Blackened comments on Open Thread, July 1-15, 2012 - Less Wrong

2 Post author: OpenThreadGuy 01 July 2012 10:45PM

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Comment author: Blackened 12 August 2012 04:22:46PM *  0 points [-]

Ha, I got the idea for nootropics from your dual n-back article in the first place.

I'll certainly try some nicotine gums, but would that be strong? I'd like something strong, like Adderall, but I know that Adderall is illegal without prescription (damn stupid laws), and I will likely never be in the state of having an ADHD diagnosis.

Comment author: gwern 12 August 2012 04:30:34PM 1 point [-]

The Adderall I used was apparently a lower dose than some people use and I haven't tried nicotine double-blinded yet (soon though!); with those caveats, my impression has been that 2mg of nicotine is somewhat weaker than the Adderall but without the more negative side-effects of 'tweaking'.