A314 and anxiety

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I started using A314 about 2 weeks ago for business purposes. Specifically, I would wear it on the days where I would have lot of interactions with other people (meetings from 9-5 kind of days).

I applied one drop (i.e. tilt the bottle upside down, wait till a droplet has formed and touch it to my finger) to sides of my face, below my sideburns. To me, A314 smells incense-like and not too strong, which is good for business scenarios (I am not one for strong scents, esp. with clients and coworkers).

Well, it took me about 3 days to figure it out, but A314 seems to cause general anxiety in me. The state of mind where you over-think things and dwell on the smallest of matters. To add further to the mental distress, I would get the occasional heart palpitations while using it! I am aware that all people get that from time to time, but this was an on-going thing for about 3 days straight and it was vastly unpleasant.

As for the positives, I found that meetings with a few people would go over quite well, everyone kept attentive and focused. With a few minor exceptions, I had no trouble voicing my opinion and directing discussions.

As a further aside, after one of these anxiety filled days, I had a bit of a party at my place in the evening. So, around 6pm I sprayed one doze of Ammo on the front of my neck. People started coming in at around 7pm. By 10pm or so I decided to head to bed (as another early work day loomed ahead). This turned out not to be such a hot idea. After lying down for about 20 mins, I had what I would described as a panic attack (I never had one before or since, so I am not sure if the term is correct, but it felt like one). I obsessed about everything, was super agitated, and quite nervous. Luckily, a friend of mine happened to stop by and we chatted for a while (sleep was out of the equation by that point). This calmed me down a bit. Needless to say, I’ll be careful about a) mixing A314 with ammo and b) applying pheromones late in the evening.

And in case you are wondering, I am still planning to continue my experiments with A314 :slight_smile: But in smaller doses and perhaps not on a day-to-day basis.

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nnn,

I find this interesting. I used A314 probably about 4 or 5 days out of the last 8. It is my first experimenting with pheros. I too have noticed a general anxiety, accompanied by an overall decrease in motivation. At first I suspected this might be attributed to the A314, but until now I hadn’t read anything about it so I thought maybe it was just me. I have stopped now due to my SO being able to smell it quite strong and finding it unpleasant, though I will still use it for meetings and such.

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In my experience the “anxiety” you are referring to, is the result of the energy boost that A314 produces. It raises your vibration, and this energy must be utilized in some way, for it not to end up whirling in the body and causing anxiety. A314 forces you to act! The more you sit around feeling anxious, the more anxious you will get.. The energy needs a direction outward, into a project or a meaningful conversation or interaction…

My point of view :slight_smile:

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Damn Secret, that’s a hell of a thought. I will really need to consider that in my future A314 use and see. I think you may be right though. When I am doing something and have A314 on, I have a greater tendancy to adopt a “do as I say” type of attitude. But in retrospect, I only feel the anxiety when I am doing nothing, and it propably does perpetuate itself.

Reps for your input.

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Glad I could help. :slight_smile: I experience a huge energy boost when wearing A314. For work this is great, :slight_smile: but if i´m not busy, i tend to get cranky, and i think this is because i don´t use the extra energy in a creative way. I have now found a way to wear A314 that works well for me: 1 drop of A314 on top of my head and 3 sprays of instant openness TO-GO. Openness closes the distance between me and other people, that can come from A314, it makes me initiate conversation more. I sometimes add 1 spray of mx135, because it tends to make me relax more. Instant shine always make me feel good…

I am really enjoying this adventure of remedies!!!

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Interesting you all have reported about the anxiety/extra energy and a314. I’ve also been noticing it having pick-me-up effects. This is especially good for my new line of work as I’m walking 3+ miles per day.

You all have confirmed my suspicions about it.

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I’ve found it opposite in one instance. I used it alot of days in a row once and the day I went off of it I felt really uneasy because the vibe I was so accustomed to was gone. Anxiety from wearing it can stem from the extra attention it creates if you are just used to blending into the background of your surroundings.

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A bit of an update on my original post. I’ve been wearing A314 on a regular basis to work for the last month. The anxiety sensation has gone away. It could be either due to repeat exposure to the product or because I no longer apply it on the front of the neck. Still seems to do the trick though! The higher-ups in the co keep asking for my opinion and other people tend to get a bit quiet around me (esp. in the morning).

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Supposedly, I think the anxiety/palpitations come from the Androstenone in the product.

Initially, I was initially worried about the possibility that it would give me anxiety, since I have suffered from a chronic anxiety disorder and little things such as getting a bit of caffeine, can really set me off. But even the first time I used it, I actually noticed it having the exact opposite effect on me. Where I am typically fidgety and can’t sit still, A314 actually makes me still, and calm. Dominant, serious and quite still, even a bit aloof… that’s how it makes me feel, and while it will make me very talkative at certain moments, it’s only when someone or something else is stimulating me to think and communicate. It makes me feel focused, and I also notice appetite suppressing effects. Of course I notice these things less and less as time goes on since I use it practically every day, and I think I’ve gotten a tolerance. Basically for the past month and a half or so it’s the only phero I’ve been using, at two drops. Last night I used it with two to-go sprays of instant openness and I think I’m going to be experimenting more with it in combination with other pheros.

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A314 does increase concentration and focus in small doses, but in larger doses it can cause some problems.

Im gonna go into a bit of Biochem here so it might be a bit of a heavy read.
My current theory with the above issue is based on the assumption that our body sees this as a foreign substance. And this is just a theory/guess, no flaming please if you think this is wrong.

Pheromones are essentially produced by altering hormones. Hormones in which we may already sufficient amounts in our body or insufficient amount so the body has to produce it. Now, when we apply A314, the effect of it is we smell it. When we smell it our body will recognize it as foreign and produce the same molecules (if there is an actual chemical pathway to do so) to counter balance it.

In small amounts, we have sufficient molecules lying around in our body to do so, and it can be produced without a lot of strain to our system. But because those molecules need to be replaced eventually, so the body will synthesize more of it; and to be honest, that hormone is most likely testosterone. Because your body will most likely have to re-evaluate the amount of testosterone in your system, it will put it back to the optimum level, which should be minutely higher than what it was before all the havoc u reap on your system by putting on some A314. Slightly higher testosterone levels do have a calming effect, and it also does clear the head to a certain extent. Testosterone can also contribute to adrenalin production, which in the right amounts can increase memory efficiency/capability without too much of the edgy factor associated high doses of adrenalin.

When you OD, or apply too much too close for your olfactory system to handle, you become edgy. This is most likely associated with the fight or flight situation, because… how in the heck would so much pheromone be at that one place at the same time? (again this is associated with adrenalin production as well) Two possibilities:

  1. a group of guys has you trapped in the middle, being “big guys” they generally tend to produce more hormone, and because of that, more converted down to pheromones
  2. you are in shit and your body needs to stay alert to keep yourself alive. So there’s a positive feedback loop of some sort associated with these, making you produce more of these pheromones to keep you on an edge, where your reflexes are much faster and your brain works much quicker.
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After taking a break from my A314 to make the effects more noticable, I have noticed the same thing as you…After only 3 drops to the normal application spots for daily use (See sig) and a lil IG I am getting the same anxiety. I wanted to wait a few days of use for it again beforei posted here, making sure that it was exclusivly the A314 giving me that ‘uneasy’ feeling of anxiety…

Its actually pretty bad, to the point where i gotta focus on my breathing to remain calm.

This was with 3 drops today. I guess after all thinking i had the right dosage for myself, 3 seems to be a little excessive after a week or two of sobriety from the Alpha.

Gonna start taking it down a notch cause i need this stuff..As long as i can get the same effects in smaller doses without the anxiety sideeffect…i should be good. Super ultra mega reps for suggesting A314 being the cause of that,nnn. It opened up my eyes to see the same thing.

Just a quick question:

Do you have any previous history of depression or anxiety (social even?)

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one other thing…I noticed when i have an empty stomache, the anxiety hits lots harder than usual…just a point i wanted to get across of my 3 day study :slight_smile: 1 out of three days i was empty stomache with the same A314 applcation dosage (3 drops)..much worse than the other two days…even feeling it right now…

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lil bit of an update. because of this being not one of the bright sides of an Androtics product ima keep the elaboration of my expierence in this thread (great idea nnn!)

Yesterday I was saying how my applications (even like 3 drops) are seeming to be the cause of some social anxiety both at work, and after work. Im confident in A314, and im confident that these effects are strictly from OD.

I applied 3 drops yesterday (it was a little more of a think consistancy, so for all i know it could have been about 6 drops worth in those 3…)
they did seem to be a little bigger because i apply to the pulse points on my wrist and it was lots more runny than usual (this gave me an idea, gonna start a new thread reguarding temperatures and consistancy issues with A314). I applied this around 830am with the rest of my daily sig (see signature). I felt the effects all the way until 830 at night. No exaggeration. I remember getting off work at 715 and feeling very very very socially anxiety’ish.

I was at a friends house immediatly after work. no big party just a few girls and a few guy friends. everone was out of dank. which displeased me. Usually the best medicine for my social anxiety is pot…just one hit is enough. I dont really get “high” per-say anymore..mostly just get that good feeling and relaxed - hence why im a user (not abuser). I remember having to start to control my breathing to stay relaxed (remember, no pot…which is not very often…kinda worrys me to realize how dependent i am…fuck it…now itsint the time to worry about that). literally, after i started breathing deep in and out i felt the anxiety start to fade away..and i was free the rest of the night of all anxiety. It was great. Then i picked up and smoked and things were better again.

Im going to start next week with A314 testing again…in half drop incriments starting at 1/2. ima do a 1/2 drop and increase by a half drop every 2 days. God i hope i remember to do this…