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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“I take a cold shower for as cold as I can get it every night before bed. I sleep like a baby.”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“I’ve also tried 10 sessions of TMS at home, magnesium, L theanine, Omega 3, NAC, L Serine, cold showers, vagus nerve stimulators, walks in nature, no caffeine etc and nothing makes a fucking difference!??”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“Cold showers in the morning have reduced my stress and anxiety. It has even caused me to lose weight!”
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Cold ShowersMostly positive
“very cold showers... After about a week I noticed I was sleeping better and not having low energy and sudden exhaustion everyday”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“It helped so much with rejection sensitivity. I felt braver. Guanfacine is an alpha agonist and decreases norepinephrine/fight and flight response. It takes 3 weeks to kick in and you need to take this every day.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“I'm on guanfacine after taking stimulants. It's….. better than taking nothing but guanfacine is like a 2 out of 10.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“Currently i am taking clomipramine and guanfacine which helps for the anxiety and dpdr but makes me sleepy all day.”
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GuanfacineMostly positive
“I now only take guanfacine and it calms my brain down enough to be able to focus”
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MatchaMostly positive
“I drank 0.125-0.25 cup of matcha every hour and was able to have sustained, mild energy throughout the day. No peaks and valleys.”
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MatchaMostly positive
“I've recently tried cocoa powder mixed with matcha, incredible... It's a really clean stimulation with a lot of energy and I loved it!”
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MatchaMostly positive
“It doesn’t give me a crash like coffee or red bull. No sugars. Once in a while if I don’t keep track of how much I’ve had, and I go over 4 cups I get a little tummy ache.”
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MatchaMostly positive
“I noticed the calm alertness I got from green tea before I knew what l-theanine was.”
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CentrophenoxineMostly positive
“after about 5 days of taking centrophenoxine I noticed that I was able to *think properly* for the first time in 20 years...Two weeks after starting centro', my anxiety is almost gone, and derealisation substantially reduced.”
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CentrophenoxineMostly positive
“I am taking 2 750 mg pills of Oxiracetam a day, with 1-2 500mg pills of Centrophenoxine. I have been doing this for about a week and a half and I have yet to see ANY results.”
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CentrophenoxineMostly positive
“Centrophenoxine (better version of DMAE), sulbutiamine, mucuna pruriens : No effects expect that sulb makes me a bit serious and I get angry easy.”
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CentrophenoxineMostly positive
“I have some Centrophenoxine I took twice and didn't respond well to.”
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“I think tongkat ali and cistanche/fadogia were a game changer for me”
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“I have noticed it working I'm just concerned about the the method of action.”
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“My test climbed from 273 (2018) to 952 (2023). It's true it works. My jump wasn't as significant but I went from like 600 to about 1000”
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“I did try fadogia for a month last year and felt like it made my balls bigger but was worried it wasn't good for me”
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AC-262Mostly positive
“The cycle went very well! I gained 6-7lbs and had very significant strength increases throughout.”
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AC-262Mostly positive
“I give the cycle like a 6.5/10. I loved the recovery + energy in the gym. But outside of that I don’t know if the gains themselves were quite worth the acne + restlessness.”
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AC-262Mostly positive
“This was my peak look in my opinion. very dense and hard, vascular, confidence was high. gym energy was unmatched. PR'd everywhere.”
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AC-262Mostly positive
“I’m on week 7 of AC262 and I feel great. My strength still progressing every lift and feeling super amped up.”
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XanaxMixed
“Nope - only Xanax can help me sleep. Which isn’t a good option.”
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XanaxMixed
“The most effective and safe med I'm aware of is Xanax. Long-term, it begins to hurt sleep... Short-term, it's fantastic.”
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XanaxMixed
“require Xanax just to be able to function in life. I have stopped all the prescription meds except for the Xanax, which I only take now as needed about 3x a week instead of 3x day.”
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XanaxMixed
“I've been taking it (0.5 - 1mg) as the last thing I do each night and I've never slept better.”
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DmaaMixed
“DMAA made my depression go away. It helped me get up in the morning with my cup of coffee... DMAA also worked just as well as my current adhd medication (Vyvanse 50mg)”
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DmaaMixed
“DMAA - tried 4 times. Feel jittery for a little while and it's hard to concentrate... then I crash and just want to nap.”
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DmaaMixed
“The DMAA can certainly give you energy for your workouts but it can also cause a pretty nasty crash that isn't quite worth the energy for me personally.”
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DmaaMixed
“I've experimented with DMAA as well, but that seems to have some unwanted side effects.”
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DietMostly positive
“I started eating cleaner, exercising more consistently, stopped masturbating (check out r/nofap), and sleeping more. I feel like a new person.”
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DietMostly positive
“Low-carb diets, strict paleo, and allergen-free diets like AIP ... can be really helpful. ... drastic improvement in my mood and performance.”
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DietMostly positive
“eating a balanced diet with enough protein and limiting sugar helps me.”
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DietMostly positive
“if I do the aforementioned sleep/diet/exercise/meditation I'll actually be feeling pretty awesome”
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CardioMostly positive
“regular cardio improves some of my ADHD symptoms to an extent similar to my prescription stimulants, but without the side effects.”
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CardioMostly positive
“I also find that keeping exercise up everyday helps, but not tremendously much.”
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CardioMostly positive
“Cardio sometimes gives me that rush and pulls my mind to a better place.”
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CardioMostly positive
“I'm just do 1hr of f cardio a day to get good sleep.”
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