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What I learned gathering nootropic ratings (2022)

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126 points julianh65 | 6 comments | 02 Jul 25 13:29 UTC | HN request time: 2.817s | source | bottom
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Workaccount2 ◴[02 Jul 25 14:56 UTC] No.44444546[source]▶
Another win for exercising.

It's crazy to me how many people have miserable health, complain about their body and mental state endlessly, but still put up any roadblock they can think of to avoid exercising of any form.

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BMc2020 ◴[02 Jul 25 16:04 UTC] No.44445385[source]▶
What I want is a pill that makes me exercise.
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1. simoncion ◴[02 Jul 25 16:46 UTC] No.44445893[source]▶
I unironically offer the opinion that the pill that you're looking for is amphetamines.
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2. butlike ◴[02 Jul 25 17:01 UTC] No.44446101[source]▶
Terrible advice. The muscles need blood (nutrients), and you're going to take something that vasoconstricts? You're then going to couple that with an increased heart rate?

I unironically offer the opinion that half a teaspoon of creatine is a much better alternative.

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3. simoncion ◴[02 Jul 25 17:18 UTC] No.44446306[source]▶
> Terrible advice. The muscles need blood (nutrients), and you're going to take something that vasoconstricts?

ADHD patients seem to be able to exercise just fine (and -importantly- don't seem to be suffering widespread muscle death) when on Adderall and similar. I bet folks like that are pretty glad that the body is a complex, robust system that does reasonably well in a fairly wide range of internal and external environments.

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4. DontchaKnowit ◴[02 Jul 25 19:43 UTC] No.44447989{3}[source]▶
I honestly do not believe hardly any of the studies about adderall. I am an adhd patient and playing tennis on amphetamines once spiked my heart rate above 200. Not good. Also vasoconstrictors + valsalva technique for lifting heavy weights = anuerysm risk.

So, respectifully to the studies, im calling bullshit.

5. hirvi74 ◴[02 Jul 25 19:52 UTC] No.44448076[source]▶
Been on them for over decade, they don't work that way -- at least for me. Not sure I want them to work that way either. I am not sure working out on stimulants is the best for the body. The candle that burns twice as hot burns twice as fast.
6. Ifkaluva ◴[02 Jul 25 20:54 UTC] No.44448703[source]▶
Caffeine is also a vasoconstrictor, and included in large amounts in most pre-workouts.