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Fasoracetam vs Phenylpiracetam for focus

Short answer: For focus, more users report improvement with Fasoracetam — 98% of 59 reports, versus 93% of 346 for Phenylpiracetam.

Fasoracetam has 1 meta-analyses and 0 randomized trials on PubMed; Phenylpiracetam has 0 and 0.

Based on 279 reports about Fasoracetam and 959 about Phenylpiracetam. Not medical advice.

Fasoracetam
Supplement
Phenylpiracetam
Supplement
Users say it helped83%helped112 reports · high confidence63%helped499 reports · high confidence
Verdict
Mostly positive
Mostly positive
ResearchBResearch: ModerateDResearch: None
Meta-analyses / RCTs1 / 00 / 0
Mainly used for
Focus
% reporting improvement
98% (59)93% (346)
Energy
% reporting improvement
100% (10)94% (199)
Mood
% reporting improvement
100% (18)87% (100)
Anxiety
% reporting improvement
94% (49)71% (41)
Performance
% reporting improvement
—100% (47)
Common side effectsdrowsiness, headache, tolerance, anorgasmiatolerance, insomnia, headache, jitteriness
Typical dose reported50 mg100 mg / 100mg 5 days a week with 2 days off or 200mg once a week
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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Phenylpiracetam
What a user said
“I took 100 mgs of phenylpiracetam. I was laughing with friends, I felt GOOD.”
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