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ShodenMostly positive
“I take 100mg the recommended dose is 120mg ... Shoden reduces that Cortisol hyped feeling”
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ShodenMostly positive
“Shoden works for me to abort stress when I feel it building up”
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ShodenMostly positive
“I take shoden, KSM-66, Sensoril everyday, multiple times a day and never experienced anhedonic tendencies.”
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ShodenMostly positive
“mainly dioscorea, tribugen, tongkat, cognance, erinamax, shoden, beta-ecdysysterone, made me intelligent, jacked and healthy.”
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ShodenMostly positive
“I find Shoden energising also, not a whole lot, but just a nice perk at midday.”
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ShodenMostly positive
“I also really like it stack with shoden, for a stress modulating stack.”
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ShodenMostly positive
“ND itself says Shoden has most amount of withanolides...Shoden feels stronger though...I tried shoden with a high fat meal recently and the effects were quite stimulating”
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ShodenMostly positive
“Nootropics Depot Shoden product that was Not Approved in this Review as we found only 23.5 mg of the 42 mg of withanolides”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“I've seen an anecdote that 25mg of 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone resolved someone's central sleep apnea.”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“I noticed that I had way more suggestibility than before... I still feel like I’m processing information better and less rigidly, leading to better decision making.”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“the depression and anxiety that has haunted and tortured me for the last 5 years is COMPLETELY GONE”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“I use it with 7 8-dihydroxyflavone every day, and I can tell you (with great confidence) that it is helping me stay mentally agile”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“low dose of 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone (25-30 mg sublingually) worked like a charm for me”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“i also like 4-dma 7'8 dhf with it, the pairing makes brain fog disappear.”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“It's wasn't until I learn more about 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone and finally Astaxanthin when I found the connection”
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“Energy drinks are the best relatively low impact tool for this kind of thing... it wakes me up better than most other things.”
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“Energy drinks make me feel sick sometimes, even yhe sugar free ones, especially when on 0 hrs sleep.”
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“Red Bull gives me a different focus that is awesome and I don't get the same thing with coffee.”
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“A red bull is 25 grams of sugar, which still is far too high, but I feel like if it's a once in a while thing it won't hurt too much.”
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“Out of all the energy drinks, Red Bull seems to be the only one that actually makes me feel alright.”
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“The weird thing is, I can drink Red Bull all day without feeling jittery. I only feel the good effects: motivation, energy, etc.”
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“1/3 of a can of Celsius (caffeine). Whether or not I go with one of these energy boosters, I can do stuff but my brain is still space cadet-y.”
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“High sugar energy drink with the most toxic shit ever...One cup of coffee and I'm an anxious/irritable wreck. High sugar energy drink...I'm fine with”
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“Energy drinks make me decide more sensibly and allow me to think very clearly”
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“I had been unknowingly medicating myself with the taurine in red bull for over a decade. I finally was able to give up my redbull I drank each and every day because I was sick of being dependent on caffeine.”
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“Two monsters per day aren't going to be your downfall if your other lifestyle behaviors are in check...Too much caffeine isn't good you. For me it sends my blood pressure soaring”
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“Etizolam (low dose) is unfortunately the only thing that really helps my anxiety; more-so than Xanax.”
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“I used etizolam daily for about 3-4 years. Coming off of them was the worse thing I have ever experienced. I was severely sick and in a state of constant panic for the first 2 months.”
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“etizolam puts me right to sleep. I mean I have to fight to stay awake.”
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“I find low doses (.5-1mg) of etizolam are effective whilst offering little cognitive impairment.”
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“that is pretty good for bringing me down when I start pacing too much and getting the racing thoughts.”
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“the life I was living —— sleeping over ten hours a day and consuming enormous amounts of Etizolam to escape my nihilistic point of view”
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“Etizolam... Doesn't seem to have the same lingering effects as the benzos and definitely impacts my memory less severely than benzos... I'm sure it's addictive as fuck”
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“Do the same with etizolam, probably less frequent. Try very, very low doses (even .25mg for me is liberating)”
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“1x 1mg etiz, some weed and every 4 days i snort a bit H. thats my sleeping combo.”
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Alcohol CessationMostly positive
“cut out alch... weed, processed foods, soda, processed sugar as much as you can. For me, weed was fucking up my mental state, memory, and sleep cycle.”
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Alcohol CessationMostly positive
“Drinking probably contributes, but I went dry for ~10 months to attempt to solve the sleep issue and it only slightly improved.”
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Alcohol CessationMostly positive
“Quitting alcohol completely ... the most obvious aspect was for my sleep hygiene.”
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Alcohol CessationMostly positive
“Oh, and I gave up alcohol, almost completely, that helped a lot too.”
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Alcohol CessationMostly positive
“Have you also stopped drinking for a few days? I think that is the most likely culprit to explain your new feeling of elation and control, aka normality, rather than the NAC.”
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