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I’ve read enough anecdotes to conclude that most clinics are downright irresponsible. This could be in part due to the newish nature of the treatment. I was fortunate to find a professional clinic in my area for IV treatment, but even as a semi-experienced drug user, ketamine was a lot at times. Fortunately, the clinic slowly ramped up dosage each session, always confirming my comfort with increasing the dose.

I now do at-home lozenges and let me tell you, 200mg is about as far as I can push it without things getting scary. For someone new to psychedelics, this would be a terrifying amount.

I’m surprised there’s no mention of psychedelics as a way to get out of your rut. Magic mushrooms aren’t a cure all, but they can help lift the fog and aid rediscovery in your passions and purpose. Of course, you should always do this with a sitter and with preexisting medical conditions taken into account.

The problem for me is identifying where exactly in my mathematical fundamentals things fall apart (like with prime numbers, some basic arithmetic, geometry) that makes higher-level math a struggle conceptually. It's always felt like there were holes in my fundamentals. I suspect the only way to figure this out is to go back and do everything again either through Khan Academy or books. Does anyone else have this issue?

When it comes to math, I try to avoid self-diagnosing with dyscalculia or with poor working memory. Instead, I think I've gone so long with math being an anxiety-inducing subject that any time I need to solve math under the tiniest amounts of pressure, I fall apart.

Mind naming what book you used?

Sorry to revive an old comment of yours from a couple weeks ago, but I’m curious about the initial prototyping you did. You mentioned you spent $1k-$2k to prototype. How crude was your initial product? Was it something you put together completely yourself or did you enlist a third-party?

Curious if there’s some way I can contact you regarding questions about getting a hw startup off the ground. I have an idea for a small household electronic which would be similar in size and (probably) complexity to yours.

You seem to be as fanatical about solving this issue as me, I'd love to hear what tests you want to get.

Unfortunately, I have terrible brain fog, which mostly affects my working memory. This has plagued me for over a decade. As you noted, programming interviews are a nightmare.

Through the autoimmune protocol diet I discovered caffeine has a negative impact on me. I've noticed a small, but not insignificant improvement through cutting out all caffeine. Previously, I drank several cups of coffee a day.

I also took genetic testing and found I have some MTHFR mutations plus some other things, including a supposed indicator that I'm sensitive to caffeine, reaffirming my earlier findings. I've also cut out folic acid completely. However, I take these test results with a grain of salt, since there is mixed evidence of SNPs actual being of importance.

I've also experimented with probably 30+ supplements. I'd say more than half the time, my brain fog worsens when supplementing. I've finally settled on just melatonin and glycine at night. With these, I actually remember my dreams, which I take as a good sign.

Anyway, I've done very little blood testing recently, but in the past, a standard blood panel came back normal. Again, would love to hear what testing you had in mind.