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Amphetamine vs Aniracetam for focus

Short answer: For focus, users rate them about the same: 85% report improvement with Amphetamine (428 reports) and 85% with Aniracetam (200 reports).

Amphetamine has 258 meta-analyses and 521 randomized trials on PubMed; Aniracetam has 1 and 9.

Based on 878 reports about Amphetamine and 899 about Aniracetam. Not medical advice.

Amphetamine
Medication
Aniracetam
Supplement
Users say it helped35%helped606 reports · high confidence60%helped405 reports · high confidence
Verdict
Mixed
Mostly positive
ResearchAResearch: StrongBResearch: Moderate
Meta-analyses / RCTs258 / 5211 / 9
Mainly used for
Focus
% reporting improvement
85% (428)85% (200)
Anxiety
% reporting improvement
38% (56)92% (191)
Mood
% reporting improvement
48% (132)87% (100)
Energy
% reporting improvement
75% (146)64% (22)
Memory
% reporting improvement
50% (32)85% (55)
Common side effectstolerance, anxiety, insomnia, jitterinessdrowsiness, irritability, fatigue, headache
Typical dose reportedNot listed750 mg
Amphetamine
Latest review conclusion

Overall, despite a class effect of improving clinical response relative to placebo, there were few differences among the individual ADHD pharmacotherapies, and most studies were at risk of at least one important source of bias. Furthermore, the certainty of the evidence was very low to low for all outcomes, and there was limited reporting of long-term adverse events. As such, the choice between ADHD pharmacotherapies may depend on individual patient considerations, and future studies should assess the long-term effects of individual pharmacotherapies on patient-important outcomes, including qu

PLoS One, 2020 ↗
What a user said
“Unfortunately the only thing that's ever works for me was using adderall. I didn't feel hungry until 3 pm and it was perfect.”
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Aniracetam
Latest review conclusion

The most effective intervention for dementia available is symptomatic treatment for vascular dementia. Antipsychotic treatment for dementia alleviates cognitive dysfunction less effectively than does symptomatic treatment. Alternative therapies are also effective at present. Further research on causes and very early diagnosis of Alzheimer disease is warranted.

Psychopharmacology (Berl), 2018 ↗
What a user said
“Aniracetam: Anecdotally I could feel instantaneous mental improvement within 2-3 days... The most significant improvement was attention... organization, and confidence.”
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