Creatine vs Fasoracetam for focus
Short answer: For focus, more users report improvement with Fasoracetam — 98% of 59 reports, versus 93% of 249 for Creatine.
Creatine has 763 meta-analyses and 2,794 randomized trials on PubMed; Fasoracetam has 1 and 0.
Based on 2,279 reports about Creatine and 279 about Fasoracetam. Not medical advice.
| Creatine Supplement | Fasoracetam Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 72%helped1,048 reports · high confidence | 83%helped112 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | BResearch: Moderate |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 763 / 2,794 | 1 / 0 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Performance % reporting improvement | 98% (542) | — |
| Focus % reporting improvement | 93% (249) | 98% (59) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 97% (268) | 100% (10) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 87% (125) | 100% (18) |
| Memory % reporting improvement | 93% (85) | 87% (15) |
| Common side effects | stomach issues, hair loss, insomnia, water retention | drowsiness, headache, tolerance, anorgasmia |
| Typical dose reported | 5 g / daily | 50 mg |
The results of the meta-analysis suggest that creatine supplementation did not significantly alter serum creatinine levels (standardized mean difference = 0.48, 95% confidence interval 0.24-0.73, P = .001, I2 = 22%), and did not alter plasma urea values (standardized mean difference = 1.10, 95% confidence interval 0.34-1.85, P = .004, I2 = 28%). The findings indicate that creatine supplementation does not induce renal damage in the studied amounts and durations.
J Ren Nutr, 2019 ↗“I actually feel a lot better. Mentally clearer and more balanced, like I have my brain back.”
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Expert Rev Neurother, 2019 ↗“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.”
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