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1,817 first-hand quotes, shortened but never edited — each links to the original discussion.

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Dl-PhenylalanineMostly positive
“I started taking high dose selegiline and moclobemide with d,l-phenylalanine... my anxiety as well as anhedonia have been abolished.”
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Carnivore DietMostly positive
“This cured my GERD, reflux, digestive issues, sugar addiction, and helped with many other aspects of my life.”
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Carnivore DietMostly positive
“sometimes carnivore when I get acne breakouts. But some plants seem to make me feel better than carnivore”
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Carnivore DietMostly positive
“I've always had a pretty terrible memory, what fixed that was a cleaner diet, it improved even more once I went carnivore, as did general mood and outlook.”
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Carnivore DietMostly positive
“When I went carnivore and took away sugars and carbs and all other junk, I noticed a big difference in inflammation.”
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P21Mostly positive
“I have been taking 1mg of p21 for about two weeks, and my concentration has improved markedly but my memory has improved even more so.”
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P21Mostly positive
“P21 was a strange combination of unpleasant stimulation and lethargy, which had a pretty negative impact on my sleep.”
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P21Mostly positive
“It had more of an activating feel in my experience. Somewhat anxiogenic at times even.”
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P21Mostly positive
“I can personally attest to a lessened overall anxiety level due to both P21 and Semax in combination”
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FisetinMixed
“I've been taking high dose (20mg-kg/day/4days/month) fisetin supplements for about 5 months now. A few days ago I noticed that my hair was getting darker again.”
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FisetinMixed
“I overdosed on Fisetin in January of this year and am getting side effects up to now. I had 60 capsules in one sitting and I also had 10 ultra strength ones(so equivallent of 18g).”
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FisetinMixed
“Concentration was the most notable. But what is unique to fisetin is a compete elimination of my impulsiveness. Like i feel very stable and even-keeled weeks after that 6 day regimen.”
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FisetinMixed
“I've been taking fisetin with galactomannan for about a year prior to this and noticed an improvement in my thought and energy levels”
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ClonidineMostly positive
“Clonidine really helped me when I was getting off benzos. I still use it now as a replacement for when I get anxiety.”
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ClonidineMostly positive
“it made me feel dizzy, sleepy, cognitively much worse during the day...felt like the two medications were fighting for supremacy.”
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ClonidineMostly positive
“For acute anxiety or panic attacks I take Clonidine at 100mcg. It also makes an excellent sleeping pill.”
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ClonidineMostly positive
“I get some sleep now with .1mg clonidine and 25 mg atarax combined but it's often short and really broken up.”
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“the stuff works for me real well with My prescribed Adderall XR.”
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“After rehab I got a prescription for 30 milligrams of Adderall XR and I couldn't feel it at all.”
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“The difference has been night and day. It's far superior to any generic IR version I tried, and I've been much more productive over the past month.”
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“I love feeling focused and calm throughout my day, however the side-effects are too much.”
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PRL-8-53Mostly positive
“On PRL-8-53 (10-20mg), my working memory is both massively improved and effortless.”
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PRL-8-53Mostly positive
“I definitely feel a reduction in daily anxiety and improved focus. Socializing is much easier and seemingly more fulfilling.”
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PRL-8-53Mostly positive
“I seemed to have more energy to do things. ... Concentration in video games was enhanced quite a bit.”
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PRL-8-53Mostly positive
“my memory short term and long term have improved drastically thanks to prl 853 and ciltep”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“having a cold shower in the morning made a difference on my energy levels and focus throughout the day.”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“I did a quick 2-3 minute cold shower before bed and it doubled my deep sleep duration. I have no idea why and it might not be applicable to everyone.”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“For me it’s great increased my deep sleep according to Oura. Average has gone from 1h per night to roughly 1h30min consistently.”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“my energy/productivity/coherence index parameters... shoot to the skies after a cold shower.”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“Pycnogenol i tried for a month only, and wow, the results were great...it helped with digestion it made my skin clearer.”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“Pycnogenol 200mg - LOW /Putting this here as Pycnogenol also has been shown stimulate the Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) enzyme, which directly increases NO levels and it was something I expected better results”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“Pycygenol - I started taking it for its heart and circulation benifits and for cognition & focus: But remarkably since taking it I've not had to use my inhaler!”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“After two weeks I feel a bit more motivated, have improved focus and mood”
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LithiumMixed
“my doctor put me on low dose lithium a couple months ago... it has changed my life.”
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LithiumMixed
“I'm dumber than ever on lithium... Lithium is either interphering with my Adderall or the cognitive dampening is cancelling out the focus and alertness benefits.”
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LithiumMixed
“I personally used 2 - 5mg elemental lithium about twice a week ... improvement in cognitive and mood stabilization.”
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LithiumMixed
“When I take 5mg of lithium orotate it gives me a feeling of apathy, but reduces my ability to experience pleasure (what is called anhedonia).”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“I find my focus is the best on a low carb diet.”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“When I ate low carb and ate nuts and things like that my energy for that day was significantly lower”
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Low Carb DietMostly positive
“my brain works like 40-50% better on low carb, ESPECIALLY when I eat meat. Verbal fluency, word recall, short-term and long-term memory it's all at much better level.”
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