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CreatineMostly positive
“Creatine - mental and physical performance enhancement”
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CreatineMostly positive
“Take 5 grams daily, anymore and you are wasting it. Effects will be seen in 2-4 weeks.”
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CreatineMostly positive
“From Steroids to Creatine, body builders have long experimented scientifically on these things to see its impact on the bio.”
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CreatineMostly positive
“There is new studies out that show brain benefits when taking higher doses. 10-20g.”
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CreatineMostly positive
“I take 10+ p/day been doing it for the past 5-days, school started back up now. So i started last Sunday, definitely worth it for me. Studies have shown that it helps the brain retain memory and information, + the brains”
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“For me (210lbs), 100-150mg. IMO above 200mg js too much.”
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“I find caffeine has a pretty negative impact. I cut it off after 9am”
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“when I take a strong vasoconstrictor such as coffee, it will eliminate the headache within 30 minutes”
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“I am also a stimulant whore (Ephedrine, caffeine, tea; lots of all three)”
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“The evidence base seems rival that of L-theanine-caffeine.”
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“It works well, but you will need to drink lots of water since its a diuretic... getting sucked into a single task is pretty common with me”
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“DD daily dose = 200mg modfinil+10mg ritalin+Q10+2000Vit.C+1000Curcumin+~100gm protein”
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“Moda is great. I just graduated college and it honestly helped me so much, especially in my last semester”
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“I have a shipment on the way now.”
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“I took on averadge 300mg for about 8 days straight. Ended up with severe chest pains on the right hand side”
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“200mg L-Theanine + .5mg melatonin works for me at bedtime.”
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“I have taken it nightly for 19 years. Doses ranging from .1 to 10mg. Right now I take 3mg per night. It helps me sleep.”
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“I take melatonin, fall asleep easily... Melatonin also doesn't help my deep sleep”
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“and feeling a bit high on melatonin”
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“You forgot Melatonin. See gwern's writeup.”
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“I didnt really notice much of a difference to be honest.”
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“As far as I know the fresh musheoom will be hard to uptake. Its better with a pill. I use one processed from a water extract.”
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“thinking about using lion's mane”
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“A double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial showed improved cognitive ability.[4]... conflict of interest.”
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“Lions mane 300mg”
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Vitamin CMostly positive
“2000Vit.C”
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Vitamin CMostly positive
“For me vitamin C did the trick. I used to have 4-5 flus a year but now usually none. I take 500mg a day.”
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Vitamin CMostly positive
“I take red yeast rice, coq10, vitamin d, vitamin c, a probiotic and a multivitamin.”
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Vitamin CMostly positive
“Vitamin C”
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Vitamin CMostly positive
“Eat some fruit, no need to supplement vitamin C.”
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TaurineMostly positive
“Taurine”
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TaurineMostly positive
“Or for irritability from caffeine take taurine.”
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TaurineMostly positive
“Both are super mild but are cheap. Worth a try.”
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TaurineMostly positive
“Something I'll share is that Taurine helps my speech quite a bit. 1000mg capsule twice a day is my dosing.”
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TaurineMostly positive
“Taurine - 2G (1tbsp) - synergistic with Caffeine, can reduce bad caffeine side-effects”
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ExerciseMostly positive
“exercise is very potent and shown time and time again to rival antidepressants”
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ExerciseMostly positive
“Amazed no one mentioned exercise yet. This is HUGE for energy, focus, productivity”
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ExerciseMostly positive
“Try exercising more during the day. I've noticed that is the biggest contributor for deep sleep.”
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ExerciseMostly positive
“Exercise (by far the best thing)”
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ExerciseMostly positive
“Exercise!!! Get on the elliptical or lift some weights at least 4-5 days a week and see how you feel.”
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