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Fasoracetam vs Methylene Blue for focus

Short answer: For focus, users rate them about the same: 98% report improvement with Fasoracetam (59 reports) and 100% with Methylene Blue (23 reports).

Fasoracetam has 1 meta-analyses and 0 randomized trials on PubMed; Methylene Blue has 131 and 382.

Based on 279 reports about Fasoracetam and 132 about Methylene Blue. Not medical advice.

Fasoracetam
Supplement
Methylene Blue
Substance
Users say it helped83%helped112 reports · high confidence64%helped37 reports · medium confidence
Verdict
Mostly positive
Mostly positive
ResearchBResearch: ModerateAResearch: Strong
Meta-analyses / RCTs1 / 0131 / 382
Mainly used for
Focus
% reporting improvement
98% (59)100% (23)
Anxiety
% reporting improvement
94% (49)100% (3)
Energy
% reporting improvement
100% (10)95% (22)
Mood
% reporting improvement
100% (18)100% (7)
Memory
% reporting improvement
87% (15)100% (4)
Common side effectsdrowsiness, headache, tolerance, anorgasmiagreen urine, color change, agitation, serotonin syndrome
Typical dose reported50 mg0.5-5 mg / daily
Fasoracetam
Latest review conclusion

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 ↗
What a user said
“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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Methylene Blue
Latest review conclusion

Among critically ill adults with septic shock, based on low-certainty evidence, MB may reduce short-term mortality, duration of vasopressors, and hospital length of stay, with no evidence of increased adverse events. Rigorous randomized trials evaluating the efficacy of MB in septic shock are needed.

Crit Care Explor, 2024 ↗
What a user said
“Seems to be doing something. My Dual N back scores are up. My social anxiety also seems to be getting better. I am taking 60mcg 3x daily approximately every 5 hours.”
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