Yes I was taking a tincture, not the life extension dopamind brand but judging by how well it worked to start I would say it was the correct version.
Definitely not a dumb question. I askd a similar one on @Judee 's original post about this option in the Stanford Abilify thread....
It seems we're all of us at sea here, and none of the braniacs are responding ..... I'll try to do some googling later, but right now, not too focused ....I asked it too so I'm hoping it's not a dumb question.
I get the same effect from hops and valerian .... in fact, pretty much all of the herbs useful for sleep and anxiety have paradoxical effects on me and clear thru CYP3A4 and a couple of other liver isoenzymes that clear everything from statins to opioids, benzos, and anti-psychs ...
It's been used in traditional European herbalism for a long time. Comes under the catagory of "nervous restorative". But it's used in conjuction with circulatory stimulants, not on it's own. The principal being that the circulatory system needs to be functioning effectively for oxygen/nutrients/herbs ect to get to where they are needed and for waste product to be removed.
Good info, and thanks for posting ....
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One would probably be cayenne, and possibly licorice root .... both are also potentiators ....
Also, possibly ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, maybe gota kola or ginseng ..... I'm just winging it here ....I'm sure there are others. Even simple black pepper could be useful in terms of increasing circulation .....