This is my topic. Ignore all that CDS shit, I've tried it and it isn't important except short term parasite pill quackery. The core concept behind it is for heavy metal (questionable), parasite and gut candida type removal. I believe it was also used as an anti-vax option for the blood. But it is not nootropic and not needed.
So going back to the start. To get into noots you want to get into racetams. Those usually potentiate glutamate release in the brain, making neurons fire faster. It runs off choline as a byproduct so all stackers tell you to have that on the side as well.... Alpha GPC. This whole topic is just an endless well involving how detailed your knowledge of human biochemistry for the brain is, so I'll just cut right to the practical and useful supps. Many "noots" are actually a waste of your time or meme redditor shit. Those people don't know anything usually.
Useful supps:
1. Oxiracetam is an ampakine, which means it works off neuron ampa receptors. It's also a mild stimulant. Just take it
2. Pramiracetam increases high affinity choline uptake in the brain, helping you absorb choline faster stacking with this process. It tastes really bad, but also raises Neurotransmitters as well. Just take it
3.Alpha GPC will raise acetylcholine levels in the brain because it is precursor, or something. Just take it with this stack or buy Choline bitarate
You have to cycle these things- typical deal is about a few days a week on and the rest off. You will notice the effect start to dip over time as your mind builds tolerance, although many of these things have been run successfully for much longer in clinical settings seemingly effectively. Also mind mind the dosage, these are not toys and you can seriously harm yourself if you don't understand moderation. Powder always over pills, since it is cheaper and less able to fake.
That's a good entry stack. It'll make you think faster, maybe even make you more irritable. But now you have to layer it with neurotrophic additives to help create more neurons. From my experience that's where the magic really works, where your mind is simply buzzing with thoughts because you are generating neurons. For that I suggest Semax, one of the more diluted nasal sprays from cosmic nootropics or similar. Raises BDNF very effectively, and the NT's as well although that isn't the important part. There are many moderate ways to raise BDNF, but I find most of that a money pit and not useful. A racetam stack with choline and acute bdnf stimulation will get you the mentat effect. Methylene blue is a meme additive shilled by many social media types, but it has a MAOI effect to raise dopa/serotonin, is antiparasitic anticancerous, antioxidant and raises int via another route I forget. You might consider that one as an adjacent to the stack since it is rather cheap once you do the buy in.
Now for some additives. Run Turmeric/curcumin. Just do it, cheap and an anti-inflammatory, anti cancer effect. As some phage was talking about with his chatgpt last thread inflammation can be a serious issue causing cognitive impairment. Even if you don't like this option you should run an anticancer option since that is a real fear in the noothacker world when you start growing the brain so to speak.
You probably want to take magnesium. Cheap, most are deficient, and in the brain it will stop you from ruining your mind with glutamate excitation. You should also take a basic MV, cod liver oil (fuck you peatfag) since that is a cofactor in neuron growth, cheap oral iodine, vit D3 and vit K2 to make it relevant etc. Covering the basics, not going to make you uber but it helps at the entry level.
Sulbutiamine is one of my favourites. It upregulates D1 receptors in the brain, causing you to become more driven and motivated. Makes you more outgoing although you have to be mindful with it. If you want to "repair your brain" fairly safely from shitty lifestyle spam NGF. That would be lion's mane most easily, although the process will take many months to get a return on investment.
There is a world of nootropics and many things for brain, body, health, lifespan etc. It's like a hidden menu of hacks in the game dev mode but each is quite an obscure tool and you have to learn all of them to really comprehend their use. Be very careful to research what each thing does and do not play with your neurotransmitters or you could cause psychosis by raising them, or get cancer or something equally awful. Beyond the meme reddit stuff this is very much a diy realm where you shouldn't play around with transistors without knowing about them