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6,163 first-hand quotes, shortened but never edited — each links to the original discussion.

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CoffeeMixed
“Quit coffee - only green tea and MUDWTR in the morning. No more highs and lows and my brain fog seems to be going away.”
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CoffeeMixed
“Many people report that quitting coffee improved or even cured their IBS, including me. I quit coffee about three years ago and I feel better without the caffeine rush.”
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CoffeeMixed
“So i quit coffee. First two days sucked. But now, everything is lighter, temporary and I am finding giggles in everyday items.”
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CoffeeMixed
“All that I know is that I feel like shit when I drink it. Beyond the short boost I only notice negatives.”
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CoffeeMixed
“I quit coffee and caffeine for 30 days and saw no benefit. Went back.”
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CoffeeMixed
“Coffee gives me severe anxiety, so I just don't drink it. Caffeine raises cortisol levels and interferes with circadian rhythm.”
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CoffeeMixed
“Quitting coffee did not improve my productivity, but it did improve my sleep quality and digestion a lot.”
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CoffeeMixed
“So a cup of cold brew coffee in the morning can keep me up at night, but I will yawn all day long and feel groggy all day.”
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CoffeeMixed
“If I have coffee before I eat I get panic attacks. If I have it a bit later in the day (a few houes after waking) and after eating something I get emooth energy.”
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CoffeeMixed
“I feel way better after I have my first coffee, whether it's 15 or 45 minutes after waking up.”
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CoffeeMixed
“Try also going off coffee - that really helped me more than I ever expected.”
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CoffeeMixed
“For the nicotine I found that drinking extra coffee during the day helped.”
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CoffeeMixed
“I have noticed that I respond better to a cup of black coffee as opposed to a 200 mg tablet of caffeine.”
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CoffeeMixed
“I normally drink coffee every day, sometimes 3 cups in a row, but find mild benefits and tend to overvalue every sip. I get 30 minutes of feeling sort of energetic but crash soon after.”
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CoffeeMixed
“I've been doing this for almost a year now and the energy and clarity I've gained from it is one of those most powerful 'nootropic' feeling I've ever had.”
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CoffeeMixed
“Coffee works great for me but I am way too sensitive and it acts too long on me to the detriment of my sleep.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“A supplement I have never seen on here that works great for me is Phosphatidylserine. Somehow awesome.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“I have been taking this...and I have had great results...From my research, I found phosphatidylserine to be of little to no benefit on cognitive function.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“Phosphatidylserine (8/10): ... it made a pretty big impact as far as stress reduction for me. I felt less physical anxiety in social situations...”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“100 - 200mg Phosphatidylserine helps with my insomnia when I drink too much coffee during nightshift.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“Phosphatidylserine has worked really well for anxiety. But careful with high doses, I got hypotension taking more than 400mg per day.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“Not feeling any difference.. I find it really weird I don't feel any different than I normally do.. no concentration boost or anything.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“within 10-15 minutes if I'm feeling more down to Earth and relaxed...Over the last three weeks, I have seldom had these nervous thought loops.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“I've been trialing 300mg of phosphatidylserine 1 hour before bed for the cortisol lowering effect. Getting great sleep and it seems to also reduce my daytime anxiety by a lot.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“Week 1 I was taking phosphatidylserine daily and I had 3 solid days (Wed to Sat) of calm, fear free, anxiety free living, but then I blunted cortisol too much and I couldn't stay awake.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“I've been trying to calm it down with Phopshatidylserine, Vit C, and Magnesium, assuming it's something to do with Cortisol or Adrenaline. But I can't seem to get it to go away.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“When I took it out of their stacks, I noticed that they declined. Started again — they improved. It definitely works, but it's on the scale of weeks, not days.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“Took total of 300mg a day, split 3x. I got more horny than usual the first day I tried it and unfortunately after that I haven't felt any particular effect whatsoever.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“Phosphatidylserine does wonders for me, side effects are minimal if I dont go over the dose that my body can handle.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“my favorite starting stack is bacopa, vinpocetine, PS, and Omega-3s. I've gotten between 3 and 4 months of incredible motivation, energy, creativity, and focus out of this aggregating stack program.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“Phosphatidylserine is the shit. Memory-boosting and also calming. Helped a lot when I was a pre-med.”
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PhosphatidylserineMostly positive
“I’ve had positive results in the past with that as far as improving sleep quality.”
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“I have an autoimmune condition that causes chronic pain and while it doesn’t eliminate the pain, I noticed an overall reduction in the intensity day to day.”
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“I’ve tried physical therapy, swimming, exercises, omega-3, turmeric, and other anti-inflammatory stuff—nothing seems to help.”
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“turmeric and black pepper in ALL her foods, a week later she should be better. Works like magic for me.”
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“I eat 15-20g raw tummeric per day. I cant say I feel a big difference.”
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“I've moved away from using most of those kinds of products and focus on whole herbs and spices. I get better results and save a ton of money.”
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“Whenever I add raw Turmeric & Ginger to my stack, I feel any existing brain fog disappear within 15 minutes... That's very unlikely that chewing on turmeric would affect you so strongly and so quickly.”
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“Turmeric and Magnesium make me feel like absolute shit if I take them before sunset.”
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“Turmeric has a very powerful anti inflammatory and brain protective nature... Both have helped level me out mentally and very effectively physically as I have two crippling autoimmune diseases.”
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