Phenibut first-time, from non-bodybuilder perspective. (will update)

[shen00b]

Hi,all! I have been reading a lot about phenibut (in before warnings), but all of the experience reports I read seem to be a)from persons much larger than me (5'4, female, 130 lbs, pretty low creatine levels) and b)in ridiculous doses. I've been diagnosed with PTSD as a result of sexual assault as well as MDD (the PTSD is under control, the MDD is only sort-of). I am prescribed .25 clonazepam daily; i do not take it daily, and when i take it, take it in a higher dose-I find I am very "tolerant" to klonopin. I do, however, take duloxetine (an SNRI; brand name cymbalta); however, I feel safe combining the two, after seeing that no adverse reactions happened (at a recommended dose) with SSRIs.

At first, I was interested in this drug because I heard it can mimic a benzo or ghb high (unfortunately, ghb is not among the substances i have tried), but as I'm getting ready to go to my job, I find myself feeling pretty nervous/inadequate.I'm excited to see how different gaba-b substances feel to gaba-a substances. Obviously I'm not really looking to get 'high' at my internship, but the inhibition reduction sounds promising.

I'm going to take 500 mg of phenibut (in capsule form, phenibut xt) around 8:30 right before breakfast; i'll be at my internship til 4, so i won't update until i've had enough time to let the phenibut kick in. I also ordered DMAE (which i've had in supplements before, but never individually) and plan on taking 100 mg.

I know it's a "baby" amount, but I feel that I'm physically a lot different than the typical users of this substance, and feel like a report of a recommended dose (I'm taking this sort of as a 'test' run, as I don't see having super adverse reactions from a smaller dose, I may redose when I get home if I feel it is safe; I have nothing to do tomorrow) for female persons/for people who aren't bodybuilders could be helpful.
Sorry if this is in the wrong place, sail on

 

[shen00b]

Even though nobody has replied, I saw that I garnered some views, so here is an update!
It's almost 5:00 PM here, and I took 500 mg around 8:45-9:00. I was at first underwhelmed by it, honestly; I started noticing a kratom-like feeling in my head and stomach around 11:30-12:00, and felt a comfort comparable to 1-2 grams of klonopin if I haven't taken it in a few weeks. It wasn't impairing in the slightest; I actually was figuring out tasks faster at my internship and got a lot done today without feeling nervous. I was happy with the test results thus far, and decided I'd take another 500 mg when I got home (around 4:30). I didn't notice any sort of 'recreational' feeling until I got in the car to come home; the sun had come out after a morning of cold rain, and the effect on my mood was phenomenal. I have never taken a substance that takes this long to make itself known (aside from long-acting drugs), but am loving it thus far.

As far as it being like molly (a common comment I've seen), it isn't really like it, but I can see why people make the comparison; I feel warm, energetic, and have an absurd amount of ease speaking to people right now. It reminds me of maybe a very low dose of pure mdma (even though it isn't too similar) purely in terms of how it is making me feel. I'm getting slight visual shifts that I definitely wasn't expecting, especially not two spaced-out 500 mg doses. I can easily see how a)this could be addictive, and I am absolutely not taking any more for at least another week, not after the horror stories I've read. b)How this could really mess someone up when combined with alcohol, although it feels fantastic with pot. I am thankful I did not take 1.5 g all at once while initially planning-when planning a dose, it really cannot be understated to take one's personal tolerance and size into account. I can see where a 200+ lb bodybuilding guy could get away with dosing 1.5 g at once, but i think it'd wreck my shrimpy butt. one physical side-effect I've noticed is a flushing in my face; I'm very fair skinned, and often flush when I drink; maybe this has something to do with gaba, which i wouldn't have expected.

Will write a conclusion, but I'm gonna put on some music and go have some fun

 

[shen00b]

Because I promised a follow-up...
I did NOT get an afterglow like many people reported having, though I was really hoping I would.
The next day, I actually felt more depressed, "off"; it was akin to having a very mild molly hangover for me. I had been planning on spending the day working on a paper for school, but that didn't get done. The day following, I was able to go to work, but I still felt rather tired/in the dumps/had a headache.
Of course, this could be due to a)hormonal shifts related to my menstrual cycle and b)what is left over of the mono infection i got diagnosed with in February (a month/month and a half ago). I'm tempted to try it again, because I actually did function really well the first day, but I'll probably wait at least a week. There is no way I would want to develop a dependence on this stuff.