sleep and food

[PetitSasquatch]

As I understand it, the amphetamines increase, not the release but, the utilisation of dopa / nora / seratonin.

One thing to watch out for with them is their effect on your anxiety levels, these are all related systems and things can get away on you fast.

Again, these substances are aids not cures. If diagnosed, you need to get to work on your lifestyle and habits, these are what make the real difference; neglect this at your own peril.

It's a tough trot, but better than the alternative.