What side effects do people report with ALCAR?

Most often: anxiety, insomnia, irritability, stomach issues, jitteriness.

What else do people take for mood?

Probiotics (100% of 54), Tianeptine (95% of 148), Ketamine (97% of 62), Bromantane (95% of 74), Saffron (92% of 165).

Does ALCAR help with mood?

Q: Does ALCAR help with mood?

Often, yes. 78% of 89 people who reported on ALCAR for mood say it improved; 6% noticed no change and 17% say it got worse.

Often, yes. 78% of 89 people who reported on ALCAR for mood say it improved. 6% noticed no change and 17% say it got worse. That is below the typical result for mood (84% across 108 options).

Mood: what users report

78%better89 reports · medium confidence

69 better5 no change15 worse

Ranked #60 of 108 for mood.

What people say about ALCAR and mood

“I took Acetyl L-Carnatine twice a day for a couple of weeks. It made me fell depressed and sad. First day I stopped the L-Canatine the blues evaporated.”

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“After two weeks of taking I started feeling amazing, the depression was almost no existent anymore. But now its back again.”

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“I eventually increased the Noopept NALT ALCAR dose to 2 capsules 3x daily for a week before running out and nothing.”

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“It's a massive improvement for me. I don't think I can ever go without it.”

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What the research says

AResearch: Strong46 meta-analyses · 86 trials on PubMed

World J Biol Psychiatry · 2022

Clinician guidelines for the treatment of psychiatric disorders with nutraceuticals and phytoceuticals: The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) and Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) Taskforce

Conclusion: Based on the current data and clinician input, a range of nutraceuticals and phytoceuticals were given either a supportive recommendation or a provisional recommendation across a range of various psychiatric disorders. However several had only a weak endorsement for potential use; for a few it was not possible to reach a clear recommendation direction, largely due to mixed study findings; while some other agents showed no obvious therapeutic benefit and were clearly not recommended for use. It is the intention of these guidelines to inform psychiatric/medical, and health professional practice

Side effects people mention

anxiety 25insomnia 16irritability 12stomach issues 6jitteriness 4

What else is ALCAR used for?

Energy 95%of 234 Focus 91%of 155 Anxiety 33%of 42 Memory 90%of 30 Performance 89%of 19 Libido 77%of 13 Weight loss 100%of 11 Sleep 27%of 11

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