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Phenibut--PUA Wonder Drug?-- My Review
04-16-2013, 09:37 PM
Seems to me, and I'm really not as much of a wet blanket as my previous post might appear... but it seems to me that if this drug is that much of a help to your game the temptation to use it more frequently than is safe to avoid addiction will be too strong. Then what?
I only bring it up because I know if I were to try it and it were a game changer for me, such that it reduced approach anxiety to nil, I would use it every day, become addicted quickly, and fuck my life completely.
Whatever you do out there, be careful guys. That's all. Just take care of yourselves.
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04-17-2013, 03:55 AM
Phenibut 'trip' report:
I took a total of 1250mg throughout a 5-hour timespan. Inhibitions did not decrease, confidence did not increase during that time frame. However, I was REALLY jamming to one of my tunes in the car ride back home, and I was starting to get a big boost just then. So maybe my timing was off. Also, alcohol tolerance did seem to diminish a bit, thankfully. (My tolerance is sky-high right now due to recent binge drinking)
Will attempt a more structured and regimented approach (and higher dosage) and try again in a few days.
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04-17-2013, 04:54 AM
Say "no" to drugs.
Call me conservative, but I think drugs are an entirely different kind of game.
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04-17-2013, 04:56 AM
Never heard of this drug. But it looks like neurontin (gabapentin) and lyrica (pregabalin). And it has a funny name.
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04-17-2013, 05:13 AM
Just bought 100g off eBay bc of this post
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04-17-2013, 06:42 AM
Quote: (04-16-2013 07:12 PM)the_conductor Wrote:
I'm not one for quick chemical fixes, but sounds interesting.
Has anybody here heard of propranolol for the same purposes? It's a beta blocker (pun not intended), and I've heard of dudes taking it before performances and presentations to become confident and smooth.
Yeah, I've taken propranolol before, I really disliked it. It makes your mouth dry, can make you feel lightheaded etc
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H L Mencken
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04-17-2013, 04:16 PM
If you rely on drugs to get girls you're only making yourself a weaker person. Why do you think you need a substance to get girls?
At the end of the day, drugs/booze is only for letting the girl chill out, if you need it to fix your own anxiety issues you should work on yourself more until you know you don't need them. After that you will have infinitely better control of your alcohol/drug use.
This applies to all substances. You're trapped in your own negative belief that you need "something" to help. That's simply not true.
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Phenibut--PUA Wonder Drug?-- My Review
04-18-2013, 10:16 AM
Phenibut is considered to be one of the more dangerous of the legal nootropics. If you choose to use it, it should be used just occasionally or at least cycled.
There are several postings about phenibut on the various nootropics forums. Don't take this one on a whim. Be aware of the benefits/dangers so you can make an educated decision about using it.
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04-18-2013, 01:17 PM
Can we, for just a minute, assume we're all responsible adults who understand the cost/benefit of whatever activity we partake in? There are plenty of functional drug users who don't ruin their lives or become weaker people as a result of what they choose to do.
I have a girlfriend, and we look for girls together now. This looks like a fun recreational thing to try on rare occasion, and getting 100g for 30 bucks will last me around a year. It's not going to become a substitute for good game; truthfully, I seriously doubt it will impact my game in any way. Phenibut looks like something fun to try on a Saturday off when I don't feel like going out or doing a damn thing that day besides hanging around with the girl.
Maybe I'll pull 1 extra threesome this year that I wouldn't have normally as a result of this. If it does, it'll be completely unintended. This is for personal use; I believe as long as no one uses it for anything other than occasional recreation (which I assume most of you are intelligent enough to do) then you'll be fine.
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04-18-2013, 02:15 PM
Giving it another go. Following instructions to a T. Had 1000mg with a Monster this morning, then ate 45 minutes later. Will probably supplement with an additional 500mg shortly.
I have a rager and I'm in front of my laptop at 'work' trying to prevent myself from sending strategically unsound messages to all the attractive women on my FB list. God help me if this stuff works as advertised.
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04-18-2013, 02:20 PM
You have social media anxiety?
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04-18-2013, 05:38 PM
Phenibut is dangerous. As a gaba agonist, it will have long-term effects on your baseline anxiety. Your gaba receptors will downregulate in response to prolonged exposure to phenibut, which will make you even more anxious than normal while sober. If you have social anxiety problems, stay far away. Theanine is much better in this respect. It does not induce any downregulation.
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04-18-2013, 06:06 PM
Upregulation happens after abstinence, just like alcohol. For normal peepz it's probably not that bad if you keep your usage in check. But if you have social anxiety problems it's better to avoid all gaba agonists (like phenibut, booze, ghb, etc), and to get yourself in a better headspace w/o drugs.