Posted by Adam on May 9, 2000, at 17:12:40
In reply to Drugs for Creativity? , posted by DC on May 8, 2000, at 7:06:44
My impression of creative people and drugs is that, especially with hallucinogens,
it gave them some interesting experiences to apply their creativity to. At most,
they were inspired by what they felt or saw, just as many other things inspired them.
I don't think drugs ever did anything to make them more creative or interesting.The only possible approach I could think of might be to use a nootropic. I believe
that if something could improve your memory, then you might retain more of your
creative thoughts, and hence the juices might flow more easily. At best, such an
approach would keep you from losing good ideas. It wouldn't give them to you. I
don't think anything of that sort would.Unfortunately, there's little convincing evidence that nootropics do all that much
for the unimpaired. Piracetam might be something to try. It appears to be very safe
and tolerable, even at absurdly high doses, and it's relatively cheap and easy to get
from overseas. Some even say it can generate "flashes of creativity". I guess one
would have to judge the quality of their experiences on piracetam for themselves.A combination of piracetam and a choline supplement might be a marginally effective
memory/cognative booster, and there's plenty of anecdotal information out there on
the Internet to help you mix such a coctail. If you have some expendable income, and
aren't expecting the heavens to open and pour out inspiration, what the heck.
poster:Adam
thread:32741
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