I've been taking this on & off over the past year, ever since I first read about it (which I think may have been on this forum!). My feelings are mixed, although I haven't had any extremely bad experiences. I use the liftmode.com brand.
First of all, I've taken this stuff daily for almost a week at a time and had no withdrawals afterwards, but I've usually only taken it in small doses. The problem with this phenibut, in my opinion, is just getting the dose right. I've taken it with and without potentiators (grapefruit juice, alcohol), and the effects are almost always either way too strong or too weak. I've taken it at doses as low as 500 mg, and I've taken it at 5 grams (which caused me to throw-up violently for a whole day straight). Often when I take more than 2 grams, it seems like I get the most terrible spins, face and body feel overheated and prickly, fall asleep at the most random times, and just feel very light-headed and nauseous in general. Less than 2 grams, I usually feel a mild euphoria, at best. Strangely, I've felt kinda down a couple times I've taken it.
The few times I've taken an optimal dose (which was usually around 2 grams, but sometimes much higher or lower), I've felt great, almost a total lack of fear or nervousness about much of anything, and felt high energy levels.
Lately, in the past month or so, every other day I've been combining it (about 1 g) with kratom, a plant substance I've known about for years. The effects are mostly positive and they last about 4-5 hours, I would say. Used it a bit for gaming and I've had some positive results, mostly because approach anxiety felt somewhat lessened. Also very useful for exercise. I'd recommend this combination to the whole forum.
First of all, I've taken this stuff daily for almost a week at a time and had no withdrawals afterwards, but I've usually only taken it in small doses. The problem with this phenibut, in my opinion, is just getting the dose right. I've taken it with and without potentiators (grapefruit juice, alcohol), and the effects are almost always either way too strong or too weak. I've taken it at doses as low as 500 mg, and I've taken it at 5 grams (which caused me to throw-up violently for a whole day straight). Often when I take more than 2 grams, it seems like I get the most terrible spins, face and body feel overheated and prickly, fall asleep at the most random times, and just feel very light-headed and nauseous in general. Less than 2 grams, I usually feel a mild euphoria, at best. Strangely, I've felt kinda down a couple times I've taken it.
The few times I've taken an optimal dose (which was usually around 2 grams, but sometimes much higher or lower), I've felt great, almost a total lack of fear or nervousness about much of anything, and felt high energy levels.
Lately, in the past month or so, every other day I've been combining it (about 1 g) with kratom, a plant substance I've known about for years. The effects are mostly positive and they last about 4-5 hours, I would say. Used it a bit for gaming and I've had some positive results, mostly because approach anxiety felt somewhat lessened. Also very useful for exercise. I'd recommend this combination to the whole forum.