ALCAR vs Phenylpiracetam for energy
Short answer: For energy, users rate them about the same: 95% report improvement with ALCAR (234 reports) and 94% with Phenylpiracetam (199 reports).
ALCAR has 46 meta-analyses and 86 randomized trials on PubMed; Phenylpiracetam has 0 and 0.
Based on 1,190 reports about ALCAR and 959 about Phenylpiracetam. Not medical advice.
| ALCAR Supplement | Phenylpiracetam Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 64%helped428 reports · high confidence | 63%helped499 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | DResearch: None |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 46 / 86 | 0 / 0 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Focus % reporting improvement | 91% (155) | 93% (346) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 95% (234) | 94% (199) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 78% (89) | 87% (100) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 33% (42) | 71% (41) |
| Performance % reporting improvement | 89% (19) | 100% (47) |
| Common side effects | anxiety, insomnia, irritability, stomach issues | tolerance, insomnia, headache, jitteriness |
| Typical dose reported | 1000 mg | 100 mg / 100mg 5 days a week with 2 days off or 200mg once a week |
There is evidence for benefit of ALC on clinical global impression, but there was no evidence using objective assessments in any other area of outcome. Given the large number of comparisons made, the statistically significant result may be due to chance. At present there is no evidence to recommend its routine use in clinical practice. Although the intention of the review was to access ALC for the treatment of all dementias, the included trials had confined themselves to participants with Alzheimer's disease. Individual patient data may add to the findings, as would trials including other type
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2003 ↗“ALCAR is great. Great energy burst. I find it takes a few hours to kick in though.”
“I took 100 mgs of phenylpiracetam. I was laughing with friends, I felt GOOD.”
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