Fasoracetam vs Magnesium L-Threonate for focus
Short answer: For focus, users rate them about the same: 98% report improvement with Fasoracetam (59 reports) and 97% with Magnesium L-Threonate (109 reports).
Fasoracetam has 1 meta-analyses and 0 randomized trials on PubMed; Magnesium L-Threonate has 82 and 210.
Based on 279 reports about Fasoracetam and 765 about Magnesium L-Threonate. Not medical advice.
| Fasoracetam Supplement | Magnesium L-Threonate Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 83%helped112 reports · high confidence | 72%helped329 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | BResearch: Moderate | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 1 / 0 | 82 / 210 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 100% (4) | 85% (166) |
| Focus % reporting improvement | 98% (59) | 97% (109) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 94% (49) | 92% (78) |
| Memory % reporting improvement | 87% (15) | 93% (43) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 100% (18) | 89% (36) |
| Common side effects | drowsiness, headache, tolerance, anorgasmia | vivid dreams, headache, drowsiness, stomach issues |
| Typical dose reported | 50 mg | 6 caps / daily |
However, they may offer comparable or better tolerability. Additionally, agents acting on etiopathophysiological targets disrupted in specific subgroups of patients with ADHD will move forward the pharmacotherapy of ADHD from a 'one size fits all' to a 'precision medicine' approach.
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.”
This review confirms that the quality of literature is substandard for physicians to make well-informed recommendations on usage of oral magnesium for older adults with insomnia. However, given that oral magnesium is very cheap and widely available, RCT evidence may support oral magnesium supplements (less than 1 g quantities given up to three times a day) for insomnia symptoms.
BMC Complement Med Ther, 2021 ↗“I just tried magnesium theronate the other day and I feel like a new person... My memory recall is better too. Emotions and anxiety have levelled DRASTICALLY.”
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