What people actually say
1,139 first-hand quotes, shortened but never edited — each links to the original discussion.
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TadalafilMostly positive
“After a week of 2.5 mg twice a day, this is my favourite drug ever. My brain fog has gone...My mood is so much better, similar to an SSRI but without the flat feeling.”Source discussion ↗
TadalafilMostly positive
“I use it sporadically as a preworkout, 5mg before gym, gets a nice pump going - I always get a stuffy nose and that's about it from side effects that Ive noticed.”Source discussion ↗
TadalafilMostly positive
“It's probably the only drug I've ever taken that's improved my overall mood and impacted my mental health positively. People say it's because the improved blood flow in the brain.”Source discussion ↗
TadalafilMostly positive
“I take it for neuropathy. It’s solved about 95% of the tingling... Also fixed ED. I’m cutting the pills in half so it’s 2.5mg a day but works wonders.”Source discussion ↗
SleepMostly positive
“what's given me the best performance increase, is getting more sleep (shooting for 7-8 hours now, from 4-6 hours before)”Source discussion ↗
SleepMostly positive
“I take or have taken every sleep supplement under the sun with no results.”Source discussion ↗
SleepMostly positive
“Sleep 8 hours / night, lose body fat (Mediterranean diet worked for me)”Source discussion ↗
SleepMostly positive
“I personally don't function well without 7-8hrs sleep, I got 6 a few nights back and just couldn't handle the stresses of a day.”Source discussion ↗
ResveratrolMixed
“started NMN and resveratrol which I can definitely feel a difference and see the sleep has gotten better since.”Source discussion ↗
ResveratrolMixed
“I feel more tired in my body, but mentally sharper. I am quite in tune to my blood sugar levels and it feels like they have dropped.”Source discussion ↗
ResveratrolMixed
“I've heard lots of horror stories about side effects of resveratrol, and it has such a complicated mechanism of action.”Source discussion ↗
ResveratrolMixed
“For me nadh, resveratrol and shilajit (sometimes with coq10) is my unbeatable energy stack.”Source discussion ↗
ApigeninMixed
“L theanine 200mg, apigenin 50mg, mag theo, mag biglycinate makes me pee too much, GABA 600mg, 3g taurine. I have anxiety and panic disorder late into nights. And this has cured about 80% for me.”Source discussion ↗
ApigeninMixed
“once I stopped those supplements above...That included compounds such as...Apigenin, Quercetin, Fisetin...my liver tests came back to normal after 8 weeks.”Source discussion ↗
ApigeninMixed
“Three weeks of apigenin made a huge difference for me. I still take it to this day.”Source discussion ↗
ApigeninMixed
“Apigenin is my nr 2, it makes me so calm. It also helps my reaction time on humanbenchmark. I went from 220 ms to 170 ms.”Source discussion ↗
IronMostly positive
“I supplemented with sublingual b12 and iron and daily electrolytes and I'm feeling much better.”Source discussion ↗
IronMostly positive
“I have noticed quite a few supplements 'especially' herb based Iron supplements not working anymore, when before they used to.”Source discussion ↗
IronMostly positive
“Even though that is no where near 200ug, I'm noticing that my fatigue and mood is much better. My skin is clearer, and my period has become slightly less heavy.”Source discussion ↗
IronMostly positive
“I had something similar, my issue was low ferritin. I took iron supps and I’m feeling better than I have in years.”Source discussion ↗
EpitalonMostly positive
“Epitalon: Added this recently at the end of my cycles for the telomere/anti-aging benefits. The unexpected perk? It totally reset my circadian rhythm, amplifying the sleep stack even more.”Source discussion ↗
EpitalonMostly positive
“Clearly you need to stack epithalon. I finally slept tho in the morning I feel groggy.”Source discussion ↗
EpitalonMostly positive
“after 3-4 days I did feel a definite improvement in energy and mood - more so than with any other peptides I’ve tried.”Source discussion ↗
EpitalonMostly positive
“I take 250-500mcg daily. I love it. My sleep has improved— circadian rhythm.”Source discussion ↗
FasoracetamMostly positive
“the tingle of disassociation and anxiety that lurks at the back of my mind at all times was gone, it felt as though i had finally been released from a prison cell.”Source discussion ↗
FasoracetamMostly positive
“I take faso + noopept right now and it is okay though nothing crazy, but there are many different options to try and explore there.”Source discussion ↗
FasoracetamMostly positive
“My memory recall, focus, energy and motivation are greatly improved while on fasoracetam.”Source discussion ↗
FasoracetamMostly positive
“Has helped me tremendously with anxiety and ADD/OCD symptoms without feeling wired by amphetamines.”Source discussion ↗
CerebrolysinMostly positive
“Cerebrolysin is by far the best nootropic I have ever used...my memory, recall ability, sensitivity to music, observance over my emotions, thinking faculties have all improved to a noticeable amount.”Source discussion ↗
CerebrolysinMostly positive
“After ~15 mins of administration of any of these, I'm starting to feel tingling all over the body, weakness, noticeable drop in mood and cognition.”Source discussion ↗
CerebrolysinMostly positive
“Cerebrolysin also helped me recover from over a decade of extreme stimulant abuse. No hyperbole, I went from barely functioning as a human to achieving the highest license and certification in my field.”Source discussion ↗
CerebrolysinMostly positive
“Cerebrolysin 2ml twice a week cured my 6 year depression within a week.”Source discussion ↗
TianeptineMixed
“It has really improved the quality of my life, more than anything else I have taken.”Source discussion ↗
TianeptineMixed
“it made my head foggy and made me more anxious. Noticed no improvement in mood.”Source discussion ↗
TianeptineMixed
“I take 15mg 3x daily, and it keeps me out of depression and in a good mood. It also helps me focus in class more.”Source discussion ↗
TianeptineMixed
“I was able to successfully quit using low doses of tianeptine. But be careful as that can be an even worse addiction.”Source discussion ↗
PolygalaMostly positive
“The supplements that I have found to aid in improving my mood and anxiety the most are apigenin, saffron, and polygala.”Source discussion ↗
PolygalaMostly positive
“I’ve found Polygala was much better for focus whereas agmatine was way better for my mood.”Source discussion ↗
PolygalaMostly positive
“Polygala has multiple MOAs that pretty much lifts anxiety and my mood a bit.”Source discussion ↗
PolygalaMostly positive
“polygala is fantastic... gives me a nice mood boost helps me focus... I have it and don't find much use for it in promoting focus or wakefulness.”Source discussion ↗