Posted by Larry Hoover on November 28, 2003, at 7:16:16
In reply to Re: Interesting article, posted by taylor18 on November 27, 2003, at 17:27:59
> I am looking for supplements that can improve information processing, rational problem-solving, ordered as opposed to chaotic analysis, retention, and concentration.
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> I am presupposing, of course, that supplements can give me these things. I know that supplements can't give you what you don't already have.It's possible that you can give yourself an edge via nutrition. Then, you might also consider so-called "smart drugs", but I'm not sure those do much in the long term. Short term efficacy is not in question, but long-term?
Tyrosine helps some people focus. Ron Hill has good results from l-theanine. NADH really helped me with cognitive issues. I think fish oil is good for smoothing out brain function, as are phospholipid supplements.
You might want to consider ADD-type issues.
http://www.brainplace.com/bp/checklist/
There are dietary recommendations there, after the screening targets symptom clusters.
> "From my own experience, having had a manic-psychotic episode induced by SSRI medication, I have a little bit of insight. What got me through that was that I never lost the perspective that the multi-sensory hallucinations were just that. In other words, my meta-cognition allowed me to take an observer status. Had that failed......whoa, I shudder to think of it."
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> I find that very interesting because there is a lot of power in an observer status. I can relate to that. Once, during a cannabis-induced psychosis, without full-blown hallucinations or delusions, but more illusions etc. I took the observer status. There seems to be an impenetrable consciousness which is watching the destruction, terror, chaos going on.Setting aside the conceit that I can be objective about self, I make extensive use of a cognitive tool I call pseudo-objectivity (pseudo because I presume I am subjective, nevertheless). I assume a stance of third-party to self. It is very useful when dealing with e.g. depressive thinking. Depression is but one voice at my cognitive board-room table, and as the chair of the assembly, I can focus on individual speakers, e.g. my spirit. Depression would like to dominate the meeting, but I don't permit it to do so. Ya know?
Lar
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