OUGD602 - DBA Nootropics - Motivation Research

I started looking into nootropic drugs that help with motivation, focus and attention. I found quite a few variations, mostly depending on why your motivation is low. In some cases, motivation may be low because of vitamin deficiencies or depression. However as a whole attention span increased, I found that L-theanine seems to be the best, and safest solution. The alternative is caffeine, which when used often may cause addiction and anxiety.

The site notes:

L-theanine appears to be both very safe and effective. It has a long history of use, an LD50 estimated to be over 1000 times larger than a standard therapeutic dose and no known contraindications with any food or drug. It may well be health-promoting. ref ref ref
The science behind the L-theanine-caffeine combination seems almost equally compelling. L-theanine seems to mitigate the negative aspects of caffeine, such as anxiety, increased blood pressure and diminished sleep quality, while improving upon the positive aspects. Its ability to enhance attention, over and above that of caffeine alone, has been repeatedly verified.

However doing more research into L-theanine it seems that it is more widely used for relaxation and anti-anxiety. As found below:

L-Theanine is a relaxing and nondietary amino acid found pretty much exclusively in teas from Camellia sinensis (alongside Green Tea Catechins and Caffeine) and is known to promote relaxation without sedation. It appears to be effective at this as well as reducing stress at standard dosages.

After more research, I came across these drugs and how they work with different people.
- Nardil works wonders for most people with social anxiety disorder, atypical depression and depression in general.
- Parnate is best suited if you suffer from a major depressive disorder but it can also be a great alternative for other conditions such as social anxiety and atypical depression.
- Deprenyl/Emsam could be a good choice if your problems are less severe and fall more into the atypical depressive spectrum.

If I change my search to focus and attention it comes up with different results and seems that Modafinil is the most widely used. However this is ADHD medicine and is prescription only in the UK. It can still be purchased online and but is more available in the US. This seems to be the one that people claim gives them the most motivation and focus but the question is whether we are allowed to use it when it is not readily available. 

I found this online

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhjLxbP0xgE

After presenting this research to my peers we decided against using this drug due to it being prescription only. We decided to go with the original that I had compound which was L-Theanine.

So the final 3 compounds that we chose were L-Theanine for Motivation, Rosea Rhodiola for Anti-Fatigue and Ashwagandha for Stress relief.