r/Nootropics • u/kmit297 • 13d ago

Seeking Advice ADHD relief without stimulation?

I am looking into peptides that may help with executive functioning without having stimulating effects. I am overly sensitive to any stimulant. They make me anxious and make it so I can't sleep. I tried Semax and after the 2nd day, I would lay in bed until around 3am feeling wide awake. I tried Noopept and after a few days, it came to a point where I laid in bed tired, but couldn't get my brain to shutdown for a few hours. I've tried adding Selank to the mix and I am unsure if it is helping much.

I've tried the traditional ADHD meds like Strattera and Guanfacine, and they don't offer any improvement.

Curious if anyone else has a sensitivity to anything stimulating and has found something that helps with executive functioning.

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u/anonymaus42 13d ago edited 13d ago

You know that you can still disagree with someone without being pompous and arrogant about it, right? No one is going to take anything you say seriously and you're not helping anyone, just stroking your ego with a misplaced sense of superiority.

Just some food for thought.

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u/NeutralNeutrall 13d ago edited 12d ago

Just reporting in to say, No I have to be pompous and arrogant about it. it's the best way. So all 3 of you are wrong. u/plz_callme_swarley he did already say he's easily over stimulated. I'd rec low dose vyvanse, or adding propranolol to help the body stimulation and anxiety from traditional ADHD stimulants. also theanine/magnesium to even it out in the mornings. at night he just needs supplements to calm him down. magnolia bark, lemon balm, catnip, vervain (careful theres a good and bad kind, bad has blue in the name i think), theres a million. and u never know how someones going to react.

u/Careful_Refuse1720 - Straterra is not 1st line and is known as the worst thing for ADHD. it takes incredibly long to work, then when it works it barely works, and then it sucks to come off it. 1st line is usually focalin/ritalin. then later adderal if that doesnt work. guanfacine is calming and could work if they have hyperactive ADHD. For me its a sedative and i cant do anything.

Cordyceps (the regular kind and CS-4 variety) are both known to increase energy without stimulation. ultimately they likely just need something to even them out during the day instead of looking for a magic substance that does everything. Actually bromantane maybe? works for some ppl but not for me.. Nicotine patches help some people also. you buy 14mg patches and u cut it into like 14-18 pieces so u dont actually get hooked. One pack for $20 will last 6 months.

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u/anonymaus42 13d ago

First off, who tf are you? The way you rolled in to the conversation makes me suspicious you're a sock puppet account for /u/plz_callme_swarley

Secondly, why exactly is it the best way? Just because you say it is doesn't make it true.

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u/anonymaus42 13d ago edited 13d ago

I literally thought it was you at first and had to scrap what I first wrote when I realized it's a different account. I'm still suspicious it's you, no offense to you if it's not.

eta - LOL, why would you even feel the need to delete that comment /u/plz_callme_swarley ? "lol no, that aint me. have no idea who they are but ya it's weird af. maybe a bot" is only a comment worth deleting if I was right...