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LavenderMostly positive
“I have tried lavendar calm aid (silexan) with little effect”
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LavenderMostly positive
“I started taking Calm Aid Lavender (Silexan) and it definitely helps with stress and anxiety.”
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LavenderMostly positive
“one thing that really helped was about 5 drops of lavender extract in some water. At one point I'd have laughed at a lavender product seeming homeopathic until I tried it.”
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Vitamin B1Mostly positive
“Vitamin B1 in its TTFD form has flipped my life around. I am not 100% better but gosh do I not feel disabled now.”
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Vitamin B1Mostly positive
“Things I've tried isolated that haven't helped my sleep: Vitamin b1”
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Vitamin B1Mostly positive
“I've been taking Vitamin B1 for about 20 days. 500mg a day. I don't have coffee induced anxiety anymore.”
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Vitamin B1Mostly positive
“Then I read about b1 being good for fatigue and lack of energy. I'm 18 months alcohol free and it tended to help.”
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YogaMostly positive
“I did hot Yoga 4x a week for a while and felt amazing.”
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YogaMostly positive
“Yoga and percussion massager have done wonders for me. Coupled with strength training”
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YogaMostly positive
“Yoga has given me better control over my own mind and made me a happier person.”
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YogaMostly positive
“Have you tried yoga? Not a supplement I know but seriously helped with me with many of the same problems but mainly these: fatigue, concentration/focus, sleep, anxiety and depression.”
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Sleep HygieneMostly positive
“Keeping to a consistent sleep schedule, using blue blocking glasses a few hours before bed and using blackout material in my bedroom have all been helpful.”
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Sleep HygieneMostly positive
“Starting with CBT methods my Dr recommended, such as only using the bedroom for sleep/sex, no screens a few hours before bed, same bed time each night, good sleep hygiene practices, etc. Those didn't help much, if at all”
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Sleep HygieneMostly positive
“Sleep hygiene - believe me, my life improved drastically after I started getting enough zzs.”
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Sleep HygieneMostly positive
“Fixing my sleep hygiene was the number one improvement I've ever made in my life.”
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CacaoMostly positive
“it help my concentration, working memory, focus capacity adhd issues a lot, while increasing my energy. Reading and focusing on books are much easier while regularly drinking it.”
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CacaoMostly positive
“Anything I've tried (caffeine, cacao, other stimulants) improves my terrible focus and concentration but always ends up giving me severe anxiety.”
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CacaoMostly positive
“10-25g organic cacao [since 6 years] - Makes me feel even very happy.”
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CacaoMostly positive
“cacao powder has *awesome* antioxidant effects. My workouts have improved quite a bit.”
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“I take 2 tongkat ali caps in the morning, 10%. best supplement I've ever used. On it for 6 months now. bigger than ever. feel more driven. sometimes charged up like a Sith Lord.”
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“I was taking the 10% once a day and at first it was great! Then slowly depression and anxiety hit, my joints ached, lethargic, crappy mood and my sex drive crashed.”
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“I get the best results when I take it right before I eat.”
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“I've tried ND's 10% tongkat ali extract as well as their 2%...did not give me any negative effects.”
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RunningMostly positive
“I run for an hour literally every night. My Vo2 max has increased 76% in 3 months.”
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RunningMostly positive
“after exercise I tend to feel a bit mentally fatigued... after effects have become noticeably less severe.”
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RunningMostly positive
“the thing that's helped me best is exercise. Second thing was using nasal strips at night.”
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RunningMostly positive
“I went 5km and was dead after, but the mood boost felt unreal!”
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Nicotine PatchMostly positive
“try a low dose nicotine patch . Will probably not keep you up, has the lowest addiction risk of all nicotine products, and speaking as a fellow ADHDer, helps with anhedonia for me.”
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Nicotine PatchMostly positive
“I'm about to start the process of experimenting with low dose nicotine patches for a few weeks. I want to see what the effect will be on my focus and wakefulness.”
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Nicotine PatchMostly positive
“I use low dosage nicotine patches when I really have to focus. They work rather well.”
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Nicotine PatchMostly positive
“I take my Adderall with Nicotine patch which help calm me down. But the effects are not there anymore or not sustained long enough.”
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ChagaMostly positive
“Chaga works really well as an anti-inflammatory, that's the one I have noticed works the most.”
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ChagaMostly positive
“The only effects I've felt from any of these is either very mild energy or mood stabilization”
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ChagaMostly positive
“Chaga helps with my anxiety when I’m trying to unwind.”
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ChagaMostly positive
“Chaga and Cordyceps! Gets me pretty lit and helps with digestion”
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7,8-DhfMostly positive
“Paired with NMN and 7,8DHF it seems to compound the energy improvements of NMN for me by a lot.”
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7,8-DhfMostly positive
“I've taken 7,8-DHF yeah. I don't notice much from it at all, but I've stuck to 25mg capsules.”
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7,8-DhfMostly positive
“Stacks well with Cognance. Enhances the mood boost noticeably. I use 100 mg Cognance orally and 25 mg 7,8 DHF sublingually first thing in the AM.”
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7,8-DhfMostly positive
“Try 7,8 DHF! Insanely powerful nootropic for me, but must be cycled.”
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“In my experience, niacinamide (not niacin) 1000-1500mg a day worked wonders in about 5-7 days.”
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