Bromantane vs Curcumin for mood
Short answer: For mood, users rate them about the same: 95% report improvement with Bromantane (74 reports) and 96% with Curcumin (45 reports).
Bromantane has 1 meta-analyses and 0 randomized trials on PubMed; Curcumin has 538 and 553.
Based on 518 reports about Bromantane and 544 about Curcumin. Not medical advice.
| Bromantane Supplement | Curcumin Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 69%helped186 reports · high confidence | 61%helped180 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | BResearch: Moderate | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 1 / 0 | 538 / 553 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Mood % reporting improvement | 95% (74) | 96% (45) |
| Pain & inflammation % reporting improvement | — | 91% (104) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 96% (90) | 83% (6) |
| Focus % reporting improvement | 89% (70) | 78% (9) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 96% (46) | 93% (15) |
| Common side effects | jitteriness, insomnia, headache, irritability | vivid dreams, headache, nausea, dht suppression |
| Typical dose reported | 130 mg / daily | 1000 mg / daily |
The data from the meta-analysis showed that plant adaptogens could provide a number of benefits in the treatment of chronic fatigue, cognitive impairment, and immune protection. In the future, there is great potential to register medicinal products that contain plant adaptogens for therapeutic purposes.
Nutrients, 2021 ↗“Bromantane will reset dopamine baseline and stim tolerance but it also gives me crazy energy like a kid again.”
Curcumin and Curcuma longa Extract may improve symptoms and inflammation levels in people with arthritis. However, due to the low quality and small quantity of RCTs, the conclusions need to be interpreted carefully.
Front Immunol, 2022 ↗“I recently stopped taking Curcumin because of its affect on DHT and I was looking for an alternative measure to deal with inflammation as I feel it really helped with anxiety/depression.”
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