Initial observation: Numerous reports of certain pheromones causing effects ranging from tired/drowsy/lethargic feelings, crankiness and moodiness, and mild to severe headaches. Now before I started experimenting with pheromones I was very much into kickboxing and weight training. I’ve experienced these symptoms when I would overtrain. Overtraining depletes neurotransmitters and this effect on brain chemistry can result in any or all of the above listed effects. When I began taking supplements with neurotransmitter precursors and supporters my mood improved as well as my concentration and ability to focus and remain alert.
Question stemming from observation: If neurotransmitters are depleted by pheromone exposure (likely due to high doses activating parts of the brain that aren’t usually stimulated so strongly) would higher levels of neurotransmitters in the brain enhance the positive effects of pheromones?
Hypothesis: I’m thinking the answer is yes. I think if two people are exposed to the same phero signature and one, due either to genetics, nutrition or whatever has higher levels of certain key neurotransmitters the one with the higher NT levels will be more responsive to the pheromones.
Think of pheromone exposure being akin to stepping on the gas pedal of a car…and one car simply has more fuel, that one will go a lot farther.
Experiment set up: Fortunately I work with a lot of younger females that work part time and are also students. This is helpful as they also tend to take summer classes. Now for this experiment I purchased a couple of bottles of an over the counter supplement containing a b vitamin complex, some key amino acids and certain neurotransmitter precursors like choline, acetyl-L-carnitine, DMAE and certain herbs. 5 of the girls were given a supply of the supplements and instructed to take them on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday protocol for four weeks and then report to me their take on if it helped with memory, focus or alertness.
The results: During the first week I noticed nothing until Friday. From Friday on, the results were about what I expected. I wore a combination of 3 drops of A314 and one spray each of Instant Shine and Heavy Ammo.
The mood of the girls taking the supplements improved noticeably. Now this could be either because of an increase in the effects of Shine or simply because having higher NT levels in general can improve mood so I disregard that part of the findings.
However, while I noted no real difference in suggested compliance between the supplement group and the rest of the office (if I made a work related request of anyone of either group, they were as likely to comply as the other), I did however note that the supplement group was more inclined to voluntary compliance than the non supplement takers. IE; they seemed substantially more inclined to offer help with work related projects or ask if I needed them to do anything for me.
I also noticed that the supplement takers were more inclined to make physical contact with me over the course of the day. On average the girls taking the supplements would initiate physical contact (nothing overtly sexual mind you) as much as 8 times per day above the non takers. This included bumping into me, touching my arm during conversations etc.
Eye contact seemed both more frequent and longer during conversations with the supplement group than with non takers. (I say “seemed” because keeping a count of minutes of conversation DURING a conversation at work is MUCH harder than keeping track of incidents of kino so no accurate comparison beyond my perception.)
I did notice however that normally all the girls in the office wear pants most of the time and skirts only occasionally that from the start of the third week on four of the five supplement takers had started wearing skirts exclusively. My take on this is that the increased response to the masculine dominant signal caused them to possibly feel more feminine and they dressed accordingly. No such change in the non supplement group.
In addition since taking the supplements, two of the five girls changed their hair color. One to straight blond, the other light brown with some highlights/streaks of blond. (some experts theorize that blond hair evolved as an attention getter for women to attract men…subsequently far more dark haired women lighten their color than the reverse) Both have initiated conversations with me about my thoughts on the new look. Approval seeking?
Conclusions: While hardly conclusive proof. (only several university conducted, double blind, placebo controlled experiments could do that) this does lead me to believe that higher pheromone levels in the brain of the signal recipient can diminish negative effects (I actually noticed little to no negatives from either group) and thus allow the positive effects to be magnified slightly, but still noticeably.
Now…the reason for this from an evolutionary perspective. Pheromones are communicative substances evolved to give others information about ourselves. But it’s also BAIT, for potential mates and as any fisherman will tell you, what you catch depends not only on where you fish, but what bait you choose. Think about it, we release a phero signal to make ourselves more attractive, but who do we want to attract? Well obviously we even as “provider/protector” males want a female that will provide healthy offspring. High levels of key neurotransmitters are very indicative of health both from a hereditary standpoint (chronic depression is hereditary) and from a lifestyle/success standpoint (starvation/malnutrition can cause NT deficiencies). So my strong signal when received by a woman that’s poorly fed, or has a family history of emotional problems due to NT balance might cause headaches, depression, lethargy, or fatigue. But my signal, when received by a female that is healthy and has good levels of key NT’s indicating that she won’t starve or become weak while carrying my offspring…is highly effective.
Again, I’m no PhD but thats the quasi/pseudo scientific experiment I conducted over the past month and the results I got from it.
