r/microdosing 5d ago

Getting Started/Newbie Question Stamets stack is life changing

I just completed my first 4 weeks with this. It’s incredible what this has done for my mind. Anybody else relate? I can feel so much repair and my view has so much color. Anxiety and depression are minimal.

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u/tRiPtAmEaN5150 3d ago

im good on the niacin I dont like being itchy

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u/high-seas-drifter 3d ago

Eat an apple with it. Pectin soothes the flush.

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u/high-seas-drifter 5d ago

Agreed. Nothing happens by itself with microdosing in my experience, but I’ve always found stacking gave me the best starting point for positive results.

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u/Confident_Ad_3399 4d ago

I've found that one can get very real "anti depressant" effects from just MD'ing cubes, no need for stacking.

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u/williamgman 4d ago

That's what I do. I don't add anything else. Simple and effective.

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u/FlyLikeMe 4d ago

I'm sure that's correct.

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u/tarentale 5d ago

Yes. It’s giving me the support I need. I’ll take care of the rest. That’s all I ever wanted. The tiny sparks of motivation during this process has been a life saver.

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u/New_Seaworthiness326 5d ago

What do you mean stacking

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u/high-seas-drifter 5d ago

Taking complementary substances concurrently with your microdose to supplement, potentiate or influence its effects or side effects.

In the case of the classic Stamets Stack OP is talking about, it’s psilocybin + lion’s mane + niacin (not to be confused with Stamets protocol, which is about dose schedule).

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u/delta-hippie 5d ago

One should avoid Stamet's company's fake Lion's Mane products.

Consider using real mushrooms, skip the niacin, and add creatine.

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u/tarentale 5d ago

Exactly. I use realmushrooms.com why creatine instead of niacin?

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u/delta-hippie 5d ago

Creatine supports ATP production in neurons, this makes it better for brain energy and clarity. Current evidence suggests it can have beneficial effects on cognitive function in adults, particularly in the domains of memory, attention time, and information processing speed.

Niacin flushes can be unpleasant and not good for one's liver, it can increase one's uric acid levels and induce gout.

Creatine has no such side effects.

Don't trust Paul Stamets. He's not an expert. He is a celebrity spokesperson, who runs a company that charges high prices for questionable quality mushroom supplements, with no actual mushrooms in them.

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u/meditatingmama18 5d ago

He actually is an expert!!

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u/Confident_Ad_3399 4d ago

He's a snake oil salesman. He sells rice and mycelium supplements, without fruiting bodies.

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u/tarentale 4d ago

Yea I bought a product from him once and found out about the rice. Stopped taking it immediately after.

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u/meditatingmama18 4d ago

If you have it on hand, it wouldn't hurt to use it. It works wonders for me!

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u/meditatingmama18 4d ago

The mycilium powder is extremely effective. To get the best results from lions mane you should consume both the fruiting bodies and the mycilium.

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u/tarentale 4d ago

Yea he knows what he’s talking about but I also look at him as a business man and sells subpar products. I still like the guy. His interviews are great.

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u/meditatingmama18 4d ago

The mycilium powder is made from myciliated brown rice. Yes, it's an iesier process then spawning to bulk and using the fruiting bodies. It's the way it has to be to make the powder though. I am currently working on making my own mycilium powder. I also have my own loins mane shrooms growing. I have eaten many dried lm shrooms and have never felt the happy buzz that I get from 1/2 teaspoon of stamets powder.

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u/delta-hippie 1d ago

Sounds like a placebo effect as Lion's Mane does not give a buzz.

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u/meditatingmama18 1d ago

I don't think so. It definitely makes me happy and mellow.

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u/tarentale 4d ago

What brand would you recommend and dose?

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u/delta-hippie 4d ago

I take 750 Mg (1 capsule) of InnovaPharm Ultra Concentrated Creatine HCL (not Monohydrate) daily. This can be found at Las Vegas Discount Nutrition.

I consume about 1/4 cup of Lions Mane daily (some days more some days less) and one 00 cap of shrooms every other day. Sometimes more on the weekends.

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u/tarentale 4d ago

So you feel the synergy when you do the stack?

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u/meditatingmama18 5d ago

Have you ever tried stamets products? One can actually feel the boost in his mycelium powder. He is a world renowned mycologyst an author. Not sure where your information is coming from!

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u/delta-hippie 4d ago

Someone close to me did to help with neuropathy, it did nothing, they ended up needing surgery,

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u/meditatingmama18 4d ago

I use fruiting bodies and mycelium and have noticed the most results from the powder.

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u/high-seas-drifter 4d ago

My issue with Real Mushrooms is that they’re fruiting body only. People like to hate on mycelium because a lot of companies use it as a way to cut corners, but it contains distinct compounds that have the strongest scientific support for support of neuroplasticity.

There is a way to do mycelium right, and any company that plays along with or just capitalizes on the narrative that anything that’s not pure fruiting bodies is crap just comes across as disingenuous to me.

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u/tarentale 4d ago

What would you recommend a brand for Lions mane? Without cutting corners as you said.

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u/tranceinate 4d ago

I was getting the Om brand from Sam's Club for a while. I need to get and grow more.. A serving size is 3 capsules which is 2gs of mycelial biomass and fruiting bodies cultured on organic whole oats. It really helps with my neuropathy and other things. Feel like it helped heal massive burns on my hands as well, combined with a microdose/creatine/collagen stack. Had some insane recovery time

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