Brief exposure (under 30 minutes) during dose preparation is fine
Experts speaking with Nutrition Insight have described the compound as operating in a "gray zone between medicine, wellness, and illicit markets," with users ranging from teenagers to people in their seventies
Works amazing, helps so much
Because they are administered intranasally and act centrally, they avoid the systemic side effects (like blood pressure drops or liver toxicity) associated with systemic peptides
However, the science remains incomplete
Based on preclinical (animal and cellular) data only, inhibition of NNMT by 5-Amino-1MQ is theorised to: Raise intracellular NAD+ levels Activate SIRT1 and other sirtuins (proteins linked to metabolic regulation) Reduce fat cell (adipocyte) size and proliferation Improve insulin sensitivity These effects have been demonstrated in mouse models (Neelakantan et al., 2019), but robust human clinical trial data are currently absent