u/PeterLoew88

I suffer from generalized anxiety and OCD. I'm always looking for the ideal "stack" to support my brain's neurotransmitters as I suspect there's some kind of genetic imbalance involving glutamate. Alcohol works like a magic charm - in the moment. The older I get, the worse I feel in the days afterwards, and my OCD rumination rebounds even stronger in the aftermath of a heavy weekend, so I've gradually cut it out of my life more and more as time goes on (have only drank 2-3 times this year and the last time was 2 months ago so I'm proud of that!). But the times I'm tempted most are in social situations.

I purchased ecklonia cava by ND for the sleep benefits but I've noticed taking a couple capsules alongside CBD and taurine can produce a really nice euphoric "buzzed" feeling, not dissimilar to the initial buzz from alcohol. My understanding is that EC is gabaergic so I suspect that's what I am feeling.

I'm curious if anyone here experiments with it in social settings as either an alternative or enhancement to drinking alcohol, and whether there's a certain dosage one should not exceed? Also, will taking too much just make you really sleepy?

And does anyone have any stack suggestions in terms of what else it may pair nicely with for social enjoyment - rather than as a sleep stack per se?

I'm renting a car for the 2nd time in my life via Enterprise. Last time, I paid an extra $20/day or whatever it was for full collision coverage so that if anything happened to the car, they would cover it and nothing would "ding" my personal auto insurance.

I was reading something online about some credit cards offering secondary insurance coverage and recommending declining this optional add-on from rental car companies, but I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what this all means.

TL;DR -- are there any cards that would offer full coverage in case of any damage to a rental vehicle, to the point where I would not need to pay for the extra coverage through the rental company?