What people actually say

“Supplements and medication help short-term, but never long-term...eating fewer carbs and meditating at least 20 minutes a day really helps me feel better overall without a crash.”

“Choline+Galantamine ... near the end of the dream, or when I'm waking up I have much better dream recall than if I did not use the combo.”

“Yes, unfortunately I was tired all the time. It was like getting no sleep in spite of the fact that i was in fact sleeping every night. The clarity of perceptions and beauty of lucid dreams are unparalleled by 'real life'.”

“Great post. Exercise always works the best. Galantamine and memantine have really helped a lot for me as well.”

“One of my favorite combinations is L-Theanine (400 mg) and Galantamine (4 mg). The focus is incredible.”

“I think Dynamine is the only truly sleep-safe short term stim for evening among ND range of products.”

“for me personally, Dynamine and Teacrine are not too bad, tho subtle. Sabroxy worked for a short while then seems to stop working.”

“If I pair it with something like Dynamine I get near all day energy. Not pushy or overly stimulating.”

“I've met more people who get nothing out of that than the contrary :(”

“I take 500mg L-Phenylalanine when I first get up in the morning and it appears to work well. I used to be terrible at getting out of bed in the morning, and have seen a great improvement over the last ~3 months.”

“I'm not gonna take phenylalanine ever again. I've noticed so many bad symptoms because of it, i thought i just wasn't dosing it right.”

“Now I take l-phenylalanine twice a day (500mg) for ADHD and feel great.”

“I was using 1500mg L-phenylalanine daily with fantastic results for about two months”

“It helped me stay on Lamotrigine, which is the only med that works for my depression.”

“I’ve since trialled Pregabalin and currently been on Lamotrigine for 7 weeks and zero improvement.”

“I've realized I'm losing my short-term memory a lot as a side effect of Lamotrigine, 400 mg.”

“I was on Seroquel briefly, but found lamotrigine to be much more effective with less side effects.”

“lift weights. Legs, chest, back, arms... It's a nice feeling when I stick some protein in the oven and can just pump out a few sets”

“I work out pretty much 4-5 days a week with heavy weight. 85kg-100kg now and doing it for 2.5 years. Definitely helps mentally but the drop off is insane.”

“I lift weights now in the morning, but it doesn't seem to give me the same cognitive/energy benefits as cardio does”

“Weight lifting along with increase in protein intake without increasing overall calories helped a lot with my anxiety and moods”

“I also like sunifiram + unifiram. Slight stimulant effect, increases focus (without tunnel vision that pramiracetam gives), and provides a nice – albeit minor – mood boost.”

“The most potent Nootropic for this is Sunifiram. In my opinion it is the most potent generally. Unfortunately I get insanely furious when taking it, which got worse over time.”

“Sunifiram seems to do amazing for keeping my brain running well off little-no sleep, but the effects are extremely short-lived.”

“I took 15mg in the morning. Then I had a iced chai drink...I felt like I was highly caffeinated, all day long.”

“Longvida curcumin is my reset when neuroinflammation gets high, slices through brain fog and helps with numbness.”

“I've been taking it for months and have noticed nothing.”

“I also noticed synergy between modafinil and longvida form curcumin, which may imply that the piperine is not the only substance affecting modafinil efficacy. The effects were significantly greater than either substance taken on its own.”

“I use longvida curcumin to avoid the piperine issue, and it works great.”

“I have been feeling what appears to be a large range of effects from schisandra that is simply relaxing, smooth, not anxious”

“I literally use Schisandra to put me to sleep, it helped cure my insomnia completely.”

“It completely wrecked my sleep when taken before bed ... Just a tremendous amount of focus and well-being that hits around the 1-hour mark and lasts most of the day at 500mg.”

“I take the powder sublingually and the effects are much stronger and set in faster.”

“Keeps me focused without the anxiety Adderall started giving me; it helps me relax even.”

“I felt anxious, had headaches, lost sleep and appetite, and overall felt like it made my ADHD worse.”

“the 30mg a day has been giving me more negative side effects then good...I can't go 2-3 days without it, because I enter a state which includes severe depression, complete lack of motivation, no drive for life, withdrawal from social contact, and extreme anxiety.”

“I used to microdose 2.5mg of Dexedrine a day for a few years and never noticed it doing anything adverse”

“C3G however seems to work better for me in terms of improving sleep. I felt less groggy when I wake up.”

“I've noticed dropping c3g has helped basically rid the feeling of not having a restful sleep.”

“I haven't noticed any workout/muscle benefits from any supplement. ... Stuff I've tried: - Creatine (total non-responder) - C3G”