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CerebrolysinMostly positive
“Cerebrolysin is by far the best nootropic I have ever used...my memory, recall ability, sensitivity to music, observance over my emotions, thinking faculties have all improved to a noticeable amount.”
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CerebrolysinMostly positive
“After ~15 mins of administration of any of these, I'm starting to feel tingling all over the body, weakness, noticeable drop in mood and cognition.”
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CerebrolysinMostly positive
“Cerebrolysin also helped me recover from over a decade of extreme stimulant abuse. No hyperbole, I went from barely functioning as a human to achieving the highest license and certification in my field.”
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CerebrolysinMostly positive
“Cerebrolysin 2ml twice a week cured my 6 year depression within a week.”
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Gotu KolaMostly positive
“It makes me feel very relaxed, and if I take a strong dose I fall asleep within minutes, despite the fact that I normally get insomnia. It also fights anxiety effectively.”
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Gotu KolaMostly positive
“It did help me in the short term but, I don't think that targeting the gabaergic system is a good way to stop anxiety. Anything that targets this system will eventually cause rebound anxiety or dependency.”
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Gotu KolaMostly positive
“I drink gotu kola and vape cbd among other supplements and I think that's what helps with my ADHD the most - this combo gives me a stimulated feeling.”
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Gotu KolaMostly positive
“I feel like my skin is glowing on Gotu Kola...more than happy with what I am experiencing vs Honestly, I haven't noticed any benefits from it. It seems to negatively affect my sleep.”
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SleepMostly positive
“what's given me the best performance increase, is getting more sleep (shooting for 7-8 hours now, from 4-6 hours before)”
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SleepMostly positive
“I take or have taken every sleep supplement under the sun with no results.”
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SleepMostly positive
“Sleep 8 hours / night, lose body fat (Mediterranean diet worked for me)”
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SleepMostly positive
“I personally don't function well without 7-8hrs sleep, I got 6 a few nights back and just couldn't handle the stresses of a day.”
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Panax GinsengMostly positive
“I left everything else the same and doubled my panax ginseng dose to about 2000 mg 3x daily. This really made the difference.”
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Panax GinsengMostly positive
“some of them I don't notice, some of them give me pumps but then I crash afterwards, so I end up not taking it consistently.”
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Panax GinsengMostly positive
“I think nothing is better than Ginseng- for me it's best to take it every other day to feel the effects, works very well with Ginkgo- makes your mind super sharp.”
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Panax GinsengMostly positive
“I tried GS15 Ginseng and didn't like the effects it gave me. Gave me weird disassociation for some reason.”
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ArmodafinilMostly positive
“I experience significantly less anxiety with armodafinil than modafinil, and some others do as well.”
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ArmodafinilMostly positive
“Felt "wakefulness" in the simplest sense of the word. That's actually the best I can describe it, so it does **exactly** what it purports to do.”
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ArmodafinilMostly positive
“I experienced huge focus and drive—I rattled through my work tasks back-to-back. Great mental clarity and recall.”
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ArmodafinilMostly positive
“Armodafinil has been a life changer. Being in a somewhat similar situation, I went for it by itself, and it turned the table completle regarding focus, mood and sociability.”
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“I noticed a general mental lift in problem solving and verbal communication. Also increased sex drive.”
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“I was taking 500mg every morning and the energy and focus was pretty intense.”
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“Mucuna will increase performance and libido/drive. It definitely helps. I wouldn't mess with it too regularly but I wouldn't be against taking it once a week for a superstar performance.”
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“Saffron and mucuna pruriens ! You can take them separately but I take them both and it works great for dopamine, mood, motivation, getting rid of Anhedonia/apathy etc.”
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ReishiMostly positive
“Reishi is good too (at night), plus cordyceps and maitake. That stuff really helped me get functioning again.”
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ReishiMostly positive
“In the past I have taken lions mane and reishi daily, which actually worked well. I stopped because of the possible negative effects on testosterone and libido.”
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ReishiMostly positive
“I have tried their 9% Reishi and it was amazing. I would wake up feeling fresh and full of energy even on 4 hours of sleep.”
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ReishiMostly positive
“Red reshi puts me to sleep. But it is a potent DHT inhibitor so I only use it sometimes. It makes for great sleep though.”
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“I love fucking choline bitarate, like legit in love with the stuff. Ever since I started taking it I feel like a zen master.”
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“supplementing choline by itself seems to have a similar effect on me that the piracetam does (in that it makes me feel out-of-it)”
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“When I was taking choline with it I noticed no change in the effects - it also smells awful but tastes kind of good.”
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“I used to use Choline but noticed some depressive mood issues so I stopped.”
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Vitamin B ComplexMostly positive
“I also started taking B complex vitamin with the vitamin D. My energy and mood has been exceptional because of vitamin B supplement.”
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Vitamin B ComplexMostly positive
“I tried so many things for depression like saffron rhodiola tyrosine omega 3 methylfolate B12 taurine theanine NAC inositol b complex magnesium nothing helps it.”
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Vitamin B ComplexMostly positive
“Earlier today I took a vitamin B complex supplement that includes all of the B vitamins including 100 mg of biotin...started feeling paranoid all of a sudden.”
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Vitamin B ComplexMostly positive
“Every time I take a Vitamin B Complex (Thorne), I get brain fog. I've tested this multiple times and it always results in brain fog.”
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“Vitamin E is the most effective supplement I've taken for anxiety, depression, lethargy, and anhedonia...even more effective than the SSRI.”
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“Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega, vitamin e, even the expensive coq10 didn't *really* help my skin.”
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“I can attest to Vitamin E helping the refractory period. But I only took it sporadically.”
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“she told me the only thing that helped was vitamin E. She took it for years... hope this helps with getting more sleep”
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