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NefiracetamMostly positive
“However, I did get noticeable kidney pain when I took it. I was hoping that it was just in my head, but it comes back every time I dose it for more than a couple days.”
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NefiracetamMostly positive
“my 'feelgood' stack: 500mg rhodiola, 350mg st johns wort twice a day, 300mg bacopa, 3600mg fish oil, 200mg nefiracetam, and ofcourse cardio every morning. works for me!”
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NefiracetamMostly positive
“Nefiracetam was great. I didn't measure exactly how much I was taking, usually around 1/2 a teaspoon, but it was amazing. Much greater mental clarity, my mood was far more positive”
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Paleo DietMostly positive
“now on non-super-strict paleo but without alco-sugary-stimulant stuff i feel really good!”
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Paleo DietMostly positive
“since switching to the Paleo Diet it seems worse than before. Everything else about my health is great but I'm so cold”
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Paleo DietMostly positive
“Have you tried a Paleo diet? Here's what works for me. I hope that it will change your life.”
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Paleo DietMostly positive
“Cutting the sugars & grains made me feel better fast”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“I've seen an anecdote that 25mg of 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone resolved someone's central sleep apnea.”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“I noticed that I had way more suggestibility than before... I still feel like I’m processing information better and less rigidly, leading to better decision making.”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“the depression and anxiety that has haunted and tortured me for the last 5 years is COMPLETELY GONE”
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7,8-DihydroxyflavoneMostly positive
“I use it with 7 8-dihydroxyflavone every day, and I can tell you (with great confidence) that it is helping me stay mentally agile”
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“Energy drinks are the best relatively low impact tool for this kind of thing... it wakes me up better than most other things.”
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“Energy drinks make me feel sick sometimes, even yhe sugar free ones, especially when on 0 hrs sleep.”
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“Red Bull gives me a different focus that is awesome and I don't get the same thing with coffee.”
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“A red bull is 25 grams of sugar, which still is far too high, but I feel like if it's a once in a while thing it won't hurt too much.”
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Aerobic ExerciseMostly positive
“20 minutes of aerobic exercise gives me a nice caffeine-esque boost in energy, sociability, and motivation for a few hours.”
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Aerobic ExerciseMostly positive
“Aerobic exercise: Makes me feel better while doing it, but worse the days after.”
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Aerobic ExerciseMostly positive
“I want to do regular HIIT 3 times a week, but there are days where I feel absolutely terrible”
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Aerobic ExerciseMostly positive
“exercise though it may be difficult to start always helped me when I was down”
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Wim Hof MethodMostly positive
“Both help with energy/focus, especially the cold. I hated cold showers for a solid 6 months, but persisted, and now truly enjoy.”
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Wim Hof MethodMostly positive
“I started having a resurgence of certain symptoms I'd kicked 6 months ago by introducing glutathione- started feeling general unwell again”
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Wim Hof MethodMostly positive
“The Wim Hof method did a world of good for me and my anxiety.”
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Wim Hof MethodMostly positive
“One thing I’ve really been into is the Wim Hof method which incorporates breathing, meditation, and cold showers ... This has been a game changer for me.”
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Methyl FolateMostly positive
“I was able to address my social anxiety and depression by figuring out my body doesn't produce it's on methyl folate, so a change in my diet was life changing.”
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Methyl FolateMostly positive
“I found that with long term use it increased my hypomania and made me too energetic and jittery.”
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Methyl FolateMostly positive
“I started taking methyl b12 and folate, which helped with some stomach and bowel problems.”
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Methyl FolateMostly positive
“Methyl folate also helped lift brain fog since I have the MTHFR defect.”
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N-Acetyl-L-TyrosineMostly positive
“In the past I had good results with just NALT and caffeine giving me motivation and uplifting mood.”
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N-Acetyl-L-TyrosineMostly positive
“I'd switch out L-Tyrosine for N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine since the acetyl group makes it more fat soluble, which helps more get absorbed.”
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N-Acetyl-L-TyrosineMostly positive
“the NALT and the course of few days has shut my energy levels up to what they've never been before”
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N-Acetyl-L-TyrosineMostly positive
“I find NALT and yohimbine on their own quite stimulating, but a bit anxiety-inducing in an adrenergic sort of way”
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Caffeine AnhydrousMostly positive
“I've found that 200mg of caffeine anhydrous is the most productive and enjoyable form, personally.”
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Caffeine AnhydrousMostly positive
“I have a rather solid tolerance to Caffeine, and find it to be sort of hit and miss, sometimes it's fantastic, sometimes it doesn't do enough.”
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Caffeine AnhydrousMostly positive
“225mg of caffeine...my tolerance for caffeine is quite low. A little goes a long way for me.”
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Caffeine AnhydrousMostly positive
“I make my own capsules with 300mg Caffeine Anhydrous, 300mg L-Theanine, and 8mg Ephedrine.”
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RacetamMixed
“for memory or concentration i would recommend something less extreme. cortexin, semax, or a racetam of some sort. for me those had a far more noticeable effect on both memory and concentration.”
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RacetamMixed
“I've tried them all. Adderall, Vyvanse, coffee, energy drinks, the racetams, noopept.”
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RacetamMixed
“I have been up and down the whole nootropic alley with racetams, noopept, l-theanine you name it I've tried the most popular noots that exist, none of them compare to how good I feel when I take a B-complex.”
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RacetamMixed
“I get nothing from racetams; Lions Mane seems to have a similar effect to Oxiracetam; I had really nasty reactions to racetams”
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ParaxanthineMostly positive
“200 mg seems to be the perfect amount for me and has a shorter half life than caffeine with not noticeable crash.”
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