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• THANK YOU
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  I gave NADH a try after reading this blurb many months ago, and it's completely changed my life.
  
  The effect is difficult to describe, the best that I can say is that it makes being productive really, really interesting. Before NADH, I would browse the Internet for hours, daydream, futz about. Now my mind is wide awake all the time, and I can't stand doing nothing.
  
  I take one 10mg sublingual tablet every other day. Taking it more often makes me a little spazzy, plus I want to make sure that my chemistry doesn't "acquire tolerance" to it. Swallowable capsules don't seem to have any effect at all, but I didn't take them for very long.

  Posted by Cowboy_X on July 12, 2006 at 12:51:41 Pacific Time

• NADH
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  I suspect the placebo effect is helping you out more than anything. Every cell in your body normally contains some NADH. It's an essential part of respiration (the cellular kind).
  Why should adding 2.5 mg more make any dofference at all?
  I could be wrong - I'm not a biochemist, I'm a Chem E - but I did ace biochem in college. It's not that hard.

  Posted by trr on July 12, 2006 at 14:33:25 Pacific Time

• NADH
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  My 6 year old has pretty intense attention issues. An alternating schedule of 5mg/10mg makes the difference between him sitting down and running rampant throughout the school. We started last year and we didn't tell him what it was for. We just started giving it to him and said it was for a 'cold' he conveniently had at the time. We didn't want him to think the pill was because he was bad and that it would 'fix' him.
  Regardless, a year later and it's still effective. We've tried to stop using it or just plain forgotten to get more and the difference is plain to see.
  We'll try to wean him off of it this summer.
  
  I know, the usual disclaimer that not all drugs work for all people, body chemistry, yada yada. It worked very well for a child whose brain probably is just missing a little bit of the chemical it's supposed to make.
  Just sayin.

  Posted by panderer on March 19, 2008 at 06:25:29 Pacific Time

• NADH is just the beginning...
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  There are many other supplements and drugs out there that do similar things. I would recommend you google 'nootropics' or 'smart drugs' for more information. Some of them are just the placebo effect, others can really make a difference, and can be an alternative to ADHD meds. Or even caffeine. I myself am a fan of L-Tyrosine and Vinpocetine.
  Of course, before you go out and experiment, make sure to research whatever you wish to try, to make sure there are no contradictions to any conditions you may have, or with any medications you're already taking. Also, tell your doctor - though chances are, they won't have any idea what you're talking about. Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, cannot provide real professional advice, and all of this information is based on my own experiences. Your mileage may vary.

  Posted by zenforlunch on July 13, 2006 at 05:52:36 Pacific Time

• Ephedra is illegal; ephedrine is not
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  The post implies ephedrine is illegal, but it's the herbal supplement ephedra that was banned. Ephedrine HCL is still available. (However, wikipedia says the government tracks all purchases of it because it can be used to make speed. Also, Congress is considering restricting the avilability of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen because, as one committee report says, "these substances seem to play a role in almost all human criminal activity". ;)

  Posted by Mithras on July 19, 2006 at 06:06:56 Pacific Time

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