There's a growing category of drugs in the drug-e-sphere. Nooptropics are better known as 'Smart drugs' change your mood and increase cognitive performance. They are marketed as 'Supplements' because you can't legally sell a drug without it being approved by the FDA. If it is approved then it will most likely be sold in a licensed pharmacy, so Big Pharma can rake in the profits.
The nootropic I am most curious about is Phenibut. Today I will be reviewing Phenibut and it's history, effects, dosage, experience and my opinion of this substance. I'm not an expert so do your own research!
Nootropics
What exactly is a nootropic exactly, I hear you ask? Well let me give you a brief explanation of what they are. Nootropics are smart drugs, supplement, or substance that improves or enhances mood, creativity, motivation, cognitive functions as well as memory.
Phenibut
Phenibut (β-Phenyl-γ-aminobutyric acid) has interesting effects on the brain and body. Phenibut is a depressant and is part of the gabapentinoid class of drugs. It is similar to other drugs like Pregabalin, Baclofen, Gabapentin. It was developed in Russia during the Soviet Union and was used by cosmonauts and introduced to the clinical scene in the 1960s. Today Phenibut is used as a self-therapeutic (I have used it myself). It has a variety of positive effects such as anxiety suppression, cognitive euphoria, social enhancement, motivation enhancement. The negative effects are hangover like symptoms such as: stomach cramps, respiratory suppression. Usually the negative effects start at a high dose past a 1-2 grams.
Doses
Weight
Threshold 0.25 - 0.5 g
Light 0.5 - 1 g
Common 1 - 2 g
Strong 2 - 3.5 g
Heavy 3.5 g +
[Based on Phenibut HCL]
Duration
Duration
Total 10 -16 hours
Onset 2 - 4 hours
[Based on Phenibut HCL]
My experience
I have used Phenibut in the past recreationally as well as medically for a way to take away anxiety when going into social interactions where there's a lot of people such as parties. The only con of taking Phenibut is that it potentates alcohol and will make it more likely for the user to black out. Pretty sure 1 shot of vodka on Phenibut is equivalent to 5 shots of vodka. So trend carefully.
There was this one time (at band camp, lmao) that I took Phenibut over to a friends and and they wanted to snort it and I advised against it because it clumps up in your sinuses and it dissolves into your mucus and drips down the back of your throat, is slightly acidic so it burns (keep in mind this is the free amino acid version, it is stronger and less acidic than the hcl version), but they persisted and they ended up falling asleep, I forgot I had a tolerance lol. Probably ended up snorting 4 grams each which is a very heavy dose.
A good combination to take with Phenibut is with Weed, Modafinil or MDMA. DO NOT combine it with other GABAtenergics. I recommend only dosing Phenibut every few days because of the potential of a dependency and the chance to become psychically addicted to this substance.
The Dangers Of Phenibut
I highly recommended NOT taking Phenibut everyday because you will build up a psychical dependency to this substance very quickly and the withdrawal symptoms are not pretty. Tolerance builds up in days of taking a dose meaning you will have to take more each day to achieve the same result. I recommend taking Phenibut no more than 2 -3 days a week giving yourself a few days to reset the tolerance before starting to dose again. If you build your tolerance really high and go cold turkey than you will have severe withdrawals symptoms so it's best to limit yourself. I believe this substance should be used medically to treat those that are suffering from anxiety.
Let me know if you have any experience with this substance down below and remember to upvote.
Erowid: https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Phenibut
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenibut
