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There are so many hipsters that they aren't even hipsters anymore.

I haven't made it out to Chicago yet, but it's definitely on my list.

Shoot!


Astronaut with the best moustache ever.

Tried it again, no astronauts this time. Maybe I just mistyped it /shrug. He had an awesome moustache though

Pigtails - have you tried going onto SSRIs/NARIs? For some people, they're less nasty than stimulants.

Also, I'm back in the UK. For 12 days.

Plus Microsoft is there. Because I really want to pay to upgrade to another version of excel.

Summer sunsets in Seattle are beautiful. Really a lot about that city is. All that water, lakes, the sound, mountains all around you, etc. It really is great. Then you realize all those hills and waterways that make it so beautiful also snarl a commute like it's nobodies business. Don't think I want to live there again, but awesome place to visit.

I'll probably make one of those, my macro is usually a foot away at most, so this should be ideal.

Yeah, Seattle is actually on my list for next year. I figure most places are okay if it's just for 3-4 months, I might as well go for ones with a good IT industry and sane weather.

Speaking of, when I left Germany in the morning it was 17°C, it was 6 when I landed in Scotland. That's winter, alright.

I don't know what a NARI is, but I haven't been on an SSRI since my first bout of depression. They worked for me for 6 months, and then stopped. I've been on Welbutrin for a year and a half now, and it's actually recommended as a supplement for ADHD. I'd just like to try getting away from medication in general. If the supplements don't work, they don't work. But I feel like my science research has been pretty good, and all three supplements break the blood-brain barrier, so they SHOULD do something. I was looking into a GABA supplement as well, since it seems like it helps a lot of people with depression too, but the Wikipedia article mentioned that that particular supplement does not pass the BBB, so it's hard to say if it actually gives people any benefit.

Yup, can't afford Strattera. It's still used, but since it's a fairly new drug it's still really expensive. The thing is, I do eat a lot of meat proteins, and I drink a glass of milk a day, plus eat a fair amount of cheese. The problem is, people with ADHD (and depression) don't produce enough serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine. So if we don't produce enough, it makes some sort of logical sense to try to increase how much we make. You can't take supplements for those particular brain chemicals themselves, because they can't cross the blood brain barrier. So the next best thing is taking the amino-acids that make those chemicals, that CAN cross the BBB. That and making sure you're getting enough of the other vitamins and minerals that are needed in the process of the amino acids making those chemicals, which is something I've been researching as well.

For example, the best way to make sure that Tyrosine makes L-DOPA (and in turn, dopamine and then norepinephrine) is to get enough iron, Vitamin C, magnesium and zinc. I haven't found info on what helps 5-HTP make serotonin yet, but I won't be getting the supplements for at least a week, so I have time.

You never did answer my question, y'know.