A few weeks back I accidentally took twice the recommended dose of a nootropic and had one of the best deep work sessions of my life.

Not my proudest moment as a scientist, but a win as an accidental lab rat.

The short version: Switch Supplements sent me a pre-production sample of their new formula, OnSwitch.

Unlabeled bottle.

No scoop.

No directions. Just mysterious white powder and the implicit dare of "figure it out, sport."

I looked at it, did what any reasonable PhD with a flight to catch and zero adult supervision would do — dumped what looked like one serving into water and drank it like a man of science.

Turns out it was two servings.

The whole container. Gone in one shot.

What followed was three hours of locked-in, clean focus.

No jitters or heart doing parkour around my ribcage or catastrophic urge to reorganize my sock drawer instead of writing.

Just calm, dialed output — and then a smooth return to baseline when it wore off, like a normal human instead of a caffeinated squirrel stapled to a whiteboard.

My official feedback to Tomer at Switch: "Oh sheet, I did not know there was more than one serving, so I took all of it. It was great, super focused but not in a hyper stim way, got a ton done."

Science marches forward, one unlabeled bottle at a time.

Here's why the double dose didn't send me into orbit: there's only 40mg of caffeine per serving. This is not a stim-to-the-moon product designed by a man named Kyle who thinks more is always more and subtlety is for accountants.

Every ingredient is fully disclosed on the label — no proprietary blend smoke screens, no fairy dust hiding behind marketing calligraphy. You can see exactly what you're taking and why. L-Tyrosine, Alpha-GPC, Bacopa, Mucuna — built ingredients with actual mechanisms behind them.

A formula that was built, not assembled to hit a label claim.

Which is exactly why doubling the dose produced three hours of clean output instead of a 911 call.

Here's the actual point of this email:

Launch week pricing ends tonight at midnight PT.

Up to $70 off. Subscribe and you lock in an additional 20% on top of that.

After tonight, those numbers are gone until the next production run; which I honestly do not know when that happens as they are doing it one run at a time since it is a brand new product.

If you've been sitting on the fence — this is the moment the fence gets removed.

→ https://www.switchsupplements.com/DRMIKE ← grab it before midnight

Use code DRMIKE at checkout.

(Affiliate link — small commission comes my way. Funds more experiments.)

Much love and accidental n=1 data,

Dr Mike

PS — Missed the original double-dose disaster story? Full details here: Read it, laugh at my expense, then go grab OnSwitch before midnight. The deal dies at 12. The focus does not.

→ https://www.switchsupplements.com/DRMIKE ← grab it before midnight

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Mike T Nelson CISSN, CSCS, MSME, PhD
Associate Professor, Carrick Institute
Owner, Extreme Human Performance, LLC
Editorial Board Member, STRONG Fitness Mag

Mike T Nelson is a PhD and not a physician or registered dietitian. The contents of this email should not be taken as medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health problem - nor is it intended to replace the advice of a physician. Always consult your physician or qualified health professional on any matters regarding your health.

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