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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“my energy/productivity/coherence index parameters... shoot to the skies after a cold shower.”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“I've tried caffeine and drinking a ton of water, taking cold showers, sun (hard right now with little sun these days), etc, but nothing comes close to the feeling when Adderall kicks in”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“Most miraculous for me: sleep, keto, exercise, sauna & a cold shower ;-P”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“forcing myself to have a cold shower everyday, yesterday was my first and I only lasted like 12 seconds but wow did I feel better after”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“I doubled my deep sleep if i take a cold shower before bed as measured by my sleep tracker...cold shower before bed (very powerfull)”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“Unfortunately the cold shower for me seemed to make no difference”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“I've recently been experimenting with cold showers again too, and find that they give me lots of mental clarity.”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“I find it to be effective for brain fog and improving willpower.”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“Cold water shower really gives me the little extra bit of wake up I need”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“cold shower like 10 seconds after waking up barely having my eyes open”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“go straight into a very cold shower, every morning, and that energizes me up like magic”
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Cold ShowerMostly positive
“one thing that really replaced my morning coffee was showering 5 minutes straight cold”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“Pycnogenol i tried for a month only, and wow, the results were great...it helped with digestion it made my skin clearer.”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“Pycnogenol 200mg - LOW /Putting this here as Pycnogenol also has been shown stimulate the Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) enzyme, which directly increases NO levels and it was something I expected better results”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“Pycygenol - I started taking it for its heart and circulation benifits and for cognition & focus: But remarkably since taking it I've not had to use my inhaler!”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“After two weeks I feel a bit more motivated, have improved focus and mood”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“Reishi, pycnogenol, oleamide, vit-d have worked for me.”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“Pycnogenol. Helped with my circulation, inflammation and in MY case hair grew back black.”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“Pycnogenol is one of the only supplements that resolves my vascular issues in my hands and feet...It also gets me way more erect than I expected, so one of my favorites for that.”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“The most beneficial supplements for libido which can be taken regularly that I've tried are zinc, boron, maca, carnitine, citrulline, pycnogenol.”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“citrulline and pycnogenol (maritime bark extract), which gave me raging erections, but also made me dizzy”
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PycnogenolMostly positive
“Pycnogenol has been crazy helpful recently! I also have adhd. I take it in the morning an hour or so before my ritalin”
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TherapyMostly positive
“For me it was therapy that helped. I had some kind of guilt issue from trauma I didn’t even remember until therapy.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“Started doing some therapy and an SSRI, and saw huge improvement in all my symptoms.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“NAC and other supplements, alongside weekly therapy and a wholesale-healthy lifestyle, have helped nurse me back to health.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I tried everything in the natural toolkit: L theanine, magnesium, NAC, ashwagandha, CBD, therapy, meditation you name it... But nothing really touched the core issue.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I did it when I went through my masters of business and it changed my life, wish I would've worked on my social anxiety forever ago.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I spent the next couple of years trying multiple medications, seeing therapists, and making other changes but nothing helped.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I would highly suggest you see a therapist, preferably one who specializes in anxiety disorders.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“Now I'm in therapy and am actively dealing with the decades of repressing myself... the anxiety's reduced probably 80%”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I've also had a few sessions of therapy with a psychologist, but don't feel like we've made any "breakthroughs" yet”
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TherapyMostly positive
“nothing beats therapy, meditation and exercise. My life changed when I started consistently doing them”
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TherapyMostly positive
“once weekly talk therapy sessions and a psychiatrist... drastically changed my life”
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TherapyMostly positive
“Get some therapy, try meditation... Both of these helped me with anxiety”
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TherapyMostly positive
“Then try therapy. Nothing had more results for me.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“Therapy has helped me way more than any supplement ever could.”
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TherapyMostly positive
“I recommend seeing a therapist to help you control anxiety! It's extremely beneficial and can really lead to some personal growth”
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TherapyMostly positive
“my adhd symptoms got much lesser once I actively did therapy to deal with trauma from the past.”
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LithiumMixed
“my doctor put me on low dose lithium a couple months ago... it has changed my life.”
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LithiumMixed
“I'm dumber than ever on lithium... Lithium is either interphering with my Adderall or the cognitive dampening is cancelling out the focus and alertness benefits.”
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