Magnesium L-Threonate vs Phenylpiracetam for focus
Short answer: For focus, users rate them about the same: 97% report improvement with Magnesium L-Threonate (109 reports) and 93% with Phenylpiracetam (346 reports).
Magnesium L-Threonate has 82 meta-analyses and 210 randomized trials on PubMed; Phenylpiracetam has 0 and 0.
Based on 765 reports about Magnesium L-Threonate and 959 about Phenylpiracetam. Not medical advice.
| Magnesium L-Threonate Supplement | Phenylpiracetam Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 72%helped329 reports · high confidence | 63%helped499 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | DResearch: None |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 82 / 210 | 0 / 0 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Focus % reporting improvement | 97% (109) | 93% (346) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 89% (18) | 94% (199) |
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 85% (166) | 33% (12) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 89% (36) | 87% (100) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 92% (78) | 71% (41) |
| Common side effects | vivid dreams, headache, drowsiness, stomach issues | tolerance, insomnia, headache, jitteriness |
| Typical dose reported | 6 caps / daily | 100 mg / 100mg 5 days a week with 2 days off or 200mg once a week |
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.”
“I took 100 mgs of phenylpiracetam. I was laughing with friends, I felt GOOD.”
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