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Caffeine ReductionMostly positive
“Going off caffeine completely/not consuming caffeine 5-8 hours before sleeping. No effect at all. I tried it multiple times.”
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Caffeine ReductionMostly positive
“The best things for boosting my energy was reducing my caffeine intake and exercising more (jogging).”
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Caffeine ReductionMostly positive
“What helped me was no coffee at all and max 2 cups of green tea a day for the last 3 months. My sleep quality has gone way up and my anxiety levels way down.”
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MagnoliaMostly positive
“Substances that helped along the way were saffron extract, black seed oil, bacopa, magnolia & rosmaric acid (probably my favourite).”
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MagnoliaMostly positive
“Gabaergics like lemon balm, mulungu, magnolia help me sleep but they dont really help my anxiety much.”
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MagnoliaMostly positive
“Magnolia. When I wake up at 3am and can't go back to sleep, half a tab works wonders with no hangover.”
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MagnoliaMostly positive
“Magnolia, oleamide, and melatonin 300mcg are my favorites for sleep.”
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California PoppyMostly positive
“seemed to enhance creativity when I took relatively high doses of California Poppy 3-6tbs in tea steeped well”
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California PoppyMostly positive
“California poppy didn't make me drowsy and in fact gave me insomnia when I took it before bedtime”
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Optinad+Mostly positive
“When I switched over to OptiNAD+, there was a clear increase in energy... I was absolutely more stimulated today... works better than taking the individual components on their own.”
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Optinad+Mostly positive
“I've tried NMM and OptiNAD if they're doing me any good I haven't noticed it.”
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Optinad+Mostly positive
“Optinad makes me fall asleep (the apigenin I think, I am gaba sensitive (lifelong anxiety disorder too)).”
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Optinad+Mostly positive
“I’ve switched to OptiNAD+ since that can help with sleep in a different way.”
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“prescribed Quetiapin, so 50mg + 400mg L-theanine at night, and i finally sleep 7+ hours a night”
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“it turned me into a complete fucking zombie with no emotional affect. I also gained 30 lbs in those 3 months.”
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“I absolutely believe the quitiapene helps prevent me from tolerating my Adderall dose too much... However, it numbs the effect of Adderall overall”
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“I have in the past used quetiapine for sleep 25mg for several years and recently stopped”
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HopsMixed
“St. John's Wort, Passion Flower, Hops, and Skullcap. My sleep improved with those.”
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HopsMixed
“I mixed valerian with hops, passion flower, l-theanine, lemon balm, and GABA. It felt like a sedative that made me feel sort of heavy.”
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HopsMixed
“helps with peripheral relaxation but not so much cognitive. Makes me relaxed for about 2 hours but then have a rebound effect of a lot of energy”
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HopsMixed
“I started taking it in grad school...Went from dropping out completely because of lack of focus to maintaining a 3.9 GPA”
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Morning SunlightMostly positive
“The thing that changed my life and ended 30 years of depression: get direct sunlight in the morning, within minutes of awakening”
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Morning SunlightMostly positive
“Only thing that worked for me was 10 minutes of morning light in my face outside”
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Morning SunlightMostly positive
“Morning sunlight has been huge for me too.”
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LucidisporeMostly positive
“Lucidispore (although I still use it, feel it helps)”
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LucidisporeMostly positive
“I get a nice calming mood boost from it. I get better sleep. It helps with inflammation and pain.”
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LucidisporeMostly positive
“IME LucidiSPORE did absolutely nothing for my back acne, but the EGCG tablets are the most potent anti-acne product I've ever tried.”
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Tart Cherry JuiceMostly positive
“A glass of tart cherry juice after dinner or before bed. Knocks me out whole night long.”
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Tart Cherry JuiceMostly positive
“I've tried melatonin, Nuero-Mag by itself, tart cherry juice, sleepytime teas, etc. and nothing has allowed me to get off the sleeping pills.”
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Tart Cherry JuiceMostly positive
“tart cherry juice, all nighter hoping I will sleep through the entire night reseting my body clock”
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Tart Cherry JuiceMostly positive
“I've tried...tart cherry juice...and nothing has allowed me to get off the sleeping pills”
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“I get a profound sense of well-being that suppresses my anxiety... it has dramatically improved my sleep onset and sleep quality.”
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“For the last 365 days every morning when I woke up I went outside and soaked up some rays. Even when it was cloudy and even in the winter. The fresh air and getting outside and vitamin d made me feel 100x more alert made me sleep better”
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“Getting sunlight in the early morning hours helps tell our body to wake up for the day. As a bonus, it also sets our biological clock and makes it easier to fall asleep at night.”
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“Within several days, my life completely changed. I'm 33. My lifelong depression lifted. I was suddenly getting good enough sleep”
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Smart PsMostly positive
“Smart PS : amazing memory and focus improvement. I take it in the morning , indirectly helps sleep and i feel less anxious/nervous overall.”
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Smart PsMostly positive
“I usually sing ND's praises at any oportunity given, but I never felt smart PS worked all that well.”
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Smart PsMostly positive
“I took it in the afternoon and felt helpless and demotivated until I went to bed. Dropping cortisol can absolutely affect your energy and motivation negatively”
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Smart PsMostly positive
“I've also heard of some people having great sleep effects with SmartPS”
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Magnesium AspartateMostly positive
“1500mg of magnesium asparate... I sleep like a baby and wake up feeling refreshed and energized. Cool dreams as well.”
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