[extropy-chat] Risks of Smart Drugs

[R.Coyote]

The risk of NOT using any particular nootropic that has health promoting
effects may actualy outweigh the  risk of using it.

I do have some experience with adrafinil, I used it during guard duty while
working in security, interestingly The US military are interested in
*modafinil as well.

I've also had noticeably positive effects from vinpocetine.
http://www.nootropics.com/vinpocetine/index.html

It can be dangerous to judge substances with an  intuition alone, so called
"nootropic" substances by definition have a very low to nul level of
possible negative side effects, however I don't consider Mod/Adrafinil a
true nootropic,  for although it is considered a safe, effective and
well-tolerated agent, its is not absolutely benign, and so its occasional
use only for me.

The trick here is to study any substance you might wish to use thoroughly!

http://nootropics.com/
http://adrafinil.com/
http://www.modafinil.com/


note: Modafinil is a controlled substance in the USA







----- Original Message -----
From: "JDP" <jacques at dtext.com>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 3:19 AM
Subject: [extropy-chat] Risks of Smart Drugs


> Matus a ,Aicrit (25.11.2003/03:43) :
>
> > Adrafinil does the same thing as modafinil, which I (not sure which
> > email I was using at that time) posted a good deal about my personal
> > experiences with a few months back.  I have a few boxes of both sitting
> > above my computer at this very moment. Short version: From my
> > experiences, its great for keeping you awake and alert, although I
> > wouldn稚 say it made me more able to focus then if I was otherwise awake
> > and alert.  If you are tired it certainly will help keep you awake and
> > focused but if you are already awake it seems to have little effect.
>
> INteresting. I won't ask more specifics to you about it, as I can go
> and read what you already said.
>
> I have a more general question.
>
> As someone who has no experience of taking psycho-active substances
> (except for commonly available ones like alcool, nicotine, caffeine,
> and very rare experiences with THC and sleeping pills), I don't have a
> good intuitive grasp about how risky it is in the mid-term.
>
> It might seem unwarranted but, though it does leave to be desired at
> times, I value my brain in its present state.
>
> One of the things I would like to know is, can you trust that the
> substance is eliminated after some time, leaving no trace, or can
> damage or lasting modifications be made? Can some handy distinction be
> made between a group of substances for which this trust is warranted,
> and another group for which it is difficult to know or some real risk
> is known to exist? Are there certain general principles useful to
> reflect about this issue?
>
> Jacques
>
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