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[anotheranon]

Got into a bout Wednesday at my "between semester" club with a very difficult fencer (read the saga here). He does weird (but, I found out, entirely legal) attacks and infighting, and I'm rather bruised up - and not in a good, fun way :( Incredibly though, I WAS able to beat this guy - by only one point, but still....

I seem to be fencing better lately - I didn't win every bout, but I've improved noticeably - to myself and others. I think I'm finally on the way to correcting my bad stance that leaves my shoulder open. Also, the strategy just seems clearer somehow.

I've been taking choline since reading nminusone's post on brain nutrients and I've noticed a subtle difference in my ability to focus and shut out extraneous stimuli. I think it's also why I'm cutting through books like a knife - I'm not constantly distracted during my reading by thoughts about what I should be doing around the house, what's that noise outside, "ooh shiny" or similar.

It is harsh on the stomach for about the first week, but I think the benefits are worth it.

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[nminusone.livejournal.com]

Ok, got it. DMAE is very choline-like, at least as far as the effects you can feel, so you might not notice much until you get into the range of side effects. If you use each one separately and get to know them then it's easier to tell them apart, but at least for me their effects are pretty similar.

Do watch for side effects, since it's easy to get into that range with this combo. For me there's a specific type of headache that's the first sign. Maybe headache isn't the right word... how about "sensation located in the head, which might feel like tightness or pressure". Pain is too strong a word, at least for what I get. And for me that effect was pretty reliable at high DMAE doses, though the benefits far outweighed the annoyance. Oddly I would get them when I *stopped* concentrating on something after a long time, e.g. after work. It took me longer than it should have to connect them to the DMAE, though, so I wanted to mention them just in case you get the same thing. Cutting the dose or spreading it out through the day helped a lot. (I should mention that I've always been prone to taking too much DMAE. I always seem to ramp up the dose without thinking about it.)