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CortexinMostly positive
“Bpc-157, cerebrolysin/cortexin, and semax/selank are potent options and give me no withdrawals.”
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CortexinMostly positive
“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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EPAMostly positive
“When I put 3 grams of EPA with it my mental health got even better.”
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EPAMostly positive
“I've tried EPA on two separate occasions... I noticed myself feeling more stimulated, irritable, but also a bit moodier and low. When I stopped taking EPA, I felt better”
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EPAMostly positive
“once I took a pure EPA supplement, everything changed for me. I felt like my brain reversed aging by 15 years...in weeks”
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EPAMostly positive
“Two weeks in and I see a significant improvement in cognition and memory...vision has *slightly* improved”
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SardinesMostly positive
“Every time I eat a can, I feel happy and energetic for the rest of the day. They're loaded with protein and fat (including plenty of omega 3s).”
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SardinesMostly positive
“I have been eating sardines for lunch almost everyday for the past 5yrs. Has been a tremendous, noticeable difference for my gym workouts.”
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SardinesMostly positive
“60g Sardines [since 6 years] - makes me feel overall happy. It is my favorite medicine to take when I have a cold or throat ache.”
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SardinesMostly positive
“Eating a tin of sardines (with skin and bones) a few times a week has replaced most of my supplements, especially fish oil. No weird burps, just long lasting energy!”
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SpermidineMostly positive
“3 weeks ago I started ghk subQ, topical ghk-cu, supplemental collagen, spermidine, and treatment in an HBOT tank.”
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SpermidineMostly positive
“I took it for years and didn’t notice too much of a difference”
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SpermidineMostly positive
“I'd also suggest adding Spermidine or Apigenin supplements – they support cellular cleanup and might reduce that persistent mucus and brain fog feeling.”
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SpermidineMostly positive
“I have personally not noticed any improvement effects”
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Artichoke ExtractMostly positive
“Add artichoke extract for synergy. I can definitely feel the difference with those two while fasted.”
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Artichoke ExtractMostly positive
“I had a vitamin buzz only. I felt no other affects.”
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Artichoke ExtractMostly positive
“artichoke helped me with bile production and fat digestion and apetite”
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Artichoke ExtractMostly positive
“adding in supplements (Berberine phytosome, Bergamot Phytosome, Spirulina, and Artichoke extract) got me down to 80.”
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Sleep OptimizationMostly positive
“I go to bed at 09:55pm and I'm asleep by 10:00pm. I wake up at 05:30am, no alarm needed. Sleep hygiene is mandatory.”
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Sleep OptimizationMostly positive
“I overhauled my sleep - I used to sleep 4ish hours a night...Now I sleep 8 hours a night every night.”
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Sleep OptimizationMostly positive
“Good sleep. Good diet (cut out sugar most importantly - sugar WRECKS my cognition and gives me anxiety).”
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Sleep OptimizationMostly positive
“If I'm not consistently scoring between 80-90/100 for sleep, my daytime energy really starts to plummet.”
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“I also tried both RM and ND lion's mane, and I got better results with ND's (but I was taking the 8:1 extract from ND)”
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“I took 8:1 while learning to drive and I felt the improved mood and focus, my instructor commented on the difference in my performance when I didn't take it.”
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“It’s been long time, but I did use lion’s mane at night. Nothing notable happened.”
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“I did a cycle of real mushrooms lion’s mane and barely felt anything. I'm a few weeks into ND 8:1 extract, and I'm very impressed thus far.”
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CiltepMixed
“I've just started Ciltep and am digging it. It doesn't feel speedy at all...Feels kind of like modafinil without nearly as much anxiety...definitely made me more productive.”
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CiltepMixed
“I have tried combining the two and found it to be pretty intense... i felt very anxious. My heartbeat was higher and i felt really focused. I did not like the feeling as much as just taking MasterMind so i stopped stacking with modaf.”
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CiltepMixed
“my memory short term and long term have improved drastically thanks to prl 853 and ciltep, which I believe is undoing the effects of marijuana on memory.”
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CiltepMixed
“I've been taking CILTEP to up regulate my dopamine levels after quitting adderall and with the CILTEP it only took 2 days to feel normal again”
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NefiracetamMostly positive
“I love this one. Nice little mood brightener. ... it helps me connect the dots at work and when doing everyday activities.”
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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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Alcohol CessationMostly positive
“cut out alch... weed, processed foods, soda, processed sugar as much as you can. For me, weed was fucking up my mental state, memory, and sleep cycle.”
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Alcohol CessationMostly positive
“Drinking probably contributes, but I went dry for ~10 months to attempt to solve the sleep issue and it only slightly improved.”
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Alcohol CessationMostly positive
“Quitting alcohol completely ... the most obvious aspect was for my sleep hygiene.”
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Alcohol CessationMostly positive
“Oh, and I gave up alcohol, almost completely, that helped a lot too.”
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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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