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Running a double-blind trial on yourself for a drug whose effects are meant to kick in after days or weeks seems difficult. How would you manage this?

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As long as you don’t need the results quickly, just randomize in longer blocks of time (say, 2 weeks) rather than randomizing on a day-to-day level.

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Gwern's written-up (in impressive detail) some blinded (double-blinded?) experiments he's done with 'nootropics' if you're interested in a detailed answer.

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I know this is 3.5 years late, but FWIW, the effects of kanna compounds are perceptible for me within an hour of taking it – it's nothing like traditional SSRIs. The Zembrin website says fully effective within 1-2 days.

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