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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“I take a cold shower for as cold as I can get it every night before bed. I sleep like a baby.”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“I’ve also tried 10 sessions of TMS at home, magnesium, L theanine, Omega 3, NAC, L Serine, cold showers, vagus nerve stimulators, walks in nature, no caffeine etc and nothing makes a fucking difference!??”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“I know my body reacts in a highly beneficial way after the shower and my day will be 10x better than if I hadn't.”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“Cold showers in the morning have reduced my stress and anxiety. It has even caused me to lose weight!”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“Just adding cold showers, as they also help me performing better mentally.”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“very cold showers... After about a week I noticed I was sleeping better and not having low energy and sudden exhaustion everyday”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“It was the cold showers. Whenever I take cold showers before bed, my deep sleep usually doubles or triples”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“cold showers 100% work for me for focus and motivation, better than adderrall even”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“strength training and cold showers. The combo changed my life and helped me out of depression”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“I started takeing clod showers in the morn and IT REALLY SUCKS but it helps with nofap and mental health”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“Cold showers are also great. I take them everyday... I have only gotten sick twice and very mildly since I have started it last year.”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“Just the cold showers did it for me, they are known to increase dopamine.”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“The combination of all the above allow me to function quite normally, and in fact on a higher level of most folks without ADHD.”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“Cold showers and ice baths are your new Adderall...I take 3 a day.”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“I've tried everything incl yoga/meditation, cold showers, blue light glasses, CBD, mag glyc, weighted blanket.”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“About 10-15 minutes of straight cold in 57F shower water I was able to get to 97.1F core temp.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“It helped so much with rejection sensitivity. I felt braver. Guanfacine is an alpha agonist and decreases norepinephrine/fight and flight response. It takes 3 weeks to kick in and you need to take this every day.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“I'm on guanfacine after taking stimulants. It's….. better than taking nothing but guanfacine is like a 2 out of 10.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“Currently i am taking clomipramine and guanfacine which helps for the anxiety and dpdr but makes me sleepy all day.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“I've tried the traditional ADHD meds like Strattera and Guanfacine, and they don't offer any improvement.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“The guanfacine pretty much lowers my adrenaline levels so I can sleep.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“Guanfacine is something I'd mention since you mention overactivation. It's been pretty effective for my anxiety-like symptoms.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“I’ve had really good experience with guanfacine. But it works wonders when combined with stimulants.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“Low dose guanfacine ER solved most of my side effects and allowed me to reduce amphetamine dose without loss of efficacy.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“I wouldn't be surprised if this pill does something for you although it didn't for me.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“when I took 3 mg of Guanfacine, I felt like I was sleeping more deeply than usual.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“I now only take guanfacine and it calms my brain down enough to be able to focus”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“From personal experience, guanfacine heavily reduced my physical side effects and allowed me a dosage reduction due to increased effectiveness”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“made me very calm and relaxed but not sedated. I could read, work and function without getting impaired by anxiety...one of the best compounds”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“This stuff is the shit. I take Wellbutrin and I also had high adrenaline levels so I got on guanfacine and it helps with my sleep”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“I recently trialed Intuniv/guanfacine (alpha-2 adrenergic agonist) which induced these same dissociative symptoms 10x worse, but I've discontinued it a month ago”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“guanfacine is one of the few things outside of meditation and sleep that I've found to boost WM”
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MatchaMostly positive
“I drank 0.125-0.25 cup of matcha every hour and was able to have sustained, mild energy throughout the day. No peaks and valleys.”
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MatchaMostly positive
“I've recently tried cocoa powder mixed with matcha, incredible... It's a really clean stimulation with a lot of energy and I loved it!”
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MatchaMostly positive
“It doesn’t give me a crash like coffee or red bull. No sugars. Once in a while if I don’t keep track of how much I’ve had, and I go over 4 cups I get a little tummy ache.”
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MatchaMostly positive
“I noticed the calm alertness I got from green tea before I knew what l-theanine was.”
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MatchaMostly positive
“I tried grassfed ghee + MCT oil + matcha a few times to test the energy-claim I'd heard. Didn't seem like a huge boost, but I do think I had more energy.”
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MatchaMostly positive
“Long time matcha drinker and ADHD sufferer here. This study confirms my experiences - improved focus, fluency, reduced anxiety.”
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MatchaMostly positive
“It gives me a smooth pick me up without being too much, and in the evening I sleep just fine.”
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MatchaMostly positive
“I find coffee gives me anxiety and a horrible crash I don't get from high quality teas, especially high grade matcha. At best I'll get a bit sleepy for an hour around 6 hours after drinking it.”
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