Hey everyone, I’m a 26-year-old male in graduate school in Florida, and I used to believe pheromones to be right up there with Miss Cleo and anything that Billy Mays has ever sold. However, in bars and clubs, I never really got much attention from women—I’m not unattractive, and I’m in pretty good shape, but I think the problem is that I lack social confidence.
Even when giving presentations in school, I’d often freeze up. I’ve never really been that good at speaking in front of groups, and had actually started experimenting with medications that help to reduce anxiety. The best medication that I’ve found for this is propranolol, which is traditionally prescribed for people who suffer from hypertension, migraines and other neurovascular disorders, and some tachycardias. It’s a sympatholytic non-selective beta blocker that inhibits norepinephrine and epinephrine binding to the beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptors, which cause a sympathetic response (i.e., fight-or-flight respons) when agonized.
It’s for these reasons that many people with stage fright or social anxiety benefit from propranolol, rather than the SSRIs or SSNRIs prescribed for depression and more generalized anxiety disorders. In fact, some surgeons even take propranolol to reduce their own hand tremors! The Wikipedia article on off-label uses of Propranolol is very informative and provides a better description of the drug and its pharmacological properties.
That got me to thinking that pheromones might actually be more than just snake oil. Last night, I tried 3 drops of NPA on my neck masked with my own cologne, and I noticed effects instantly at the bar. At first, I was concerned that I might’ve just been experiencing a placebo effect. However, I consider myself a hyper-perceptive person; I can read social cues and get into someone’s head very quickly. I noticed that I wasn’t the one starting any conversations…women would initiate all the conversations, and seemed overtly sexual—I’ve never experienced that in my life at this particular bar.
Now, I’m very interested in purchasing A314, TUTH, and Instant Shine, since I think the combination of A314+Instant Shine during the day, when combined with propranolol, will be a game-changer for me in my professional life (school and whatnot). After school, when it’s time to play, I believe that A314, TUTH, and Instant Shine would be even better.
It really is all about chemistry; our noses and brains have benefited from tens of thousands of years of evolution, and I really believe that there’s a subconscious mechanism responsible for what we perceive as someone’s aura.
I like it.
I think also that medications is a great tool for your self-confidence, but I would read also some PUA stuff like David DeAngelo for example to understand more about personality, social skills and people… Mones are a nice tool, a great booster, but your own personality, especially your self-confidence is the thing no. 1.
, I’m studying a degree in Biochemistry and I eat that stuff like candy so thanks for the info on propranolol 